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Hi everyone, this is scroggle2. I'm not sure if many of you have experienced
this in Whyville, but it's
quite a shocker when it happens to you. Whyville used to be about making friends
and learning, but now it
has become a huge beauty contest of who's better than who. Many Whyvillians have
been trying their hardest
to hurt others and make them feel bad about themselves.
A few days ago, I was by the Pool, just sitting around. There were two other
girls there when I arrived, and right when I came in, they said, "Eeew, you have a long face, you
look Chinese!" I was really
surprised, as all I had was just black hair that was covering most of my eyes.
They then started saying
"OHH CHING CHONG MAA!!" and many other stereotypes of the Chinese language. I'm
not even me because I looked that way and that being Chinese was funny or bad
was appauling.
Now I want you to understand that I'm not writing this because someone didn't
like my face parts, it's just
the fact that when you yell racist comments at someone on a children's website,
the younger kids may start to
think that making these comments is okay. Plus, it's just plain wrong. Is being
Chinese in Whyville not
"in" or something? Why is it wrong to look Chinese, purposely or not?
The one thing I don't understand is the point of their mocking. Why would they
want to make fun of an avatar
that has nothing to do with who you are? It's better to judge someone by who
they are, not what face parts
they choose or what they wear. This isn't the first time I have experienced this
kind of event, though. I remember a few weeks ago I was wearing light blond hair but with black streaks
and other colors, as it
was supposed to be dirty hair. I liked it, so I wore it. When I went to the
Beach, I noticed a girl started
to throw "Yuck" projectiles at my face repeatedly. I thought she was just having
fun, but she then started
to say I was ugly and that I needed to look in the mirror and change how I look.
Now, this isn't what
bothered me, but when I asked why she said those things, she told me to leave
and she then called me
trailer trash.
The mere fact that someone is called trailer trash because their digital
image has dirty hair is kind of
illogical, don't you think? Of course, I'm not naming this person, but I think
you know who you are. Let me
ask you: What was the point of what you said? Did you hate my face so much that you
had to tell me you wanted me
to change myself and look like you? Did you think calling me trailer trash could lower my
self-esteem to a point where I thought I should look like you to gain you
acceptance?
Now I'd like to address all the others who like to hurt people for
reasons unknown. But the
second shocker I found was that near the end of the argument, she told me if I
was prettier and had a
better attitude, she'd be my friend. I now think that this could be the reason.
Some need to surround
themselves with "pretty" people and have "pretty" friends so they look better.
Not all people, and I'm
not accusing any of you, but I'm just trying to analyze why a friend is made
when they are pretty or
likes to be criticized for how they look. We're not all puppets, you know.
This brings me to the end of my article, but it hurts to know that many people
in this world are so reliant
on others opinions of themselves that they can be taken advantage of so fast.
Comments such as "Eeew,
you're so-and-so" and "You're ugly, go away" or even the shunning of newbies can
be very hurtful to some
people. Maybe you don't even mean to hurt their feelings, maybe you just want
them to look nicer so
others don't make fun of them, but you shouldn't say it like that. If you want
to help someone, such as a
newbie and they only have Grandma's face parts, don't tell them they're ugly,
simply ask them if they need
help. If they can't speak, ask them to maybe bob up and down as in yes, or side
to side as in no. But if
your intentions are to hurt, please try to keep it to yourself. It's not the
kindest thing to do.
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