In today's society, sexual harassment has become a big issue. I'm sure most of you have heard of the "#metoo campaign". If you haven't, it's a campaign where men and women post "#metoo" on social media to show people that they have been sexually harassed, or support those who have been.
What people don't see is that this has actually evolved into quite a big problem. It was started to show people that there are people who care and that they're not alone. But now, people post "#metoo" just because someone accidentally touched your arm when they were walking past you in the streets.
I am not saying that this campaign is a bad thing. It's not. But when it has come to this, absolutely everyone thinking they have been sexually harassed, it's not really a good thing anymore. But what do I know? I can say that I have never been sexually harassed etc. Maybe some people think being accidentally touched by someone is harassment, how would I know?
What if we have to start asking people if it's ok to shake their hand when we meet or ask if it's ok to hug someone when they're crying, just because we don't know what is and isn't sexual harassment anymore. I personally think that it's disrespectful to misuse the hashtag if you don't know for sure that you have actually been harassed. But then again, how could I know how you define sexual harassment?
Maybe I'm wrong about this, but this is my opinion.
mandag 15. januar 2018
mandag 8. januar 2018
Christmas Show Off
Just like everything else I post in this blog, this is obviously going to be me complaining about something. This time it's about Christmas presents.
For those who celebrate christian Christmas, most people get presents. Some more than others. Something that bothers me, is when people post pictures to brag about everything they got for Christmas. Maybe they got the new iPhone x, or a really expensive watch etc. I think this is wrong. Why is it so important to show off what you got to get more "popular" or whatever?
There are people in this world that don't get presents because their family doesn't have enough money to buy for their kids. They're just happy that they have a home to live in and food on the table. What I'm saying is that when 9-year-old kids get the newest iPhone for Christmas, you're also responsible for making the pressure on the kids in today's society.
Another problem I want to address is that there are a lot of kids/teenagers that suffer from depression etc, and when Christmas comes, things can get a bit too much. You may think, "what does that have to do with this?" but it actually makes sense if you just think about it. You are a 15-year-old teenager, that find Christmas physically and mentally challenging. You go through Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook and whatever social media where it is possible to post things, and you see that everyone else got expensive things that you never could afford. I know how that can affect you. You feel like you don't fit in and that people won't accept you, just because you didn't get as nice and expensive Christmas presents? That is not ok.
I think a good solution to this problem is to stop talking about and post things on the internet to brag and show off what you got for Christmas. In that way, people would feel safer and they would have one less reason to feel like they don't fit in.
For those who celebrate christian Christmas, most people get presents. Some more than others. Something that bothers me, is when people post pictures to brag about everything they got for Christmas. Maybe they got the new iPhone x, or a really expensive watch etc. I think this is wrong. Why is it so important to show off what you got to get more "popular" or whatever?
There are people in this world that don't get presents because their family doesn't have enough money to buy for their kids. They're just happy that they have a home to live in and food on the table. What I'm saying is that when 9-year-old kids get the newest iPhone for Christmas, you're also responsible for making the pressure on the kids in today's society.
Another problem I want to address is that there are a lot of kids/teenagers that suffer from depression etc, and when Christmas comes, things can get a bit too much. You may think, "what does that have to do with this?" but it actually makes sense if you just think about it. You are a 15-year-old teenager, that find Christmas physically and mentally challenging. You go through Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook and whatever social media where it is possible to post things, and you see that everyone else got expensive things that you never could afford. I know how that can affect you. You feel like you don't fit in and that people won't accept you, just because you didn't get as nice and expensive Christmas presents? That is not ok.
I think a good solution to this problem is to stop talking about and post things on the internet to brag and show off what you got for Christmas. In that way, people would feel safer and they would have one less reason to feel like they don't fit in.
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