Hey Pandas, What's Something You Wish More People Understood?

I HAVE SKIN and Hair DISEASE! Telling me I look like a cow, ladybug, giraffe, IS NOT going to make IT MAGICALLY DISAPEAR.
Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk

That in most content on BP, the OP is not a BP user, therefore cannot read or respond to comments directly adressed at them. I've posted this before and I know it's super petty but I can't help myself, it just annoys the hell out of me.

That the judgmental "You'll go to hell if you..." Christianity has nothing to do with the Christianity of the Bible. Jesus had a disciple that was a zealot (anti-Roman group), and one that was a tax-collector (literally worked for Rome) in the same group. He hung out with adulterers, racists, etc. -the literal scum of his society- without ever judging them. He loved them but not their sin. And then he died to pay their way into heaven.
If we followed Jesus' example instead of shoving rules in each-other's faces, it really would change the world.

That nonbinary is a real thing and you were not "always nonbinary until you said you weren't because you realized you were female/male" because that is not how it works. It is not a decision and it is not from birth until you decide otherwise. And sex and gender are 2 different things. I'M TALKING TO YOU MOM! Nonbinary is a gender identity and you can't decide if you are nonbinary or cisgender. Unless you want your children or friends to lose respect for you, don't say things like this. If they come out as LGBTQ+, don't hate them or tell them they're wrong because gender is an ever evolving thing, and so is sexuality

I have ADHD and OCD
Everyones’ ADHD and OCD is different but can be similar in ways
I am a clean person in general and once or twice have been told that if I have ADHD then why am I clean
READ ABOVE FOR THAT ANSWER
Also OCD stands for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, in kindergarten terms
It feels like you have to do something or do that something in a certain way

Thanks for reading my paragraph here is a mushroom 🍄

That some people have different interests than you. That’s ok. As long as they aren’t hurting anyone they aren’t doing anything wrong. Mostly talking about furries weebs dsmp enjoyer etc

Chronic illness. What it's really like to have something that doesn't go away. What it's like to manage thousands of medical appointments at which they don't offer to make you better, they tell you about two options which suck and ask which awful choice you want to make them sit back and look at you expectantly. How expensive it is, that things which aren't that dear add up fast if you need them every day of your life or for multiple body parts. That you can be ok with it 99% of the time but every now and then it gets right on your wick and you want to be allowed to complain about it just for once. Tomorrow I'll do it all over again, but today I'm not ok.

I don't think the people in the system are ebad, I think the system is bad.
Example; I don't think cops are bad. A lot of cops are wonderful people, actually, and I respect most of them a ton. But the system is totally f****d because it allows for cops to be horrible people and get away with it. Most cops are fine, the police system is broken and must be fixed. You can't just give anyone a gun and let them shoot innocent people of color with at most third degree murder charged when it's pretty clearly first or second. It's getting out of hand and we need to fix the system. I'm sick of the argument 'not all cops are bad! We shouldn't change anything cause only a few are racist murderers!' If you have a police system that allows for any racist murderers at all, its deeply flawed and must be fixed. This isn't the only example (some churches/cults, gun laws and gun users, etc) but it's the only one that I can 1) form a coherent argument about and 2) tall about without getting anxiety cause I'm in school wnd thinking about gun laws scares me to death.
Anyways thanks for coming to my Ted talk cya next time I need to rant about something!

That I’m not into all this dating app stuff….
I prefer meeting someone and getting to know them the “old-fashioned” way….

That anyone can have an eating disorder. I currently am suffering from an eating disorder and it’s making me feel so weak and tired all the time.

I wish people understood that being interested in serial killers and crime isn't creepy.... I want to go into law enforcement. I find them fascinating. I'm not saying I worship them or want to be one

That kids with Autism, even profound, have feelings too. Just because they can't express them like other kids doesn't mean they aren't there. My inlaws FaceTime with the other grandkids, do things with them, older one stays the night. But my son, who is named after my father in law, gets no attention. And he is nonverbal and says 2 words, "mama" and "my papa" he doesn't even say daddy. And his grandparents could care less if he's sick, happy, sad, hurting,! It breaks my heart. My son got a new tablet. So I told everyone they could text him cute stickers or "easy text" his papa did for 3 days but because my son couldn't text back he stopped. Smh.....my heart breaks for my son.

Me.

That Tom Holland is hot. Everyone doesn't see why I like him and they're dumb

OCD
Its not some "Quirky" trait, its a real very hard and frustrating mental disorder, thats way more then " Just wanting things to be clean "

What gen z are going through

Me. Specifically my mental health and antisocial/ introverted preferences. It bugs me when I’m reading and someone tries to start a convo even if I am giving clear signs of not wanting to talk.

Some folks in the US would be more than happy to use the metric system, if they were given the chance.
Think about it. Cooking instructions? Imperial. Food packaging? Imperial (although some packages have both now- thanks). Buying fuel for your car? Gallons. Distance on road signs? Miles (although, again, some have both miles and kilometers now--great!)

Each other. If people spent a little less time trying to hate each other and actually learn what makes everyone else tick they would quickly realize how similar the human race is and maybe, just maybe, there would be a little more understanding in the world...

Not every disability is a visual disability.