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One of a Kind
"I’ve lived in all different types of neighborhoods and met numerous people of different backgrounds. I’ve always been able to accept everyone for who they are."
By Yserdia Cornish
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People often have a hard time accepting differences. Youth Radio's Yserdia Cornish says that while she enjoys meeting new kinds of people, it seems like many of her peers actually reject those who are different. Yserdia wonders what will happen to her generation if they continue to judge each other and says, "I wish my peers realized all that they are missing. Their world cannot simply consist of their neighborhood and school. They need to broaden their horizons and open their eyes."
I look around and notice everyone is different, and it doesn’t bother me. Maybe it’s because of my background and the way I grew up. I’m multi-racial and so is my family. I’ve lived in all different types of neighborhoods and met numerous people of different backgrounds. I’ve always been able to accept everyone for who they are.
But, I know a lot of kids who are so mean and completely closed minded. If they meet someone who doesn’t have the same skin complexion as them or doesn’t dress like they do, doesn’t live in the same neighborhood, or speak the same way as them, they automatically judge that person without taking the time to get to know them.
It happens to me all the time at school when I meet new kids my age. If I articulate what I am saying and don’t use slang words, I am automatically judged as someone who thinks they are better than everyone else and that I am stuck up...which is really not true. Sounding like you are educated should not be a bad thing.
This world is way too big, filled with cool and awesome people. I wish my peers realized all that they are missing. Their world cannot simply consist of their neighborhood and school. They need to broaden their horizons and open their eyes. What are we to do if kids cannot accept each other?
- Youth Radio Atlanta is produced in cooperation with WABE and funded in part by The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation.
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