E is for eExtremists

The word extreme, unless used by skateboarders or Frisbee throwers, brings about negative connotations. Religious Extremism, political extremism, Dolly Parton extremism. None of these terms bring about warm and fuzzy feelings.

In a society where there are hundreds of thousands of different kinds of minority groups, where there are more of us bunched together in close ranges and communities, where you would describe almost every society as multi-cultural, you would correctly assume that acceptance is vital.

Yet unfortunately there are people who were born in the wrong era and for some reason or another are raised to be intolerant of anyone who is different to themselves, be it skin colour, eye colour, sexual orientation and preference, religious difference or country of origin. I find this to be a great shame, and a stain on modern day society.

These people who parade under the banner of Neo-Nazism, Aryan Nation, or White Supremism etc. all have something in common. They are typically Christian of religion (which is a contradiction in itself since the Bible dictates that God loves everyone equally), and come from small towns (who breed small minds) and more often than not are American.

I would be the last to say that the Internet is a bad thing, but in cases such as anti-social eExtremism, it is unfortunate. These hatemongers are successfully using the Internet, and websites such as YouTube and Facebook, to spread their xenophobic messages to the world. They are able to connect to other anti-Semites and share views and videos. It is through the Internet that they are able to recruit impressionable people to join their minority of narrow-mindedness.
I refuse to accept that people who legitimately believe that the paleness of their skin or hair automatically makes them superior are educated or knowledgeable people. There is no way that intelligent people can be so bigoted, and so wrong.

The United States of America is renowned for its hypocrisy and contradictive nature, in that you have the Freedom of Speech, but if they don’t agree with you they’ll cut you down.  

The Campbell’s are a perfect example of freedom of speech gone wrong. People all over the world can name their children whatever they want, or have the potential to. Americans are embracing their right to pick any name they please, with some celebrities naming their children “Moxie Crimefighter” “Pilot Inspektor” “Sage Moonblood” and “Apple”. 
These Neo-Nazi devotees chose the Hitler fanatical names for their children and subsequently had them removed from their home. It’s unfortunate that these people are of the beliefs that they are, but technically they can choose what they want, it just so happens to be a name that worships one of the worst war criminals of all time.

I am an open, embracing and accepting human being, and I try my best not to judge anyone by their appearance, unless it’s a very slutty looking tramp of a girl. I would hope that people wouldn’t judge me by my pale Ginger-inherited skin, curly blonde hair or bad dress sense. It’s a shame that there are other people who share the same air as me and others, but not the same common courtesy.