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This Person Confesses To Doing Horrible Things In The Past And Explains Why Nobody Should Judge Him For It
All of us have said or done something that we regret. However, in this day and age, when access to the internet and social media is available at the tip of the finger, almost every word and picture is archived, thus making it hard for us to escape our past. No wonder there’s a saying that if something is once put on the internet, it’s out there forever. And while it has its pros with cataloging our greatest moments, the accumulation of data is a double-edged sword. Especially, when the information is available to other people. This ease-of-access made it incredibly effortless for the ‘purity culture’ to grow and fester, with people ‘pulling receipts’ at every corner of the internet. While the underlying message of this culture had positive tones to make people responsible for their words and actions, it quickly rolled towards the ‘witch hunt’ zone. Tom, from Houston, pointed out how problematic this ‘purity culture’ is and how it’s actually doing more bad than good, and people quickly chimed in with their own opinions. “The big thing is that a lot of people fail to understand that people can change, and a lot of people are really eager to drag others down and will use anything & everything they can to do so” Tom told Bored Panda. “They believe that being wrong is the same as being bad, and that being bad is a permanent state, so if they’re not bad then they can’t be wrong,” he added. Scroll down below to read what everyone had to say and tell us what’s your stance on this issue.
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Lately, it’s been very common to dig through a person’s past, especially social media, to find something problematic they’ve said or done
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However, one Tumblr user started a debate, saying that this “purity culture” is problematic itself and people joined in
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Bunzilla 6 years ago
To those of you who have changed for the better; I'm proud of you. You have realized your mistakes and grown as a person. Yes, none of us can deny what sorts of things we may have used to say and think; but honestly, if someone has changed we should be congratulating them for changing, not hanging for them for past beliefs.
John Ashley 6 years ago
There are two old sayings that cover this very well. One is very, very old. The other not so much, but it is older than me. The sayings are not related, but do correlate very well in regards to the rise of "purity culture". The first is "Let he who is without sin, cast the first stone." The second is "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." In the age of social media, everyone lives in a glass house. Whether they know it or not.
Nicola Marie Jackson 6 years ago
Woman got kicked out big brother in the u.k for tweets Inc ones she wrote at age 15. She was a child who now has been vilified. She was a child.
Dilly Millandry 6 years ago
A member of my family throws fights we had as children in my face. I did instigate them but I was miserably unhappy because my father was horrible to me but clearly adored her. She learned how to treat me from him. She is the most toxic person I have ever had the misfortune to meet and I wish I could get her out of my life but in order to see my brothers I have to endure her.
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Bunzilla 6 years ago
To those of you who have changed for the better; I'm proud of you. You have realized your mistakes and grown as a person. Yes, none of us can deny what sorts of things we may have used to say and think; but honestly, if someone has changed we should be congratulating them for changing, not hanging for them for past beliefs.
John Ashley 6 years ago
There are two old sayings that cover this very well. One is very, very old. The other not so much, but it is older than me. The sayings are not related, but do correlate very well in regards to the rise of "purity culture". The first is "Let he who is without sin, cast the first stone." The second is "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones." In the age of social media, everyone lives in a glass house. Whether they know it or not.
Nicola Marie Jackson 6 years ago
Woman got kicked out big brother in the u.k for tweets Inc ones she wrote at age 15. She was a child who now has been vilified. She was a child.
Dilly Millandry 6 years ago
A member of my family throws fights we had as children in my face. I did instigate them but I was miserably unhappy because my father was horrible to me but clearly adored her. She learned how to treat me from him. She is the most toxic person I have ever had the misfortune to meet and I wish I could get her out of my life but in order to see my brothers I have to endure her.
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