Watch Your Mouth

I've been noticing lately that people are starting to get brutal with one another. They are doing things that are hurtful and are saying things they wouldn't normally say. Why? Because everyone has the Internet to hide behind. Even more than that, they've got Twitter to protect them. "If you don't like what I have to say, unfollow me". Sure, that sounds easy, but when what you have to say is being retweeted and it is genuinely hurtful, maybe you shouldn't have said it in the first place.

I'm definitely not one to judge, I've had my subtweets here and there, but I know I have never said anything brutal in them about someone I pretend to be friends with at school. I'm a very honest person, and I know first hand that sometimes, it can definitely come back around. So you all should watch your backs. "Meet karma getting bitch".

Like I've said a million times before, judging doesn't do anyone any good. But neither does subtweeting or being rude to someone just for the pure joy of it. That is just satanical. Honestly people, if you wouldn't say it in person, DON'T SAY IT ONLINE. It's not that difficult of a concept to grasp.

On a different, yet similar note, twitter is for the purpose of letting everyone know what you're doing at that exact moment. It's not to tweet about how the girl sitting next to you in first period looks like a whore because her skirt is too short, or about how the guy with the pink hair in your fourth period class is a loser. THAT IS NOT OKAY. If it wouldn't be okay to say to the person's face, why would you ever think its okay to say on the Internet? The stuff posted on the internet is out there forever, and anyone can see it, even if you don't think so. But once again, people feel stronger over the internet because it's not their words. It's their thoughts. But thoughts are for yourself, so how about we all keep it that way?

Some people just need to think about what they say before they let the words escape their lips. Unfortunately, we don't live in a world where we can just go around saying whatever we feel like without consequences. There are always consequences. People need to understand that words can hurt. We know the saying "sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me", but words can hurt. They can be sharp, and if said a certain way, they can cut deep. So lets pay attention to what we're saying and who we may be hurting. Who knows, that may even create less drama, and that would be two problems solved.

Kill two birds with one stone and think before you speak.