Misunderstanding aggravates student

All right, OBVIOUSLY there’s been a misunderstanding! First, I’d like to get some things straight. I DON’T worship Satan. I don’t blame Brandon Viamonte for my problems (His letter was an introductory sentence. Don’t read any deeper than that). Finally, I’m a very happy person! I LIKE being me! After a few nasty replies and several threatening emails, it hit me.

SOMEHOW, in my letter that more or less said, "be nice," I have offended people. This was a shocker. I didn’t ask you to love everyone, or even to be nice to him or her! All I asked was for people NOT TO GO OUT OF THIER WAY TO BE MEAN! How is this offensive? So many people are rude, inconsiderate and downright mean for no reason! They have this complex to NOT respect ANYONE unless they prove themselves worthy. This should not be the case. Live and let live. DON’T BE A JERK. When you call people names and throw them around it hurts! What’s the point of this? Does it "cramp your style" to let those different from you exist happily? Let us be who we want to be, and we will do the same. I enjoy baggy pants, band t-shirts, wallet chains and spiky collars! I can’t give you a REASON why, but they make me feel good about myself. Being different is awesome! To look in the mirror and realize I am the only one like me is the greatest feeling in the world! We weren’t meant to all be the same. Let people be different! Let them be themselves! Let them be happy! Is that too much to ask? In the words of Green Day, "I want to be the minority! I don’t need your authority! Down with the moral majority, cause I wanna be the minority!"

Tory Fickle

Sophomore, School of Agriculture

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