The internet is for...?

Reciently there has been an outporing of support for Katie, a young Star Wars fan that had been teased for liking something that was for "boys". The internet picked up on the story and ran with it. All of the sudden gnorks of all shapes and sizes had heard the call to arms. The whole event was like "a therapy session" for those of us that had been picked on or felt invisible. It was a call to be proud of who you are. People admitted their own desire to hide their "Star Wars water bottles" from people they just met. Her tail helped many to tell a little girl what they wished someone had told them when they were young. It also has inspired people to be proud of who they are. To step into the light and announce to the world that they are proud of who they are and not worry about what others say about it.
It is times like this that I am proud to be a part of something. A few months ago there was another little girl who found out she had to get glasses. She too was worried about being teased, but people came together and sent her pictures of women rocking their glasses. The women were comfortable and confident in the pictures and there were plans to create a website to show other little girls it's ok to wear glasses.
Like everything else, in a week or two people will forget about Katie. The other girl didn't get the fame of Katie, and I'm sure many of the women who sent in pictures have already forgotten about it. The people of Haiti and even New Orleans have lost the attention of most who seemed to be so passionate about the troubles after the tragedies occurred. There have been places all over the world that have had major events destroy their way of life that are now completely forgotten. There was major news coverage when the Episcopal church elected a homosexual bishop. He and his husband have been bullied and threatened by closed minded people and he recently announced his retirement. He said that the stress has taken its toll on him and his husband.
We bully and forget. As a society we have adhd. I am just as bad. Unless it affects me personally, I don't always do what I can to "be the change I want to see in the world". My own problems weigh down on me. They seem so much bigger than anyone elses even when I know they could not even come close to comparing to the problems others face. Maybe that's how we're "wired", but that does not excuse our actions (or lack there of).
I'm not entirely sure what this rant is getting at, if reading it will make any sense, or if it will even be read. But these are the thoughts going on in my head and that's the point of a blog isn't it?
#maytheforcebewithKatie and may the force be with all of us

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