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I thought I could post this here so vegetarians and vegans could share what they think.
A little before I went vegan, after I had learned about factory farming, I related that to how society views insects and little critters. I found that they were prejudiced against like many animals are today, and many people kill them because they "can," they think they are better than them, or they see most of society doing the same.
Okay so, we are getting a rising number of stink bugs where I live. I love the dear beings <3. I know many people consider them an invasive species, but 1, we brought them here first and 2, I relate them to how The English came over to North America and basically spread and spread and wiped out most of the "native (species)/Indians".
Anyway, the main point I'm getting that is that in my school, sometimes there will be one slowly crawling around on the floor. If I see it before others do, I will get up out of my seat, take a piece of paper and scoop him up to put him the window. All of my teachers are (or at least should) be aware that I'm sensitive to all life as I have told all of them to not kill any insects in the class. ( Most of them are respectful towards my feelings, but I have a few teachers that aren't so much.) If my classmates see a stink bug before I do, usually someone yells out "Ewwwww a stink bug." and then come the comments like "Kill it!!" By this time I try and see where he is so I can get to him before they kill him, but sometimes I freeze up in my seat. I am extremely sensitive and while I have gained a lot more confidence over the years, I don't have the self confidence to the point where I can valiantly leap over desks with sheer grace to save them. (I wish I did)
Sometimes, I have the courage to get up out of my seat to save them and I will even make a comment towards the class like "Why do they have less of a right to live?" (Though they can't typically hear it because they are all yelling and and making rude comments over top of me.) But as I said, sometimes I lock up in my seat and just sit there with emotions flooding over me.
I'm lucky to be in a school where overall the student majority is surprisingly more mature than a lot of schools, but still there are tons of jerks. Often, the fear of being harassed by some of my classmates (and yes they have done it several times) for saving a stink bug will lock me up in my seat. Most of the people in my classes are polite enough to not really say anything, and some, knowing me, tell the class not to kill the stink bug. But there are still some wise a$$es that have purposefully killed them right in front of me just to get a reaction or rise out of me.
My way of handling them right now is by remaining calm and trying to politely talk to them about why I feel the way I do and if they would at least be kind enough to respect that. They often laugh at me and make some comment about how "They are just bugs." (Yes, and slaves used to be "just slaves." and animals are "just animals,"....yeah, same type of prejudice.) Being polite and kind to my tormentors has helped me in some ways, I have gotten a few to be a little more responsive and polite towards me, but that doesn't work for the hardcore jerks.
I really just don't know of any other way of handling them but I feel as if it's too easy for them to "take advantage of me" and abuse my feelings because I don't really show them that I'm done with tolerating their bullsh*t. It's not in my nature to be rather firm in my standing (though on sheer whims I have done it before). I don't know what to do really and I know that, pretty soon, I'm going to see more stink bugs around my school and it's going to be hard for me to deal with a lot of people's own insecurities that they try and hide by bashing me and my feelings.
Okay, I hope that wasn't too long, does anyone hear have any suggestions or maybe further improvements on how I should deal with these people? How about in saving the critters? Should I go for it and go all super ninja and leap over the desks with immense speed and precision? xD? Would this have a negative impact of more people purposefully trying to kill them around me just so I will make a scene in class and leap over desks? (yes lol, I have thought about it and I don't know if I would ever be able to have the confidence for that.)
Thank you <3
A little before I went vegan, after I had learned about factory farming, I related that to how society views insects and little critters. I found that they were prejudiced against like many animals are today, and many people kill them because they "can," they think they are better than them, or they see most of society doing the same.
Okay so, we are getting a rising number of stink bugs where I live. I love the dear beings <3. I know many people consider them an invasive species, but 1, we brought them here first and 2, I relate them to how The English came over to North America and basically spread and spread and wiped out most of the "native (species)/Indians".
Anyway, the main point I'm getting that is that in my school, sometimes there will be one slowly crawling around on the floor. If I see it before others do, I will get up out of my seat, take a piece of paper and scoop him up to put him the window. All of my teachers are (or at least should) be aware that I'm sensitive to all life as I have told all of them to not kill any insects in the class. ( Most of them are respectful towards my feelings, but I have a few teachers that aren't so much.) If my classmates see a stink bug before I do, usually someone yells out "Ewwwww a stink bug." and then come the comments like "Kill it!!" By this time I try and see where he is so I can get to him before they kill him, but sometimes I freeze up in my seat. I am extremely sensitive and while I have gained a lot more confidence over the years, I don't have the self confidence to the point where I can valiantly leap over desks with sheer grace to save them. (I wish I did)
Sometimes, I have the courage to get up out of my seat to save them and I will even make a comment towards the class like "Why do they have less of a right to live?" (Though they can't typically hear it because they are all yelling and and making rude comments over top of me.) But as I said, sometimes I lock up in my seat and just sit there with emotions flooding over me.
I'm lucky to be in a school where overall the student majority is surprisingly more mature than a lot of schools, but still there are tons of jerks. Often, the fear of being harassed by some of my classmates (and yes they have done it several times) for saving a stink bug will lock me up in my seat. Most of the people in my classes are polite enough to not really say anything, and some, knowing me, tell the class not to kill the stink bug. But there are still some wise a$$es that have purposefully killed them right in front of me just to get a reaction or rise out of me.
My way of handling them right now is by remaining calm and trying to politely talk to them about why I feel the way I do and if they would at least be kind enough to respect that. They often laugh at me and make some comment about how "They are just bugs." (Yes, and slaves used to be "just slaves." and animals are "just animals,"....yeah, same type of prejudice.) Being polite and kind to my tormentors has helped me in some ways, I have gotten a few to be a little more responsive and polite towards me, but that doesn't work for the hardcore jerks.
I really just don't know of any other way of handling them but I feel as if it's too easy for them to "take advantage of me" and abuse my feelings because I don't really show them that I'm done with tolerating their bullsh*t. It's not in my nature to be rather firm in my standing (though on sheer whims I have done it before). I don't know what to do really and I know that, pretty soon, I'm going to see more stink bugs around my school and it's going to be hard for me to deal with a lot of people's own insecurities that they try and hide by bashing me and my feelings.
Okay, I hope that wasn't too long, does anyone hear have any suggestions or maybe further improvements on how I should deal with these people? How about in saving the critters? Should I go for it and go all super ninja and leap over the desks with immense speed and precision? xD? Would this have a negative impact of more people purposefully trying to kill them around me just so I will make a scene in class and leap over desks? (yes lol, I have thought about it and I don't know if I would ever be able to have the confidence for that.)
Thank you <3