"Why reasonable people go stark raving mad when anything involving a negro comes up, is something I don' pretend to understand..."(Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird).

I am constantly surrounded by all kinds of people. These people have families, friends, jobs, and lives. They work, they love and try to live their lives to the fullest. Everyone is just trying to be the best they can be. So, why do some people have such a disgusting hatred for those around them?

One of my best friends told me a few days ago that she wouldn't see Beauty and the Beast because it contained homosexuality. Another told me that All Lives Matter and completely bashed the Black Lives Matter movement. I have close friends and family that are Trump supporters. A group of boys in my English class called themselves meninists. These are all things that I simply cannot understand. I cannot understand why all these people think that they can tell other people who to love. Why racism still exists. Why all of these normal people around me can carry such horrible prejudices. It simply does not make any sense.

None of the LGBTQ+, colored, or female people are trying to ruin your life by bettering theirs. LGBTQ+ people just want to be who they are, and you simply cannot disagree with someone's existence. Your world will not crumble if two girls get married, or if a person changes their gender. If an immigrant "steals your job", maybe you need to take a good look at yourself and see if you need to work harder, instead of hating them. If a woman wants equal rights, you won't have any less; it's the literal definition of equal. I'm just feeling completely done with people thinking all of this hate is okay, because it isn't.

I simply can't respect your opinion if your opinion disrespects someone else's existence.