I am fighting for your attention here on the internet.

I'm not special. I write and I am the Contributing Editor on an online platform. Maybe I don't deserve for you to read my articles. That's fine. What I'm trying to understand is why articles that have substance do not stand a chance against an "open letter" with an attractive woman as the cover photo. An article about why your sorority sisters are your "sisters forever" outweighs almost all others.

I love women, I respect sororities, and I like an "open letter" as much as the next person---that's not what I'm complaining about.

I'm fighting for you to read my articles about my homosexuality, my mental illness, my appreciation of local art, feminism, and cultural appropriation. These things make you uncomfortable. It's cool. It's easier to read about "10 Fashion Trends You MUST Invest In!" than to read an article about my OCD which causes me to make my feet and scalp bleed or an article about how people don't take me serious because of my ovaries.

Here's my problem: you're closing your mind to things that matter. You are shutting out information that will make you grow as a person because you're learning about the experiences of others. If you aren't introduced to works that make you think and that make you uncomfortable, you will not grow. You can't argue with me that you don't need to grow; I don't care about your age or how much you've been through. You have not seen it all.

Be mad. Be offended. Write a comment saying that the writer doesn't know what they're talking about---at least you are starting a conversation. That being said, keep your mind open. You might not be right. You may have been raised in a closed-minded environment, in a small town where you think you learned everything and that anything that goes against your beliefs is wrong.

Loosen up. Actually learn. Read something that makes you mad---that makes you think.

I'm fighting for your attention---sure, but I am not fighting for your love.