That’s very interesting. I’d agree.
It seems a bit, I don’t know the word… more important, emotional or empathical towards a group one identifies with?
I’d say that this might show resemblance with issues that black people face. White people identify it, but cannot put the same emotional weight to it.
There are, however, highly sensitive people, like me, who feel the pain and inequalities more powerfully, even when done to others.
I don’t want to live in a world full of insensitive, arrogant (essentially deeply hurt) people.
And I see that judging and ostracing them does the opposite of what we as a society seek.
I didn’t say that Mona should ignore those comments and help those people like they did nothing wrong. But judging and conflicting them only adds fuel to fire.
I don’t know how to put it differently. But I just recently read an interesting explanation in an article on Medium:
“The reason for this inability to rage against others is that, more often than not, you see the “whys” behind their fury.
You understand the reason they’re lashing out. Unlike others, who can’t see past their behavior, you can. For example, you can hear the pain hiding beneath their razor-sharp words. You can look into their eyes and know that their venom stems from suffering, grief, or some other secret misery they can’t allow themselves to be vulnerable enough to verbalize.”
Thanks for the interesting comment!