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Spanking/hitting/abuse – whatever fancy name you want to call it, never taught anyone anything – except to do it their own children and continue a vicious cycle. I never liked getting hit, and I still don’t like it. But narrow-minded people such as my parents and so many others in society always say “They do it ’cause they love you.” Why don’t these people stop lying to themselves and their children?
And here’s the Catch-22: You get hit at home, but as soon Johnny at school picks a fight with you and you beat him up, your parents start yelling that you can’t hit people because it’s not right and it’s not fair. Then they hit you for hitting Johnny! Why don’t they take a look in the mirror? Children deal with bad situations the same way their parents deal with them, yet they are told they are wrong, and therefore need even more “discipline.” If my boyfriend were to hit me, everyone would tell me to get away from him and call the police. But if my parents hit me, it’s “discipline.” This so-called discipline that I am supposed to get because I’m a kid never made me respect my parents or other people more. Actually, I have lost all respect for my parents, and I’m afraid to ever go to them again (and believe me, I won’t). Instead, I turn to what many kids consider a first home, not a second home: School. At least there I have found a few people who understand that one should never lay an angry hand on a child.
Whether you call it spanking, discipline, hitting or whatever, it all falls under one category: A-b-u-s-e.
Maybe it’s time everyone heard this message from someone who is still a kid, because it seems that once everyone gets over 21, they forget what it’s like to be one.
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Name : Natalie, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 17, City : Chicago, State : IL, Country : United States, Occupation : High School Student, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Lower middle class,There is definitely a double standard when women of different races wear revealing clothing. I know that in my highschool, which is the largest highschool in Chicago–having a wide range of different races, if a white girl were to wear a mini skirt with a revealing tank top, (which is against the rules because you must be covered from neck to knee at all times) security guards, other students, even teachers will tell this girl that she is cute and her dress is not offensive. But if a black girl came to school dressed the same way, she would be labeled a ‘hoochie’ on the spot. Then she would be escorted to the discipline office where she would be given a lecture by a female security guard and countless others about how disgusting she looks. Then this same girl would either be sent home or her parents would be contacted so that they could bring her some clothes. But of course everyone pretends they can’t see a difference in the treatment of black and white girls, and the cycle continues…… I know that the girls in both situations should have followed the rules of the dress code, but when they don’t, it doesn’t mean that one has a right to pick and chose who gets in trouble and who doesn’t on the basis of color. They should both get in trouble. The same picking and choosing goes on in public everyday, outside of school, and black women who wear revealing clothing are being labeled ‘hoochies,’ ‘hookers,’ and ‘hoes,’ or whatever ‘h’ name society chooses. Who cares if people believe these women have bad taste: if you don’t like, don’t look. Treat people the way you want to be treated, no matter how they’re are dressed or what color they are.
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Name : Natalie, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 17, City : Chicago, State : IL, Country : United States, Occupation : High School Student, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Lower middle class,I did not realize being gay was a disease. Why are people spending money to find a so-called gay gene? Why do people seem to enjoy finding more and more ways to separate people from everyone else? Will straight people welcome being “cured” of their straightness?
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Name : Natalie, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 17, City : Chicago, State : IL, Country : United States, Occupation : High School Student, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Lower middle class,
