There are times that I feel like a raciest, bigot and hater of other people.
The thing is, I feel that particular subjects may not be relevant to your life story. Or maybe I should correct that, some subjects just seem to overshadow all of the success that a person has.
What has brought this rant on? I know, kind of lame but ehhh, it is what it is. I was reading from my Environmental science text book and found a particular line completely out of line.
The text book has referred to dozens of scientists, activist, and people in general. The book has something like 8 contributing authors, and all of them actually have impressive bios.
The one that caught my eye and annoyed me was that the referred to the scientist, DR Levi, as a concentration camp survivor. The man was a genius, and provided massive amount of insight into the Carbon Cycle and other Chemistry related issues. However, what does that really have to do with the fact that he was a survivor of a crime agents humanity. Did he stop and think as all his family was literally going up in smoke, hey this is part of the Carbon cycle... Yea, I know tasteless humor. But can you tell me why they mentioned this in a one sentence introduction when talking about Carbon atoms and Global warming?
Should people introduce Tom Arnold as a Child Rape survivor, before his acting credentials?
Should Obama be introduced as a beneficiary of affirmative action before introduced as current leader of the free world?
How about Christina Aguilera's being a survivor of child abuse.
Opera, and incest.
My thought is this. Did he survive the holocaust? Yep, so what. It makes for a very good biography, and that is where it should stop. I guess the accomplishments that a person has should overshadow the atrocities they faced growing up.
If I was, let’s say black or Latino or something, and a success. Would I want someone to accuse me of making it only because I was a minority, and my school was forced to pick me because of that. Or let’s say I worked for a major corporation, and was promoted to VP of something or another. Would I want my name plate to read Affirmative action in action…
These things, all are things that happen in life, but not really relevant in most cases. Seams to me that the only people complaining about Obama and Affirmative action are rich White people. After all, who started that discussion other then Donald Trump.
The holocaust, rape, molestation, health issues.
I can tell you it has always annoyed the hell out of me when people have said, oh Dyslexics are often artistic, so that is why you are artistic. Or people with Bipolar are always so creative.
Kind of like saying, oh he has autism and that is why he is so good at math.
Can we not just say, oh he was a good scientist. She is a talented talk show host. He was a, well Simi-talented comedian. Or, they have a talent for math or music. Let’s focus on the talents, and accomplishments. And leave the other stuff for parts of their biography.
I have no idea why it bothers me when I read things like that, or hear them. They seem so irrelevant to the bigger picture. He was a good scientist, and a smart person. He happened to be a Jew living in Germany during WW2.
This particular text book has become very annoying to me. I guess I just need something to occupy my mind at 3 in the morning so these things don’t bother me so much. I also wonder, how many people read these things and then complain about them to themselves for days at a time. let alone writing a pointless blog about it at 3 in the morning.
I should write more random rants, so I do not feel so odd when I actually do it.
