The article discusses the tension between social niceties and the importance of standing up against bad behavior. It critiques the expectation that individuals must constantly share their thoughts and opinions, reflecting a trend seen on social media. The author advocates for a balanced approach where it's acceptable to be pleasant without delving into personal viewpoints, while also emphasizing the necessity of addressing harmful behaviors rather than remaining silent. This approach aims to foster more genuine interactions and challenge societal issues related to racism, sexism, and abuse.
Not being willing or able to just be superficially nice in social settings. Sometimes it's okay to just be pleasant instead of making your unique and specific viewpoint heard.
I talk about this all the time. So many more people seem to have an Instagram or Twitter mentality that everyone NEEDS to know all of their thoughts and doings. But on the other hand, I'm all in favor of calling out bad behavior now instead of 'politely looking the other way.' The same social prohibitions against speaking out made things less confrontational and fostered lots of racist, sexist, and abusive behavior.
#social-behavior #expressing-opinions #civility #mentality-on-social-media #standing-up-against-bad-behavior
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