Treat others how you want to be treated...even in cyberspace

The idea that disrespect is okay…needs to stop NOW. I’m absolutely appalled at the events of the past week. When a respected congressman, shouts at the President of the United States during his address, what does the world think? The man might as well have punched Obama in the face on national television. When children who see figures like Serena Williams and Kanye West as role models for how to make their lives better, and then see them behave in such a manner and think that it’s allowable, what are we losing from our future? I read an article that the events of this week are going to start some nasty undercurrents of racist talk, and I agree with that to a degree. Do I think that these people may be racist? Very possibly, and especially in Kanye’s case. He has a history of outbursts related to the man keeping him down, and black people not being able to get ahead. I think Serena’s outburst was probably frustration because she was losing, and it was just another bad thing happening to her and she lost her temper. Still inexcusable. There are other ways to vent your frustration that doesn’t involve being watched by millions of impressionable people around the world.