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Reason First: Is Cyberbullying a Boon for R. Kelly's Daughter?

How do you view hate?

By Skyler SaundersPublished 5 years ago 3 min read
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Let us first define our terms. The concept of the cult of negativity means that the vicious speech and actions that have been a part of humankind since its inception should be used to motivate and enlighten. Hatred should be employed under the cult of negativity to expand the minds of man. The cult of negativity signals the possibility for religions, races, sexes, and other nonessentials to be met with the ultimate essential: philosophy. Every human being possesses a philosophy whether they know it or not. Those who don’t hold consciously an ideology are often inclined to subscribe to systems that will be used to murder, rape, mutilate, and spew vitriol disguised as humorous language or acts.

Cyberbullying is just the latest incarnation of subjective hate. It is jet fuel poured on the emotional tinder that ignites and burns with all of the intensity of feelings. For R. Kelly’s daughter, Buku Abi, the hatred became so thick that she considered suicide. With the repellant of Ayn Rand’s objectivism matched with Troi Torain’s objective hate, Abi would not have to contemplate self-destruction. She could use the vicious taunts, threats, and ill will to inspire her to achieve goals. Trolls should be used as a sounding board for one’s own insecurities.

Hate should be viewed as the chief way to continue existence as a rational person. Objectivism calls it living as a human being on this earth. Objective hate shows that it’s for the “full understanding of man’s true nature.” Abi just needs to view the hatred as fuel and embrace the ideology of Objectivism, which espouses that selfishness is a moral sufficiency. Her inclination to take her own life is not justified as she is healthy, lives in a semi-free country (too many regulations and controls prevent it from being fully free), and is in the prime of her life.

She should feel empowered by the comments, especially the negative ones, because they cut to the truth. Saying someone has a big nose and the retort being, “So you speak of my freakish beak? Please keep on and don’t retreat,” would be a Cyranonian response that would put the subjective hater in his or her place. An attempt to discredit the young girl for the misdeeds of her father is already deplorable and just as much her fault as Cyrano being born with such a gigantic proboscis was his. Abi should focus on developing herself into a young lady of substance. She ought to discard the idea that selfishness is evil and pursue ambitious roads. Haters hate for various reasons. Some are insecure and bask in the failures and downfall of others. Some seek to exert some sense of power on soft targets to make themselves feel good. Still, others are aware of their negativity and wish to only push the receiver of the hatred to heights of excellence. Comic Chris Rock pointed out that ultra-successful men like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg may have experienced bullying. Think of all of the nasty things that other children could have said to these two prominent figures in their youth. From simple “four eyes” in Gates’ case to “mother Zucker” in the latter’s, these words allegedly propelled these billionaire tech geniuses to greater levels. Abi can learn that positive and negative reinforcement can fortify the soul, and depending on how one views the words, as long as they remain verbal, can foster greatness. All that Abi has to do is take that hate and apply it to her everyday life. Each morning, she should expect negative comments and utilize them to her own selfish advantage.

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