Buhknee

Anonymous asked: You are an enigma. Sometimes, I feel as though you are the most narrow-minded and hypocritical person I have ever seen who thinks anyone with idea who aren't your own is wrong. Others, you completely blow me away with your grasp on how the world actually is and how you understand the meaning behind things. You would be a really awesome person to get to know if only there was more of a happy medium. (This isn't hate mail. Quite the opposite actually. Sorry to disappoint.)

I, personally, think I’m the opposite of narrow-minded. You know what I don’t tolerate? Intolerance. And I tell people when they’re being intolerant, or when something that could be taken as intolerant or insensitive comes out of their mouth. That’s not being narrow-minded. That’s standing up for marginalized groups of people even though I don’t fit into that category. I am very privileged and I’m lucky that I do fit into the majority when it comes to social classes and labels, but I use that privilege to raise awareness. That’s not a bad thing. I think I’m a good person and there’s no changing my mind about that.

I’ll give you hypocritical. Everyone is a hypocrite about something. I used to make rape jokes, call girls sluts, eat meat, engage in fatophobia, and make a racist/sexist joke or two. But now, I live my life without imposing ignorant ideals on others. If that makes me a hypocrite, so be it.