Who do you think you are...

telling me I need to buy something to make me more beautiful?

Fuck that. Beauty is so subjective. Everyone on this Earth is different. Different is beautiful. Tall, short, fat, thin, fluffy, wrinkled, tan, pale...Does it really matter what we look like?

There are some people considered physically beautiful, but as soon as they open their mouth they are the most ugly people on the planet.

I say, do what makes YOU feel beautiful.

I've always tried not to judge people, doesn't mean that I don't judge people, I'm human, it happens. And don't try to bullshit yourself and say "Well, *I* don't judge people." Everyone does, consciously or subconsciously. Of course, the way we judge people is subjective as well. It depends on our own lifestyle, our station in life, our neighborhoods, our upbringing, or any other numerous things that have made an impression on us in our lives.

Stereotyping is our worst enemy. There are cries every day for equality. Gender equality, race equality, sexual preference equality, political, religious, etc. Until everyone stops screaming about equality, pointing out how a particular group was treated throughout history, and realizes we're all human who bleed red, we can never have equality. NEVER.

Until people stop feeling like they are owed something because of the way their ancestors were treated, equality is unobtainable. Until we are willing to work to better ourselves, doing whatever needs to be done to move ahead in our lives, equality is unobtainable. Until we teach our children that hard work (even if it means working at McDonald's while searching for something better) is the best way to succeed, not stealing, dealing drugs, or living off the government.

We need to remember we're raising the next generation of leaders. What we feed the next generation is what we're going to see our world turn in to. For example, if we teach hate (even inadvertently) we will see a country that hates. If we teach tolerance and respect, we will see a productive society that grows and emulates respect and tolerance.

Teach your kids and the kids in your community to respect each other, respect the law, respect difference and we won't have to have these "Wars on (insert whatever cause here)."

Talk TO each other not AT each other. Get to know the people around you. RESPECT the people around you. Give people who are different than you a chance.

You'll find they're human too.

~Kim