New Year’s Resolution

Look, it’s not cool to make fun of people.

It’s not cool to make fun of somebody for being fat, being disabled, being an Arab, being Chinese, being old, being illiterate, being gay, being religious, wearing a hijab, having a beard, not being a specific gender, being drunk, being sexually active or just being someone you are not. It’s not to cool to hate them for it either. Stop it.

Don’t even it do it for humour’s sake. It’s not funny. You’re being a dick. Don’t be a dick. Seriously, don’t.

Let’s try to respect other people’s differences and choices. Let’s hear their unique stories. Let’s try and include narratives of different people in their own voices in the mainstream.

I will try at least. That’s my new year’s resolution.

Here’s to a better 2010.

(this was inspired by this tweet last night.)