"Life isn't fair" "Challenge accepted"

Happy Tuesday everyone, 

In my ever so humble opinion, the phrase "Life isn't fair" isn't used properly. 

I was arguing with my teacher (in a loving way, seriously if I'm rude and argumentative with a teacher it means I like them, I'm just being my "Sass Master" self) about how it isn't fair that the Seniors should get a shorter final than the rest of us just because they aren't there on the days the rest of us do the finals. At this point, I'm over it but that day I was irritated with everything, which is the not the point, so anyway. I digress. 

As the argument played out my teacher got the last word with something like, "Well, life isn't fair Ky, so get over it." Something in my head clicked at the moment. I've heard this phrase before, of course, it is a very common phrase and I've also said it in a similar fashion but this one time I heard it my brain clicked.

Most often than not this phrase is said when someone is upset that something isn't fair. But the way it is said doesn't really add up when I think about it. Let's look at two separate examples and see if it makes sense.

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Situation #1

*Elementary school teacher to student

Teacher: "Girls get to choose first which book they want to read."

Student (Boy): "But that's no fair!"

Teacher: "Life isn't always fair."

Situation #2

*LGBTQIA+ Community and Laws (inanimate I know but just go along with it)

Laws: "It's illegal for ya'll to marry another member of the same gender."

(I have no idea why I made "Laws" have a southern accent)

LGBTQIA+ Communty: "But that's not fair!"

Laws: "Life ain't always fair."

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Using these examples does that phrase make any sense? 

The word "Fair" is synonymous with the word "Equal". And we all know I'm a big supporter of equality. Not just for LGBTQIA+ but for gender, race, religion etc. Let's not forget the word "Equality" isn't only for signs held by LGBTQIAs. When African-American's wanted the equal rights they deserved they held the same sign. Woman as well when they wanted the same rights as men. And occasionally we pick up that sign and wave it around. You get my point.

When we say "life isn't fair" there's an unspoken part that goes "so why even try"

So when we say "Life isn't fair" and change "fair" into "equal" or even "equal rights" we come out to "You don't get equal rights in life so why even try?". I don't think this phrase should be interpreted that way. I don't think this phrase should be a "why even try?" situation. I think it should be motivation. A challenge. When I heard my teacher say, "life isn't fair" it made me think "that's why I'm fighting". I think life should be fair and equal for everyone. I don't think it's easy but I won't put my sign down and I don't think the human race will put their signs down either.

Human nature always has sign holders. By that I mean, first African-Americans were holding signs, then woman, and after 9.11 Muslims were holding signs that read "I'm not a terrorist". And those are just a few. Every decade or generation there are always different sign holders. They fight until they've felt the war is over but they continue with battles. Of course, there is still racism, sexism etc. But we all sit on the same seat on the bus.

The phrase "Life isn't fair" shouldn't convince us to give up on humanity, it should push us to keep fighting. Against racism, sexism, ageism, classism, ableism and every other type of discrimination ending in "ism" or not.

Guys life isn't fair! Make it fair! Hold up those signs!

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Blogging experience today
It's hot so I'm camping out in my living room (my room is the hottest in the house). Me and my sister are watching The Courage the Cowardly Dog Show and eating flavor blasted goldfish. At first, I was having trouble "working" on this entry because I was also working on my Poetry Project PowerPoint with my group in my English Class (Shout out to my group Frank [my spirit animal], Gabby and Anita!). After I finished it though I gave this my undivided attention.

Until next time,
Totally Ky