Millions of teens around the world make statements like these which can truly and majorly hurt another individual. Even though now the societies around the world are accepting people who are homosexual, the terms "gay" and "lesbian" are so wrongfully articulated in schools, that they offend children who have different mindsets.
These terms are used wrongfully in many areas, and a lot of people are called these terms even though they aren't homosexual. I knew two such individuals who were bullied by these terms almost everyday, to a point where one of them decided to attempt suicide and the other tried to run away from home.
I was in grade six and there was a new student in my class who had just transferred from India. Due to being an ESL student, he would sometimes make grammar mistakes and would often confuse words; thus leading people to think that he was gay. He wasn't that strong in appearance either and due to him dressing differently, people would bully him even more. I still remember a time a group of girls were making fun of him and dancing around him rudely saying, "Jay is gay, Jay is gay!" The girls did get in trouble and we all were warned to stay away from him if we were going to be mean; however the next day we found out that Jay had taken pills and had gotten sick. Due to that incident, his parents decided to move back to India.
There was another person I knew who was suffering from learning disabilities. Due to him being from a foreign country, people would make fun of his appearance, clothes, skin color and even his name, also known as "Moosie." Since Moosie was a slow learner, the people in my class would give him food that was stepped on, or licked and would tell him to eat it. Moosie would not be aware of what the kids did prior to giving him the snack, and would innocently eat it. The boys in my class would call Moosie gay, and would bully him by saying he had diseases like "rabies and herpes." The bullying continued because the boys thought that Moosie "couldn't feel." One day we were told that Moosie had tried to run away from home, but his father had caught him just before he left.
The affects of any kind of bullying can be dramatic on any individual. If the grown ups in this society are sometimes affected by others verbally abusing them, just imagine the impact bullying could have on the lives of children. There is no harm in being different, for the world is beautiful because everyone is unique in their own way. Terms like "gay and lesbian" should be respected because not only people who have different mindsets, but people like Moosie and Jay can be negatively affected if the terms are misused.
Even though the world is modernizing, why aren't the beliefs of people? Why is it that now in the society, people have to fight for acceptance?
These terms are used wrongfully in many areas, and a lot of people are called these terms even though they aren't homosexual. I knew two such individuals who were bullied by these terms almost everyday, to a point where one of them decided to attempt suicide and the other tried to run away from home.
I was in grade six and there was a new student in my class who had just transferred from India. Due to being an ESL student, he would sometimes make grammar mistakes and would often confuse words; thus leading people to think that he was gay. He wasn't that strong in appearance either and due to him dressing differently, people would bully him even more. I still remember a time a group of girls were making fun of him and dancing around him rudely saying, "Jay is gay, Jay is gay!" The girls did get in trouble and we all were warned to stay away from him if we were going to be mean; however the next day we found out that Jay had taken pills and had gotten sick. Due to that incident, his parents decided to move back to India.
There was another person I knew who was suffering from learning disabilities. Due to him being from a foreign country, people would make fun of his appearance, clothes, skin color and even his name, also known as "Moosie." Since Moosie was a slow learner, the people in my class would give him food that was stepped on, or licked and would tell him to eat it. Moosie would not be aware of what the kids did prior to giving him the snack, and would innocently eat it. The boys in my class would call Moosie gay, and would bully him by saying he had diseases like "rabies and herpes." The bullying continued because the boys thought that Moosie "couldn't feel." One day we were told that Moosie had tried to run away from home, but his father had caught him just before he left.
The affects of any kind of bullying can be dramatic on any individual. If the grown ups in this society are sometimes affected by others verbally abusing them, just imagine the impact bullying could have on the lives of children. There is no harm in being different, for the world is beautiful because everyone is unique in their own way. Terms like "gay and lesbian" should be respected because not only people who have different mindsets, but people like Moosie and Jay can be negatively affected if the terms are misused.
Even though the world is modernizing, why aren't the beliefs of people? Why is it that now in the society, people have to fight for acceptance?
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