<p>Yesterday, I posted a flagrantly idiotic and malicious post concerning the nature of my school.</p>
<p>I must say, I'm not surprised at the response, mostly accusations of being sheltered and class conscious. Honestly, I was a bit shocked myself to see how unprepared I was for the diversity of the real world, as opposed to my little niche group. I'm beyond sheltered; I'd always considered myself open-minded, but I agree that I must be anything but. Instead of proving anything about the people in those classes, it was a testament of a nasty truth about myself - that I'm no better than the elitists that I frown upon.</p>
<p>I do have to say, though, that I merely expressed shock, and meant no insult through my post, and I hope I've offended no one.</p>
<p>A painful dose of reality for me, not that the world has a diverse group of people, but how narrow-minded I actually am, and the extent of my hypocrisy. Even at the time I wrote my post, I had not stopped to think of how contradictory it was to everything that I profess to believe in - my denouncation of stereotyping and whatnot. What pains me greatly is that I knew it was wrong, yet it was still my first response - I can't even attribute it to ignorance. I have no defense for my thoughts.</p>
<p>I'm not sure what I'm saying, exactly, but it feels important to say it.</p>