Words

[NightskyeB4Dawn]

Ps. This thought isn't bound to the internet alone. I
We came to a conclusion. That the internet had "influenced" her into this thinking. When we thought about her real world experiences she couldn't see any misogyny at all.

This is a highly intelligent, incredibly gifted empath. Extremely insightful and wise.

Yet, the internet fooled her.

Same as me.
Same as you.

Somehow....someway...

With Words.

We see what we want to see and believe what we want to believe. To  broaden our world view, we have to look beyond the pre formulated, outside generated pixels.

I love my church fellowship group. Our group has people from all around the world. We have young and we have old. We have church members and we have those that do not attend our church, and some that attend different churches.

We don't agree on everything, but we all agree to listen to each other and to respect each other. Not one person fits a common internet stereotypical description.

Everyone of the people of color are hard working Americans, even the immigrants.

The internet has been weaponized, and it has made buzz words portable and in some cases deadly.

I have found that when talking to many young people, you have to dial into their frequency, they will not be able to dial easily into yours.

Have them sit, they will probably sit across the room, many are not fond of close contact, but that may change overtime. The best lure is to ask them what they think or feel about something.

As they are trying to find their words, block out the distractions, and redirect their vision frequently, to stop them from locking into visual distraction. Don't say, "look at me". You can point to something and say, "look here". Just make small talk and keep them present.

If you give them time to feel you are tuned into them, and you have given them the time to find their words, you will have trouble turning them off.

I am very well known for being "The Hugger". All the children, young people, and young adults, I greet with a hug. If they seem hesitant I give them their space, but it always ends with a hug.

They may not want to hear what you have to say, but the most important thing for me is that we listen to each other, respect each other, trust each other, and value each other.