As I lay in bed wishing I could sleep, I'm scrolling through facebook posts on my phone. Most of my feed is taken up by posts about Kesha and the horrible and tragic time she is going through. Now it doesn't matter whether I am a fan of her or not, but she is a human being in a time of need. Something I will mention however, is that I am not and have never considered myself a feminist. I do believe in human rights, and the fact that no matter who you are, famous or not, male or female, old or young, rich or poor, that everyone should be treated with equal love, respect and empathy. I can already tell you that I am more than aware that everything I am writing is redundant, repeated and useless. NO matter what I say, and how I express my feelings about what Kesha is dealing with is going to change how people view the situation. Honestly, I'm bored and I can't sleep and extremely frustrated about what is happening to this poor girl. Not to mention the whole stupid deal about Taylor Swift sending her money and Demi Lavato claiming that she'd be more impressed if Taylor stood up for what is going on. Now, this is what got me thinking. We can all admit that we pass by charities in the mall or on the street for asking for donations, LOTS OF US ARE GUILTY OF THIS! We don't have the time to fill out forms, read what its all about and give away our money. For those of you that do, kudos to you! But my point is, that Taylor generously helped Kesha, by giving her the money, selflessly and and because she wanted to and she can, SHE CAN! (Let me make it clear that this is not the time to be envious of those with fortune.) Why give her grief for that? Now, maybe she isn't tweeting or posting constantly about the this awful situation, but she does care and she does want to help or else why the hell would she do it in the first place. Demi's love and compassion for Kesha is astounding and beautiful. You care and it shows, and you want to raise awareness and help for this girls life and every other human being who has gone through something like this. If I could donate $10 dollars to Kesha, maybe I would, but I don't know where to start or how to even to do something like that, plus I'm a nobody. Help is help, and whether you send $10 or tweet and post your hearts out, YOU ARE HELPING in some shape or form. You do what you are capable of and honestly that should be the only thing that matters. Maybe Taylor isn't tweeting or posting about the situation, but does that really mean she doesn't care? My whole life I've been afraid to speak my mind about these kind of things because frankly, I'm scared of being judged. But then I'd think to myself, "Why would I be judged on doing something helpful and speaking out?" Buuut I still don't because my social anxiety gets the best of me. Although, here I am at 3am speaking my mind, because I am fed up. And I am in a ranting mood. I am going to admit, I haven't posted or tweeted a single thing about Kesha and her crisis, or any of my thoughts on rape in general. I am not vocal about my thoughts on rape because it scares me to even admit it exists in this world and that it can happen to ANYONE. The world scares me, and I have to see everyday on social media and on the streets that good deeds and being helpful still doesn't please anyone. There is something wrong with this. And yes, raising awareness for rape and any social and human injustice no matter how you go about doing it should be applauded and not put down. I am not just saying this about the whole Taylor and Demi drama situation, but this is the one thing that really pushed me to say these words because this kind of thing happens everyday, I'm sick of it. My heart is beating immensely for Kesha, and every single human being who is, or has family members and friends who are victims of rape, hate crime, or racism. It pumps for you when you feel like yours is broken I may not be able to send money, or I may be guilty of not tweeting or posting anything to support you. But who is to say that I don't care because I'm not doing those things. Fuck, I'm wide awake at 3am because I am infuriated and practically writing an essay no one will read because I CARE AND I AM FED UP. This is for the people. Peace out.
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