5 Things That I Hate About Society

This isn't a long post, but rather a short list of observations that I've made recently, that I thought should be addressed, or ranted about really.

1) The Disgusting Obsession With Body Image
           I could talk for days about this, and about how badly it infuriates me. We are constantly bombarded with things about body image, and telling us what is and what isn't acceptable. It's disgusting. Walking into a gas station and seeing "The Best and Worst Beach Bodies" as a cover story on a magazine, is enough to make me never want to buy that specific one again. Especially when it's over something ridiculous. Who cares how big Kim Kardashian's butt is? Okay…I know a few guys that care, but is that really headline worthy news? And if someone has a little roll here or there, should we really shame them in front of the entire world? It's sick, and it's the reason that so many people have eating disorders. I'm not saying we shouldn't strive to be healthy, and sure my body isn't perfect, but the only time I even think about that is during the three month period when bikini's are necessary, and even then, I embrace the fact that I can blind you with how pale I am, and that when I bend over I don't stay as flat as is apparently appropriate, but I'm happy. Fat and happy according to you people, but not starving myself, and I think more girls should know what it feels like to embrace their bodies.

2) How Acceptable We're Making Cheating
            Does no one know what a healthy relationship looks like anymore? It seems like all I ever see, or hear, whether it be on TV, or in music, everything is about cheating on someone, or doing something else completely inappropriate. I may be the only one, but that makes me extremely uncomfortable. I get that it adds drama to things, but shows like Revenge, and Scandal, would be just as good if no one was a dirty rotten cheater. We talk about it like it's nothing and we're making it socially acceptable, which it is NOT. This is why our divorce rates are so high. People act like marriage is a high school fling taken a little too far, and not a promise you make in front of God and everyone to love that person for THE REST OF YOUR LIFE…seriously.

3) The Lack Of Knowledge About Everything
             My generation is the absolute worst when it comes to intelligence on any and all social issues. The majority of political talk, if any, that I hear from people my age, is when someone shares an article on Facebook that is completely slanted, and they believe every word of it to be true because, "the internet never lies". I'm not one to lecture on anything political, but my point with this one is, if you don't know about something, stop talking about it like you do. You're making us all look stupid. This goes for so many more topics than just those of political nature.

4) How Easily People Are Willing To Compromise Themselves
             If you are fifteen years old, your high school boyfriend will more than likely not be the man you marry. He might be, but that's not a good enough reason to give up everything, refuse to go after more, and stick around only to do the bare minimum with yourself. If you have dreams of going to college and having a successful career, DO IT. I'm so sick and tired of seeing people my age, and younger, decide that creating their own little world of make believe and pretending that they're happy with it, is more fulfilling than chasing after their dreams, or having any ambition at all. I'm not saying that college or whatever is for everyone, but at least do SOMETHING.

5) How Easily Offended Everyone Is
            Let's be real, more than half of you are pissed about something, if not all of what I just said. To that I say, get over it. We live in a world where everything is taken so unbelievably serious, that making a joke could be turned into a police report. We need to learn to laugh at ourselves, or use criticism as a motivator. Because sitting around and crying about someone hurting your feelings is going to get you nowhere.

I would like to say that I'm sorry if I offended you, but I'm not. If you think that you were being singled out in this post, then you're probably right. If you disagree with what I said about it, then that's fine too. I'm not always right, but I'll stand by everything I said in this one. I'm tired of seeing everyone make excuses for themselves. I think it's time that we do more, we are more, and we stop being that "terrible generation" that everyone talks about.

Sincerely,
Kayla.