All this "be Kind" when I know they are not kind themselves

[dogmothertoanother]

I'm feel the hypocrisy flooding my Facebook and social media with all this be kind posts, frames and hashtags #bekind I know most of these people can be total thoughtless bitches and yes you may ask why I'm connected to them and that's a good question- Circumstances, school mums, work.

I don't need to be preached at to be a nice person. I try my best to speak positively to people and be inclusive, friendly and polite ( it's how I was brought up and how I bring up my DS too.)

I know the idea behind "be kind" is a from a good place, but do you think posting it on social media will change people?

[SecretWitch]

@SpokeTooSoon, thank you for your eloquent post.

[FieldOfFlameAndHeather]

I completely agree with everything you said Spoke and I made a post myself that said basically the same things, but it was on the original CF thread that got deleted.

[FieldOfFlameAndHeather]

You are so right about how it is layered and complicated. No one element is entirely to blame. Some people /elements could have behaved better when it was clear that she was unwell and vulnerable, but unfortunately most of the people crying foul play now are the same people who would have been hanging onto every word written in every red top and every salacious gossip mag going, and they will be again when it's the next person's turn for a public kicking.

[dayswithaY]

How many of the people currently spouting this "Be kind" nonsense scrolled past the news reports about Caroline's arrest? How many said "None of my business" when yet another ex boyfriend posted gossip about her on Instagram. Yet we're all supposed to shut up and only say nice things from now on.

[Hopoindown31]

Hypocrisy is the only thing you can rely on from public figures.

[Emmelina]

Slightly off topic as not CF related, but seeing hypocrisy elsewhere on Facebook too. Greta Thunberg is visiting Bristol next Friday. I’m seeing people sharing a screenshot of a photo with the meet time etc on them, “Who wants to car share?” “Yeah I’ll join you!” “I’ll bring eggs to throw” “lol I’ll bring flour ”
Click their profiles and most have posted about CF, be kind, ridiculous filter selfies, “everyone is fighting their own battle”.
But still good to make threats against a teenager with autism trying to make the world a better place of course, because these words and actions won’t hurt her

[happinessischocolate]

Nobody thinks they're nasty though do they. Everyone thinks they are a good nice person, and of course they're only ever horrible if they're standing up for themselves or don't like the other person 🙄

On my local fb page someone was complaining that a woman had come into their front garden and taken clipping of their plants, they said they had footage of it and wanted the person the come and apologise. Within a couple of comments someone posted "what happened to "being kind" why can't you just let them have the cuttings" there's been a couple of similar posts in here and now it seems we can't disagree without being told were not "being kind" 😂

[dayswithaY]

It won't last. It's a social media trend and very soon the sheep will move onto talking about eyelashes or something. Whilst it's important to talk about mental health most people don't really have the stomach for it.

[Patroclus]

Why the fucking hell is he dressed as Michael Jackson in that tshirt?

[Patroclus]

too fucking right i'll rip into tories, and you can deal with it or move to a one party state