Insults/rant

Today, I came across a young girl with autism's youtube. ( http://www.youtube.com/user/Nichole337#p/u/0/91NK8rT0HnE ) I find her to be very inspirational and I think she has a beautiful personality. When I watched the video below, it made me cry, because I empathized with her and thought about how all of the negative comments she received must have made her feel. This girl is incredibly strong and it makes me so happy to see the large amount of support she is getting from fellow youtubers.

Normally when people attack others it's just insecurities within themselves, especially when they attack others that are content and happy with who they are. These people believe that it will make them feel better if they put someone else down, or that by insulting another other person it will take attention off of themselves. Sometimes people who are angry insult other people because they are not mature enough to think of a different way to handle their anger except to try to start a fight or to try to make the other person feel bad. Other reasons could include boredom, desire to be funny, genuine or learned hatred of another person or culture. Insults can also be used as a form of control, whether it is to control another person, to control a conversation. Insulting outbursts are often used by people who are angry that their lives are out of control in other ways.

The best way to handle an insult is to ignore it, because what the immature person wants is to make you upset. If you cannot ignore the insult, you can say something like, "Mature people don't have to insult each other to communicate," and walk away. Walking away is always best because the immature person is not going to change and suddenly stop acting immature. If the person insulting you is someone you want to keep as a friend, you should say something like, "That really hurts my feelings when you say something like that. Can we talk without insults?" This lets the person know that they need to change their behavior, and if they are friends, they will want to change and mature. If you're being harassed and physically abused by others, you need to speak up, tell someone about it, and try to get help. No one should tolerate or allow such a thing to happen to them. Asking for help is never a bad thing, so people need to be sure that they have a strong support system.