- May 28, 2017
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- Celibate
Something I have seen far too often online, especially here on CF, is people judging and labeling others from one post, without knowing anything else about the poster. It has happened to me many times over the years. I have been labeled as all of the following:
-self-righteous and weird for being celibate
-not Christian because I'm Catholic
-evil and hateful for not going along with the world's idea that everyone should just do whatever they want, even if it's wrong
-having no faith because of my anxiety disorder
-a bad Christian for celebrating Christian holidays, playing video games, and not reading the Bible 24/7
-loving money because I wanted to be able to start supporting myself
-oversensitive and stupid for not being a fan of bad language or inappropriate content
-having something wrong with me because I'm shy
-stupid for believing differently from someone else
It hurts to have people assume something about you without even knowing you. Have any of you been treated this way too?
I've also made the mistake of assuming things about people I didn't know. There were a few times where someone online made something really good and wholesome, so I stupidly believed the rest of their work would be that way too. When I found out I was wrong, I got pretty upset and from then on avoided that person's content.
We should all be more careful when interacting with others. You don't know what's in someone's heart from one post. You need to know someone before you make any assumptions.
-self-righteous and weird for being celibate
-not Christian because I'm Catholic
-evil and hateful for not going along with the world's idea that everyone should just do whatever they want, even if it's wrong
-having no faith because of my anxiety disorder
-a bad Christian for celebrating Christian holidays, playing video games, and not reading the Bible 24/7
-loving money because I wanted to be able to start supporting myself
-oversensitive and stupid for not being a fan of bad language or inappropriate content
-having something wrong with me because I'm shy
-stupid for believing differently from someone else
It hurts to have people assume something about you without even knowing you. Have any of you been treated this way too?
I've also made the mistake of assuming things about people I didn't know. There were a few times where someone online made something really good and wholesome, so I stupidly believed the rest of their work would be that way too. When I found out I was wrong, I got pretty upset and from then on avoided that person's content.
We should all be more careful when interacting with others. You don't know what's in someone's heart from one post. You need to know someone before you make any assumptions.