I need humanity to pull its head out of its ass and act like its been almost twenty thousand years since we started mending broken legs and stopped being inherent idiots incapable of betterment.
In the absence of that, I’ll settle for at least not making light of how shitty it is.
I don’t think low of Mr. Rogers or his mother.
He was simply answering a line of question about his disposition, and forwarding a way to learn how to help to children (this quote is out of context and part of a larger conversation).
However, the way it gets used by people now is so goddamn trite and infuriating.
Especially since it fucks up a great man’s intentions.
It’s used now as to say that this is the goal.
No fucktart! This was never the goal, so stop plastering it around like its a cross to the mythical Dracula.
You can’t Care Bear Stare shitty crap into oblivion; that wasn’t the point.
The point was, and is, Mr. Rogers’ mother told him that, and then Mr. Rogers became the helper who showed others how to help.
The point was help people.
Don’t just stand there making yourself feel better by watching people help people, and reminding each other to keep in mind that when it feels shitty, you can always watch people help people.
Cheers,
Jayson