I woke up from a dream that I was writing this post. I was so passionate in the dream as I wrote. It felt so real. I don't think I can quite capture what I had in the dream right now, in real life, but obviously this is something that means something to me if I was dreaming about it.I don't even know how to express this other than, I am tired of the way people over-react incorrectly to things. With social media and instant colliding of information and reaction, this is happening so often and it's starting to wear me down.It's true that you can't win, you can't please everyone all the time. So when bad things happen, people will complain about something trivial rather than the main event. When good things happen, people will pick on the one flaw they can find, my guess is because of jealousy. It seems you can't just be unhappy or happy anymore. There's always got to be emotional swag accompanying it.I was annoyed by reactions to the shooting in Colorado  - that weren't about the shooting itself. But what made me start dreaming about this was the reaction to the US Women's Gymnastic's team gold medal win. More specifically in regards to the strange attacks against Gabby Douglas and her hairstyle (or lack thereof). For the love of god, people.First of all, this girl is 16 years old.SIXTEEN.And she's made it to the Olympics.The OLYMPICS, people.Not only that, but she helped her team win the GOLD medal in Gymnastics at the 2012 Olympics.Are you getting this?A 16-year old girl has made it to the Olympics and now has a gold medal to her name.That bolded sentence? That is the POINT, people. That is the most amazing accomplishment. Hell, at 16 I was busy ignoring school, writing songs in my school agenda, depressed and suicidal and thinking that maybe the world would be better off without me. This young lady? Ms. Douglas? She's competing at the Olympics and bringing home THE GOLD.I don't know if you happened to catch any of that competition last week, but I saw her on the uneven bars and holy cow was she brilliant. (I couldn't watch her beam routine because I can't watch the beam event for fear that I will see people fall and crack their bodies in horrible ways. *shudder*)And yet... there's a bunch of people out there who are outraged and criticizing her because her hair wasn't done in the proper fashion. And what is that exactly? Maybe I don't get it because it seems to be a race-specific complaint but I just can't get over how shallow people are being. When you're an athlete as amazing as this teen is, I am pretty sure HAIR is the least of your worries. WHO CARES WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, she's bringing home gold and making history.Now the focus seems to be on the colour of the gymnast's uniforms. Not patriotic enough. Oh my god! THEY ARE WINNING GOLD MEDALS. Get over it.And back when the shooting happened in Colorado? I saw so many people arguing on twitter and facebook about something that had nothing to do with the horrifying act at all. Oh, no. People were focused and ENRAGED over the fact that a couple brought their 4-month old child to a midnight movie premier. HORRIBLE PARENTS! This horrific tragedy obviously would never have happened had these parents been responsible ones and leave their baby at home. How DARE they bring a baby to a movie in the middle of the night exposing the child to a crazy man shooting spree! THEY SHOULD BE PUNISHED! Horrible, horrible parenting! It's all THEIR fault!Yeah, so... the baby at the movie? So not the major focus point of that night.The only reason I can see for this epic outrage over something so trivial from that night was that the actual shooting was so horrific in order for people to process this, they found something small and nit-picky to rage about. Sort of like they explain in paranormal type stories, people don't like to think they are seeing something unbelievable so their brain tells them they saw something else. Something normal. In this case, the "normal" was someone bringing their newborn to a movie at midnight and this, by many parenting standards is not normal, but understandable. A crazy guy, dressed in combat gear and firing all sorts of weapons at a full theatre, and killing people for no reason isn't even fathomable to most people, so they can't process this information, therefore focusing on something small - like bad parenting.No one was arguing about the sanity of the gunman. No one was talking about the gunman. They were just complaining about the parents for exposing their child to a dangerous situation where there was a person shooting. It's the parents' fault. Not the gunman's fault.Oh! And this story gets bonus points for all the angry comments I saw where people were OUTRAGED that this guy could buy COMBAT GEAR so easily. Not one word about how he could get guns and ammo so easily, but no, buying combat gear shouldn't be easy! It should be make illegal! How could someone buy protective gear so simply! It's an outrage!Last I checked, combat gear wasn't what killed those people.On days where the internet is nothing but negative, outraged people, I have to back away. I avoid twitter, or I just check it through my phone because I always have it on the one list of friends I actually care about and I know they don't get involved in this sort of stuff. I back away from facebook, though I am lucky enough to not have a newsfeed full of idiot people. I am happy to report that those of you who fill my newsfeed make me happy rather than cranky.I'm tired of the stupid in the world and although I knew it was there, sometimes social media just makes it was too loud. I am tired of people missing the point entirely and going off on their own rants about things that don't matter. Sadly, it's those people who become the loudest. Heck, it was like that while I was on strike, too.So.. people, let the 16 year old live her dreams, and applaud her for her talent and dedication. Congratulate her for winning two gold medals. Don't harass her because you don't think her hair is done right. And as for people going on shooting sprees in public places, you need to regulate gun control in the US. Touchy topic, yes, but I'm sorry, the guy bought 6000 rounds of ammunition and assault rifles. That's just not normal for such a short period of time and for regular Joe Citizen. That should have sent up flags immediately. But oh no, the problem with that entire deal was that he was able to buy combat gear. Oh, the humanity!Why can't people focus on the real issues and just be happy when others are happy and outraged when the situation warrants outrage? I'm just so tired of it all.