My Soapbox!

I just don't get why everyone is making such a big deal about the answer that Carrie Prejean (Miss California) gave at the pagenat in regards to homosexual marriage. They asked her what her opinion was, she gave it to them, and did it in a very tactful way. Now she is being torn down all over the media for having an opinion?! Nobody tears down the folks that have the opposite opinion of her? She stood up for what she believes and didn't do it with a "holier than thou" attitude in any way at all. She simply stated what she believed. I don't understand how people can be so cruel over her opinion and then not cruel at the people who have the opposite opinion and freely speak about it.

What I think it comes down to is that society has turned to this mentality that everything should be okay. Everything should be accepted regardless. I disagree with this. What this allows us as a society to do is to not have an opinion at all. If we continue this way of thinking, we are going to continue to spiral out of control. If we always say that this or that is okay and you can just do whatever it is that makes you happy, then we're not accountable for our actions and that's a very scary thing.

People always seem to look at the negative and they never want to be challenged about anything in their life. I just don't get it? I'm not saying you need to think positively all the time, but wouldn't want to at least some of the time? And challenges help you grow as a person. If you are just milling around with the same crowd of people forever who want to simply go along with whatever it is that you say or think and never challenge you on your opinions or the way you do things, you're going to be left with a false reality. Don't be afraid to tell a friend the truth when they ask you about something. If you just go along with everything without any thought or opinion, you're wasting your breathe. I know that I tend to tell the truth about what I feel or think about a particular subject more than most. I also know that when that truth helps the person, they thank me. I also know that when the truth goes against what they believe or what they feel or wanted to hear, it's suddenly a negative thing or makes them feel like i'm a bad person. It's just my opinion, doesn't mean i dislike you because you disagree with me. People, it's healthy to disagree and it's okay for each of us to have different opinions. It is NOT okay to trash people because they have an opinion and they mentioned it when asked a question.

I'm not condoning the times when people act as if their opinion is the only one that matters. That's rude, arrogant, and selfish. I do advocate people being able to give their opinion on an issue without fear of retaliation or judgement.