Prejudice of all form needs to continue to deconstruct. I don’t know how many times in my youth Brian Warner was negatively criticized just because of an appearance he presents, to see who even sees past that. How many times do you see people who put up walls to see who would see past them? How many times have we failed to recognize the qualities that unite us all in our humanity, which would ignite compassion and a genuine desire to comprehend the other person, not to be quickly objectified with a negative label? Every person was once a baby. Every person was once a child trying to adapt to a world unknown to them. Every person learned really quick that by nodding our heads we were rewarded and that saying no brought reprimands. Every person on this earth is trying to make something of themselves to survive with the least pain possible, attempting to avoid negative consequences, make money, have shelter, be admired. What is the function of a relationship with a deity or a religious belief that divides people without first even getting to know them? When at the end of the day we really only desire our own eternal self preservation through the submission to the one that can give it to us and protect us from our greatest fear: eternal pain. Who do we really love? Ourselves and those who please us, those who are a danger to our lives we don’t want close. We each love ourselves. We all have that in common. I have met people in all religions, and they are like you and me. Working hard to make ends meet, and upset at feeling unappreciated in some way. We all have that in common. This man Brian Warner grew up in a religious school where he was often outcast in at school. He created an art form with a twist to make a statement. He is more than a tattooed guy that wears what many call crazy costumes. He is a human being with a heart, feelings, and a mind. A mind seeking peace in a world of chaos and demand. His form of coping with life and expressing himself is in his distinct art form. No reason to hate. To shun. To negatively criticize. Every time someone acts in a way you deem questionable, it is not the time to release all the derogatory words in the dictionary. It is time to ask ourselves, “What and why are they trying to express through what they want to appear as? Are they truly dangerous, or are they using a form of expression to express but not intentionally damage anyone? May there come a time where John Lennon’s song, “Imagine” comes true in actuality. When people remove their masks and see that behind them we are all one and the same, same desires, same fears, with the same questions we make up stories to in order to calm us.
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SW-User
Thanks for showing the human side of this wonderful artist .....:)
