Envision a time period when everyone was afraid to be true. To open up about who they really are without being judged. Being forced to live as someone they’re not due to the fear of severe punishment. Some may argue that a society like so doesn’t exist but in reality, people are living in a society just like it. In other words, the world we live in today is built on Puritan roots, influencing the discriminatory mindset towards people and their behaviors. Take the stories of bullying for instance. Children and teenagers are often times seen as the victims behind all the mess the media creates. Teenagers are never seen acting the way they do at home in public. Why? It’s because inside of everyone, we fear one thing that comes with being true,
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Today, all types of social media is considered our “ lifestyle rule book ”. The article, How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life, displays how social media is our form of “religious leaders”. Take Justine Sacco for instance, on Twitter, she tweeted: “Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white!”. Within eleven hours, the whole world was chastising her for her unintentional racist joke. With over ten thousand strangers retweeting her tweet with #HasJustineLandedYet and unpleasant comments, Sacco’s life was no longer as carefree as she was used too. In a matter of hours, Justine was outcasted, publicly humiliated and let go from her job. Sacco was completely shunned from her community to an unbearable state. She refused to leave the house and reached serious levels of depression and loneliness. Like Justine Sacco’s acceptance in her community, witches in the 16th century were not welcomed by the Puritan community. Witches were rejected by the society and exterminated for the fear of their diverse beliefs and behaviors. Puritans, like us, publicly outcast and embed the unbearable feeling of isolation into those who don’t fit the media’s …show more content…
One day in junior high, a rumor was passed around about a girl who apparently cheated on her significant other and within twenty-four hours, the entire school knew about her sinful behavior. This was difficult for me to watch because everyone had begun to turn against and judge her without attempting to show sympathy or understanding. They excluded her to the point where she disappeared from school for a week because she felt so unwelcome. After she had returned to school, all her schoolmates had forgotten about the rumor but still didn’t seem to accept her because her scandal was haunting her. However, middle school cheating isn’t the same as adultery. Treatment wise, they’re very similar due to the judgemental views from people in the modern society. An act of sin never leaves, it stays to haunt the victim. Ensuring the understanding that doing things out of the ordinary will lead to extreme cases of
Today, all types of social media is considered our “ lifestyle rule book ”. The article, How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco’s Life, displays how social media is our form of “religious leaders”. Take Justine Sacco for instance, on Twitter, she tweeted: “Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white!”. Within eleven hours, the whole world was chastising her for her unintentional racist joke. With over ten thousand strangers retweeting her tweet with #HasJustineLandedYet and unpleasant comments, Sacco’s life was no longer as carefree as she was used too. In a matter of hours, Justine was outcasted, publicly humiliated and let go from her job. Sacco was completely shunned from her community to an unbearable state. She refused to leave the house and reached serious levels of depression and loneliness. Like Justine Sacco’s acceptance in her community, witches in the 16th century were not welcomed by the Puritan community. Witches were rejected by the society and exterminated for the fear of their diverse beliefs and behaviors. Puritans, like us, publicly outcast and embed the unbearable feeling of isolation into those who don’t fit the media’s …show more content…
One day in junior high, a rumor was passed around about a girl who apparently cheated on her significant other and within twenty-four hours, the entire school knew about her sinful behavior. This was difficult for me to watch because everyone had begun to turn against and judge her without attempting to show sympathy or understanding. They excluded her to the point where she disappeared from school for a week because she felt so unwelcome. After she had returned to school, all her schoolmates had forgotten about the rumor but still didn’t seem to accept her because her scandal was haunting her. However, middle school cheating isn’t the same as adultery. Treatment wise, they’re very similar due to the judgemental views from people in the modern society. An act of sin never leaves, it stays to haunt the victim. Ensuring the understanding that doing things out of the ordinary will lead to extreme cases of