Disrespect.

                 In my opinion, making fun of someone is the lowest form of entertainment or relationship building, a human being can turn to. It is the easiest thing to do, it's almost a natural instinct for us. It's presence in High School is undeniable. I just cannot seem to wrap my head around the point of it. As much as people wouldn't like to admit it, you are either doing it for one of two reasons: To fit in, or to feel better about yourself. I see relationships built on this, all of the time. Whether it be to have a laugh to acquire an acquaintance, or even a close friend. The fact that this is how you're creating relationships, doesn't reflect so greatly on you as a person. I'm sorry that you can't make the effort to hold an actual conversation, to make people get a sense of who you really are, or that you're too immature to even try to. I see good people doing this all of the time, and it makes me so angry that they gave in, that they took the easy decision. I know that they wouldn't do this if just one other person wasn't around, if they didn't feel the need to impress them or make people believe they were comical. The best part is, these obvious observations require no intelligence; this isn't a trait that witty people have. It is the most dumbed-down form of hilarity that exists.  
         Doing this frequently quickly turns yourself into a nasty person. A person who is dependent on making other people feel bad about themselves. It's all about respect. How do you expect people to treat you, if this is how you treat other? No one is ever going to take you seriously, and you are never going to earn respect from other people. You are not better than any person on this planet, never forget that. You cannot write people off, because of a meaningless detail about themselves, that does not represent who they are as a person. In reality, the person who chooses to keep their mouth shut, and make the effort to speak when they have something of substance to say, is the person who is better than you. You may have some things to work on internally, but it doesn't mean that other people want to change who they are, maybe they actually like themselves. And if they don't, you should never be pleased that you are the reason for making them feel insecure about themselves, for re-opening a wound that has already had enough. You have absolutley no right to. The girl who is on the softball team with you may not be able to pitch for her life, but she is a genius, and is going straight to Harvard next fall. The guy who is dressed in all black, wears make-up, and paints his fingernails, may seem strange to you, but he has an amazing group of friends who appreciate him for exactly who he is. These people may seem like easy and weak targets, but they are far from it. You are the weak person for stooping to this level. They are going to try and do something meaningful with their lives, because they didn't ignore their good hearts.
                You may think I'm making too much of a big deal of this, but I've seen it too often, and it really disgusts me that this is a trait that is so common in young adults.