Why don’t we talk about so many things which are fundamentally important? Why is there this stupid and ridiculous trend of being politically correct? And how can you still have an open discussion about important topics when you always have to be scared about offending someone and then (legally) get punished for it?
Doesn’t the fear of punishment not only destroy the exchange of important ideas and opinions but furthermore also force people to hold back instead as that’s clearly the “safer option”?
Still, shouldn’t we all share more freely what we think and what we care about? And shouldn’t we then also think about what it is that is holding us back? Is it merely the fear of being seen in a bad light, to felt pity for, to be laughed at, to be excluded, to be expelled, to be embarrassed, to be seen as the freak, or (in the case of political correct social justice warriors) to be punished for saying something “offensive”?
Nonetheless, we have to consider the eventual advantages of opening up about crucial topics and doing “this brave step” anyways. Because wouldn’t everyone around us appreciate a more honest dialogue, and especially so in our most intimate relationships? And wouldn’t we value it more if someone would eventually show us that we are not the only one going through that hell which turned out to be our life?
There is comfort in knowing that others are struggling with similar issues too and that what we think is our most individual and unique problem is something a lot of other people are dealing with as well. This thought alone might make you feel less stupid and also give you the chance to realize that life is indeed hard. But it also instills the hope that we can still overcome the obstacle. At the very least it might give you the confidence to continue trying…
But would we ever have come to that conclusion if there weren’t at least a couple of dumb idiots who ever so freely share their most prominent fears and embarrassing insecurities about themselves, opening up and simply putting the truth out there?
And as we begin to realize what this selfless and “brave” act means and how it affects us, don’t we also have the responsibility to do the same and pass it on?
