Labeling

I recently had an art project come up in school. The outline of the project was to express your thoughts on something political, or a topic important to you concerning society. 

Let me tell you something about myself. 

I hate art. 

I don't mind occasionally sketching, or doodling, but the actual class of art? 

Forget it. 

I wasn't really looking forward to this project, especially considering that it'd be turned in, graded, and account for quite a large part making up my grade in the class. 

Not to mention the part about the outline of the project being fairly vague and me originally having no idea what to do for the project.

My mind was blank for a bit, mulling over problems in my local community more than society.

And then an idea hit me. 

A featureless figure holding a sign, scrawled with condescending words. 

I edited the picture I took because A.) It was horrible quality & B.) I'm still not terribly happy with how the finished product turned out. 

Don't get me started on how wrong the hands look. 

So not a professional, over here. xD

I'll admit. I was a nervous wreck doing my drawing. 

I feel tremendously strong about society, and today's people. Don't get me wrong, there are people capable of doing amazing things and being sincerely kind, but honestly, a lot of people now are quite rude and have lost sight of morals. 

I feel like something a lot of people do nowadays is label. 

I think all of us have been called something; put into a box with others.

For example, say somebody calls you crazy. Whether or not you agree with this (I know some of you may proudly say,"Yup, I am!") it's still labeling. Still being put into a box. Not to mention the fact that being called something can be painful, hurtful, and lead a person to question themselves. 

In most cases, the words used to label people are harsh, cruel, and don't often nearly represent the person who is being judged. 

And anybody ever notice how the words used are often coming from a personal view?

Somebody who may seem fat to you, could be perfectly fine to another. 

Someone who you think is introverted could be the life of the party when they're with their friends.

 Why does society judge people so harshly?

I doubt people were raised to do so. 

And I'm sure the people who judge, label, and mock others are acutely aware of their own flaws and how they're not perfect. 

So why the heck do people do this to others?

I understand it's often others venting their frustrations/insecurities out on others, but still. 

Can we not leave others alone? 

Let them be who they are, with no need for putting them into groups, sections, & boxes. 

I don't know when in time people became so cruel. 

So willing to judge others.

To hurt them. 

All in an effort to make themselves feel better. 

I don't think perhaps everybody will ever realize how much words can hurt. 

What labeling can do.

Maybe one day, majority will. 

I turned in my project a few days ago and received my grade today. 

100%.

And a comment from my teacher that read,"Outstanding. I can relate to your message." 

This art project made me think a lot. 

Made me write this post that most of you will probably skip over. 

I wasn't planning on writing this but I felt the need to write down my thoughts. 

I think I'm easing more into blogging. 

The Halfling Writer is going to become more of a journal for me this year, I think. 

My thoughts are going to be so much more disjointed than this, but that's okay. 

As long as I'm writing them down, I don't mind. 

Let me know your thoughts on this, society, or anything else. 

I'm curious to know what y'all have to say. =)