Major Changes for the Minor
It's safe to say that i'm a minority. If you know me, you won't even have any doubt about it. The only majority thing around my perk is my college major (accounting, am i right?).
I've been born and raised with people from the same background and that made me not feel anything about it. Until one day, in my past office, all of my coworkers talking about registering themselves to.... let's called it a "thing". And i've been told and believe that with my perks, it would be impossible to be accepted on that "thing". My friends react kinda impulsive about it and that makes me realize something...
I have been bullied by strangers on the street when i was a kid just because i looked different from them. No kidding, i've been thrown by little rocks on the street. I've been received some strange unwelcome gaze, and i just realized when i was a kid, there are lack of representation that resonance with how i look on the tv. and the fact that i've been told that i can't do some "things" that others may do was never seems sadder than that moment.
The moment when my friend impulsively says "who says that? I could punch him for you", is when i know i'm so used to be a minority that i lived without questioning anything at all. And from that moment, i know things are changing for the better...
Now i see so many representation around my perks on social media and even in politic world (one thing i've never thought will be possible).
Now i have friends with a completely different background from me and i could really tell we enjoy our friendship without any judgement or barriers.
And now the adult me know for a fact that we all are basically the same, flesh and bones doing the best we can do to live our one and only life.
As Professor Hayley Williams said, and i quote "things are looking up, oh finally..."
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