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Day Two Hundred and Ninety-Five:  Getting Closer..

There was a link yesterday circulating on my friends’ facebook timelines, and I reposted it to my own, and it stood out for me among the feminist posts that I am usually knee-deep in.  It contained pictures of women and over their mouths Google searches that had things such as “Women should” “women shouldn’t” and afterwards they have the top searches for those inputs.  It was revolting.  It reminded me of a Youtuber whom I love posting one of himself saying things like “Hank should” “Hank has” and it got me really thinking about this whole Google search input thing.  I did my own research and what I found actually appalled me.

As a frequenter of numerous internet websites where people are not as amiable as I would like, I am aware that there are terrible people out there.  But after typing into google myself “Women should” I clicked on one of the inputs another person had searched, for example: “Women should know they serve men.”  This was approximately the third entry down, and guys…  There are websites.

I knew these people existed.  I knew forums existed.  But people actually take the time to write these things.  It is worse than unfortunate, worse than revolting, it is unbelievable.  I couldn’t read it.  I knew these things existed, but I honestly disillusioned myself to believe that no one actually believed in inequality anymore.  I am naïve and it hurts a lot to know that a website like this, like..this exists.  Ugh. 

It’s disheartening to find out that things that you feel so strongly about aren’t universal. 

I wish it wasn’t naïve to wish that everyone could just get along, love eachother, and want the best for other people.  That thought is too optimistic for the world we live in.  How depressing.  All I can do is be positive, strong, and open-minded within my own life and influence the people around me to do their best to act similarly.

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