Why the hate?

So for the past year or so one sixteen-year-old Canadian boy has taken the world by storm. That's right, I'm writing a blog post about Justin Bieber...

I probably lost about half of readers right there. I've noticed through observation of my facebook news feed, that J-Biebs isn't exactly popular with a lot of my "friends." In fact on more than one occasion people have professed their utter hatred for this kid, all I want to say is that seems a bit harsh, don't you think?

I should clarify that I'm not a fan of his music, or even him really. His music is very simple and a little annoying, but that certainly isn't enough to make me hate this kid. I mean he isn't doing anything worthy of hatred. All he is doing is making music. You might not be a fan but that is no reason to hate anyone. That'd be like me saying "I hate cameras, so I hate my Mom" (My Mom sells cameras by the way, also I love cameras and my Mom). You see my problem here? You can't just hate someone for making a living, unless of course someone's living is like murder or politics.

Now I realize that these days the word "hate" has almost lost all meaning. No one takes it seriously. How many times in a day do you hear people say "I hate the bus" or "I hate olives," the word has become a tad overused. It has really just become interchangeable with dislike, but hate is so much harsher. Rarely does someone use hate and actually mean hate, and I'm sure I've done this before, but I try not to unless I feel very strongly, like when I'm talking about olives.

So with this post I'm not trying to promote Bieber, or even defend him, I'm just asking people to think before they use hate. That word requires justification, which I cannot possibly think of any justification for hating Justin Bieber, he's a nice kid from Toronto that has found success, so just back off a little. If anyone has a legitimate reason for hating him, please let me know.

That being said I only ask of you one thing; please just think before you hate.