Wrote An Essay Today

Today's essay was on bullying. Bullying is very near and dear to my heart<3 I've been bullied every now and again. But here's the essay:


      Recently on the news, there was this 14 year old boy named Jamie Rodemeyer. He committed suicide because he was being teased about his sexual orientation. Bullying is an issue that has always been there. Everyone can recall a time when we felt left out or when we were teased. Bullying causes people to not feel worthy of life, they feel like there is no point in living. Thus why suicide is one the leading causes in death of children 13-18. Our society is judgmental, let's face it. It's in our human nature to judge. I think that if we stopped judging, started putting ourselves in each , and started standing up for what's right, bullying would decline dramatically.
     All day, every day you are judged. Most commonly you are judged for your appearance and your demeanor, as well as your personality. When we judge people we tend to raise insecurities on a person. We all know how it feels to be insecure. For example, in the movie "Mean Girls" there is a character, Regina George, who "rules the school." She is the queen bee, and literally terrorizes many of the girls, as well as some teachers, in the school. She judges them based on their outer appearance. The main problem with this is that some people are going through hard times. We all can't afford the same things. We all can't wear Holister  and Aeropostale name brand clothing. That person who isn't wearing name brand clothes, may be the most loyal, dependable friend you'd ever have. But you'd never know it because you judged based on their appearance.
     Imagine you were the one being judged. You felt all eyes on you as if they were sizing you up. We've all been there, the first day of school, job interviews, etc. Being sized up doesn't exactly build self-confidence, but it definitely builds self-awareness. You start watching what you say or do, hoping to fit in. You start to become insecure about yourself and your actions. See bullies, they target those insecurities. Those insecurities that they made. They will keep terrorizing and harassing until they see you break. Imagine having to deal with watching what you say and with a bully saying the meanest things to you. This is the reason why it is so important, to think before you speak, and in this generation, it also applies to typing as well. It's like now, no one remembers the golden rule. "Do unto others as would like done unto you." If we all just followed that simple rule, the world wouldn't be such a cruel, cruel place.
     Watching someone getting bullied, is almost the same as doing the bullying. You're standing there watching this poor person be degraded and talked down to, but you're not doing anything about it. If you were in that situation, wouldn't you want someone to help you out? To notice what was happening and try to stop it? If people just stood up and spoke up about what was happening to them, or a friend, or even a complete stranger, it'd be much easier to keep people from becoming depressed. The problem would be able to be handled and resolved. By standing up for that person who is being victimized, you're showing that there is hope, that people can and will help. Plus, it'll show that you're someone they can talk to. To know that someone wants to help you, is a wonderful feeling.
    Bullying and people will get us nowhere but if we were to start putting ourselves in someone else's shoes and start standing up for each other, bullying could be gone. There are a few celebrities out there who are really activists when it comes to bullying. In fact, recently, following Jamie Rodemeyer's death, Lady Gaga went to meet with President Obama to see about instating a law against bullying. Lady Gaga, no matter how weird and off the wall she may be, stands for equality. Demi Lovato and Tyra Banks also stand against bullying. They all know how it feels to not be liked and to be targeted, they want to stop it just as much as the parents and friend of those bullied souls. What they're doing is important, they're helping show this generation that bullying is not okay. Just like tobacco, drunk driving, drug abuse, bullying KILLS.