I found myself looking through some pictures on Instagram the other day and was quite shocked my some of the comments that were written.
Being a person who enjoys fitness and also some motivation, I decided to start following igfitclub on Instagram. Now, some of the women on there are a little too muscular for my taste and for me to want to aspire to look like. Others on there look a little more... realistic and achievable.
To each his own.
The photos were not what I have the problem with. What I have found to be mind blowing are the comments that people feel as though they can share and not be held accountable for. Not just on this particular page, but all over Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and believe it or not, Pinterest.
Gay..
That's a man..
Fake boobs...
Gross..
and on and on and on..
I feel as though the Internet has become a shield for anyone to say hurtful things without being held accountable and I feel as though I am seeing it more and more each day.
I am frightened for the world that my little boys will have to live in. Will it become easier to say those things face to face?
Maybe..
Will it become easier for a person that has been bullied to think that hurting a large group of people or even one other person will make them feel better?
Possibly..
Maybe one person will read this or maybe a few. To those of you who do, I am suggesting this:
Let's all start being nicer to each other. Face to face and over the Internet. In groups of friends and one on one.
Smile at a stranger.
Don't leave that nasty comment your fingers are itching to type.
So what if that girl doesn't look perfect in her outfit? I am sure you don't look perfect either.
Maybe that YouTube video someone posted is terrible. So what? It's not hurting you.
Let's all take a moment to do something good for the world and the people in it and maybe the world can get back to what it was when kids could ride their bikes outside until the street lights came on without parents having to be extremely worried.
Just do it to know you made someone else smile and yourself a little happier, even for a moment.
