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My nine yr old brother made fun of depression today
He was saying
Oh I'm depressed boo who who
Just because he thought it was a joke
Because the people in his school were saying it
He's in third grade
Not understanding that when it gets really bad
It can push someone to the brink of suicide
When the Ebola crisis was occurring I heard people making fun of others
They would say
Oh they have Ebola
Or
Run away you'll get Ebola
To make fun of others
I heard first graders saying shit like that too
When people were first started to be accepted for being gay or lesbian
I heard people using it as a joke to make fun of others
Just so they could
In middle school I had a gay friend who was so afraid to tell anyone
He took two years to tell his closest friends
In fear
Of being ridiculed
My cousin cannot walk
Or talk
Because he had a piece of his brain
Cut out
So his seizures would stop
But I see people made fun of conditions like that all the time
Or people with anxiety
Made fun of for panic attacks in public
Or not being able to sit on the bus
Go to a store
Talk to a friend
It makes me sad
Just how many people suffer from conditions
Or are ridiculed just because of their sexuality
Or have serious diseases
That are used for jokes for the entertainment of others
So wait for a minute
Step into their shoes and think
Would I like to be made fun of
For this
That is just something I needed to say