Bullying Justified

I have realized a trend that is happening in the world of social media. Whether or not you agree is up to you, but I have seen such an uproar of inconsistent and malicious judgement of celebrities or influencers.

I am sure y'all have seen videos on Tik Tok basically attacking Gavin Casalegno from The Summer I turned Pretty. There is one particular video that I am referring to where Gavin, and his co-stars Lola and Chris are at an interview. Lola and Chris were making puzzled/disgusted faces at Gavin as he is talking. Many of the comments on that video were stating that they were making faces because Gavin is a sexist, he is a homophobe, he is awful, he's this, he's that. Keep in mind, none of these people stating these things, know Gavin Casalegno. They've never met him; they don't know him personally. When confronted, their responses were, "We know because look at the posts he has liked." Looking back at it, if you are individually looking for posts that someone has liked, that is very strange and stalkerish in a way. I mean why are you going out of your way to look for someone's likes on posts? That is weird. And you're really not helping your case of accusations against a person just trying to live their life. It's giving I'm the paparazzi and I'm trying to find any dirt on you to make me feel better about myself.

Additionally, why are a bunch of teens and adults on Tik Tok making accusations as if they are professional behavior analysts? Because the end result, is people trying to justify bullying. Let me explain what I mean. I'm going to refer back to the case of Gavin Casalegno. People will use, "He's sexist," to justify them saying they hate him and that he should throw himself in a ditch. I have actually seen people try to justify bullying. The thought process is, "we can bully him because we don't like him." That's what bullies do by the way.

Furthermore, I have seen this overly critical and cruel judgement on other celebs who are just trying to live their lives. Take a look at Hailey Bieber. She has been married to Justin Bieber since 2018 I believe. There has always been controversy around their relationship stating that Hailey Bieber is trying to copy Selena Gomez and that she's a stalker who is obsessed. You might be asking yourself, why are people making these accusations? Let me narrow it down for you. People have taken pictures of Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber and compared them side by side. Many of these pictures are years apart, given that Hailey and Selena are years apart in age. People have made speculations based on these photos to say that Hailey Bieber is crazy. They have also made speculations on her relationship with Justin Bieber based off of 2 second clips here and there. They have said things like, "He hates her," "He doesn't love her," "He despises her." Again, they do not know Hailey or Justin personally. This really needs to be emphasized. These people do not know them. Tell me something. If Justin hates Hailey so much, why is she with child? If he really despised her, why is he still in a marriage with her?

Now you might be saying, "Okay Isabella but who cares, why does this matter?" Let me tell you why it matters. People deserve to be left alone. It's as simple as that. The entitlement that I have seen is awful and cruel. There is no justification for bullying. You can't say, "But I don't agree," or "But they did this," or "I don't like them." That is plain wrong. I believe that we live in a world today, where people will do anything to justify their wrong doings. People cannot contain themselves when someone doesn't agree with them, or when someone looks a certain way. People cannot contain or handle their emotions of anger, jealousy, hatred, animosity, etc. And because of this, there is a new generation of toddlers who throw temper tantrums who just so happen to live in the bodies of adults. There is a new generation that refuses to acknowledge the difference between right and wrong. There is a new ideology that says, "I can bully you because I don't like you." Because of this, civilians and innocent people are bullied for just trying to live their lives. Let's be honest, none of us really know what Hailey and Justin Bieber are like personally. None of us really know what Gavin Casalegno is really like behind closed doors. None of us really know what Trump or Elon or Joe or Kamala are like behind closed doors. That does not give permission to speculate about who they truly are and label them. You can disagree with their actions and words, that is completely fine, but it is not in your power or authority to be the judge of character.

You might not like what Trump stands for, you might not like the things Elon says or does, etc, and that is fine. But what isn't fine, is getting on the internet or heck even in person, judging and making hateful comments about who a person is. You do not get to say, "You should die." You do not get to say, "You are this or that." Now you might be saying, "Isabella don't get all Holy on us." I'm going to because that is why I am sound in what I am saying. God and God alone is the only righteous judge. He holds that power. God made us in His image, so who are we to hate and judge a person? God made that person. That's like trying to fire someone except you're not the boss. We are not the judge(s) so why judge?

In conclusion, I really hope this is a wakeup call for everyone. This is a wakeup call that says stop being so vicious. Stop acting like we know everything. Stop hating on people simply because you don't agree with them. Hurling insults does not make you any better than the person you are insulting. In fact, it makes you worse. If you aren't perfect, you shouldn't be throwing any stones. I know for a fact that there is something about every single one of us that someone could say they don't like. But that doesn't give permission to bully. If someone else doesn't destroy you, your own words will.