Passing Judgment

Stereotypes are extremely hard to deal with in the world today. Everyone has them against them, everyone has them against someone. And, it really isn’t fair. To walk down the street and hear something about a race, a religion, a culture, presuming that person saying it knows nothing of that race, religion, or culture. It bothers me immensely to hear harsh false statements about groups as a whole, whether they’re meant to be hurtful or not. It frustrates me that the leaders of countries allow their governments to place information to their public about other nations that are false. To us, us meaning Americans, a lot of us look at the Middle East as a region where everyone hates us. Everyone. But, is that really fair? On the flip side, is it fair that they look at us as though we are the ones bringing complete disarray to their world? Neither side is correct. There is no one religion in this world that is ‘right’ or the ‘only one to follow’, why should one be it? Why should the color of someone’s skin determine how they’re going to act and why they act a certain way? Why should the religion of someone determine what they look like? Honestly, is passing absurd judgment even worth it? The study of a culture, race, or religion, should be what people do before passing unfair judgment. People as a whole, throughout the world, need to take a step back and realize because someone looks different, partakes in a different style of living, doesn’t mean they should be mocked. Nothing can be solved over night, but with intelligence and a purpose, anything is possible.