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The Victimization Of Southpaws (left Handers) In This Part Of The World by vikosima(m): 1:01pm On Aug 13, 2016 |
Once upon a time, being left handed was linked
with being evil, and left handers were
discriminated against by social, educational and
religious institutions. It still happens today
though. Imagine someone will see you writing or
eating and will be asking you questions like "are
you a leftie?", "are you a leftist?"(my dear that
word is associated with a political view in the
US). On even went as far as saying "oh, are you
a leftarner?" (like seriously, is that even an
English word?).I remember while i was still in
school, I was eating eba one day with my sister
in the hostel and one of my roommates shouted
at my sister. Her words were "why did you allow
your brother use that hand to eat with you?". (If
using the left hand is such a taboo, why not just
cut it off? cos I know we need both hands to
function properly).The continuous feeling of self
consciousness while growing up and being left
handed was real.So if you're a southpaw and
your parents didn't succeed in making you right
handed (cos mine tried & eventually won in the
end after much coercion when if they were a bit
patient with me, I might have honed d skill of
being ambidextrous), congratulations, cos its not
easy. Feeling awkward and out of sorts most of
the time is almost a part of life and most people
don't understand that it's not our fault. So when
people try to put you down, and make you think
less of yourself, remember that you share a
uniqueness with legends like Albert Einstein,
Leonardo da Vinci, Aristotle, Helen Keller, Henry
Ford, Celine Dion, Oprah Winfrey, Angelina Jolie,
Bill Gates and of course, Barack Obama, among
so many others. Today is august the 13th, and on this day 22years ago, the world left handers day was launched. The struggle still continues, since some of our elders don't realize that the world is changing and that being left handed is a gift only a few can handle.So to all my fellow southpaws out there. HAPPY LEFT HANDERS DAY! 1 Like |
Re: The Victimization Of Southpaws (left Handers) In This Part Of The World by DonOms(m): 9:03am On Aug 13, 2017 |
The struggle really is real. Happy Left Hander's Day to you! 1 Like |
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