I am not a violent person. Truly, I am not. I realize that humans are just smart apes, and sometimes apes get violent. I understand that violence is an inherent part of who we are. But the idea of me personally being violent toward someone just feels so foreign, so very much not a part of who I am. Using violence to solve a problem or, even worse, just because I don’t like someone is just unthinkable.
That being said…
The other morning I noticed this picture:
It was on an ad in that bunch of ads and coupons that arrive together every week or so in my mailbox. It’s an ad for glasses—back to school special or something. Anyway, it caught my eye as I was going into the kitchen to make coffee, and I just thought that kid with those glasses and that expression is just asking to be hit.
Of course, I was immediately horrified by that thought.
And then I wondered why I had that thought. I looked again at the picture and found that I really disliked the kid. With his Bieber-do and that snarky expression and posture…he is NOT cute. He is annoying.
Why would someone approve that picture for an ad? Don’t they see it too? Is it just me? What do you think?
