Dear Anonymous 3

"Even your response to those comments was so full of so self indulging, you didn't even address the comment. You used large words to make someone else seem stupid, and that's simply insulting. Your posts about girls who straighten their hair and wear makeup was just rude, we can be who we REALLY are with and without makeup. You are not this special gift to the world, I have nothing against you. Being young doesn't excuse ignorance. you're a respectable writer, some of your posts are very good. that being said some of them are very wrong. you can have your opinion but its a seriously disturbed one. you actually judge people and who they are by how they appear. if i want to straighten my hair, its because i like the way it looks to ME. i do it FOR MYSELF. not because of insecurity. and saying "no offense" usually means what you're saying is indeed offensive. you're very cocky and self righteous in you're writing and probably in general. i guess youre just very narrow minded and really have no idea how rude an awakening you are going to recieve when you enter the real world. so i seriously wish you a good luck with that. " -Anonymous

First off, I did address your comment. I admitted I'm self centered, and often ignorant. I'm not trying to make anyone else appear stupid, nor am I trying to use big words. I like language, and the flow of it, again, it's a reason for writing. I'm not any gift to the world, a blog is like an open diary, I publish posts I want to share, and people can read them if they feel so inclined.
I disagree about youth not excusing ignorance. You cannot expect someone young to understand how the world works. Knowledge and understanding come with experience. I have not yet experienced the world.
Recognition, was written about a Facebook group, which ended with "you wouldn't recognize us." I only meant it to be applicable to people who weren't recognized, who didn't know who they were. I never claimed that someone couldn't be recognized if they looked alike, because I don't believe that. The only point I meant to make was that you had to know yourself before anyone else recognized you. I never claimed or even meant to imply that hair irons or makeup was bad, only if someone uses it just try try to fit in, as is anything. They were simply examples, and I didn't mean to put much emphasis on them. By straightening your hair because it looks good to YOU, and you do it for YOURSELF, you're not doing it because of insecurity, I agree. I've straightened my hair, it's fun. I didn't judge anybody by how they looked, and I never said that people who straighten their hair conform by any means.
Saying "no offense" doesn't guarantee a statement to be offensive, only controversial, as many things are.
I don't mean to be cocky or self righteous and I don't believe myself to be such in real life, but I guess you'd have to ask someone else to be the judge of that. I try not to be narrow minded, and I don't think I am. Narrow minded would be deleting your comments, and believing myself to be right. I don't think I'm right. I think I'm wrong on a lot of things. But even if my opinion is seriously disturbed, I'm very glad I have one.
I was never under the impression that the real world would play by my rules. I understand, at least, that life doesn't work like that. But I don't think I'm in for a rude awakening. Rude awakenings come to those that are oblivious, and I expect challenge. I'm terrified of life, of people, of human nature, of every adventure life has in store. But in every terror, there's a secret excitement. Aren't you excited? Aren't you scared? It's unpredictable, and that's the fun of it. It's brought you and I into a debate.
I want you to know that I've got nothing against you either, I very much respect you as a debater, you have opinions and manage to back them up. For that, thank you. As always,
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