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This used to be even worse, but I'm trying to be a better person. (thelemmy.club)

submitted 2 months ago by FelizTheCat@thelemmy.club to c/goodoffmychest@lemmy.world

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So, it's still a little there right now but it used to be really bad. Not only did I say I was LGBTQ for attention (and so I could say slurs) aside from actually half-thinking I was bi, I used to bully autistic people and those different from me. I used to say racial slurs constantly because I thought it made me "cool", and I didn't really care about the rights of minorities or what was going on in places like Ukraine or Palestine.

Just wanted to get that out... I'm really a bad person, I know.

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[–] Assassassin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I mean, you recognize the issues with what you were doing, sound remorseful about it, and seem to want to improve yourself. Can't really ask for much more. We're all humans and we all do and say stupid shit. Self reflecting and being able to recognize where you have made mistakes in the past is what makes you a good person. No one is born knowing all of the answers.