Marginalization

As of late I have really made it a goal in life to make sure I hear or see or read all sides of a story before making a judgement call. I know I'm not perfect but this process really has been eye opening. Author, Melissa Febos, grew up in a inner city poorer environment and she was came out to be very successful. She noticed that some people would treat her differently once they find out where she grew up. From her experience she says, "The frustration of being marginalized often gets misdirected at the most visible members of one's own community, because they are more accessible than the real agents of marginalization."

In today's society we unfortunately are all so quick to judge each other, whether it's calling someone a bible thumper or an abomination in God's eyes. When we marginalize the people who are the most accessible we are, most of the time, judging a person based on false pretenses. It's like calling all Mormons polygamists or all Arabs terrorists. I think this matters because we all are human beings and children of God.

I believe that we should give people the benefit of the doubt, find out the whole story or a lot of the sides, and then decided what we want to do with this information. I am not saying that we have to be throwing rainbow glitter of love to everyone, but that we should really try our best to get to know people before attacking. I know that I will continue to strive to put this into practice in my life.