Rambling

How much of the actions that we do everyday are influenced by our social group's attitudes? The other day as a male friend of mine wore a purse into the subway car, I noticed a group of men probably no older than 25 snickering. I overheard one of them say to another, "Hey did you just take off your glasses?" and then glance at my friend and the purse from time to time.

Far too often do people blind themselves to things they don't want to see: what they don't accept. Society forced its preconceptions of "acceptable" on others to the point of creating insecurities within individuals who "don't fit." However, times are changing; as remediation for a life of social instability and awkwardness, victims are now granted posthumous acceptance (such as in the case of Michael Jackson).

Is it enough? How many more martyrs do we need?

It's quite silly that our society's progression partly relies on its victimization.

We can easily blame the media, the government, everything and everyone but the victims. The greatest method to inspiring change should not be the death of the victims, but the strength of their voices. They may seem like idiosyncrasies now, but as long as they are not ignored, a time will come where they are "normal."