November 8 - No H8

Bullying is not funny. It is not cool. It is not right. And more importantly, it is not okay.

Most of us are, thankfully, residents of countries that support tolerance and many of our families have settled in these places simply for that reason. Generations later, it is our responsibility to perpetuate that message of tolerance across our new social platforms, including the internet.

As members of the nail polish blogging community, we all share a love of beauty, colour, and lacquer. Other than that, we are remarkably different: from our race to our religion to our hair colour...even to our polish application techniques. To marginalize anyone because of those differences is completely unacceptable and today I take a stand against that. I refuse to allow other people's view of "normal" dictate how I behave, believe, and blog.

In solidarity with a multitude of bloggers linked below, my purple manicure represents my proud commitment to the No H8 movement. Today, November 8, I dedicate my post to ending bullying of any kind and to encouraging diversity and imperfection among our colourful community.

Here's my purple mani to support the cause! I used Essie She's Picture Perfect for the base and Dollish Polish Hylian Princess for the accents. :)

Here's my two cents. I'll be honest and admit that I've been on both sides of bullying. I was bullied all throughout high school for being a dork, not having many friends, not having the right hairstyle, wearing the wrong nail polish even (Black meant I was a GOTH, which fueled more relentless bullying). Anything you can think of. Kids are vicious. I'm embarrassed to say that my experiences with that have not stopped me from having moments where I pass judgment on other people, but I try my damnedest to catch myself and I'm lightyears better about it than I used to be. Getting older will do that to you.

Whatever goes on in our nail polish community and elsewhere, we need to remember above all else to respect each other, love one another in spite of and because of our differences, and coexist in peace. :)

Llarowe will be donating $2.00 of every purple polish sold on her site from 12am Thursday, November 8 through 12am Friday, November 9 to Pacer.org, an organization devoted to anti-bullying education.
 
If you or someone you know suffers from bullying, there is help.  Please visit the following sites for support and encouragement:
StopBullying.gov
Report Cyber Bullying
National Suicide Prevention Hotline - 800.273.TALK (8255)
Eradicate H8
 
Please check out this post over at amandalandish.com for more links and No H8 manicures.

<3

Kelly

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Bloggers Against Hate and Bullying!

1.	Harajuku Girl FL Beauty	61.	Andra Williams	121.	Polly Polish
2.	Amandalandish	62.	Amber Did It!	122.	Lifes Little Blessings
3.	Claudia @ Nailingthis.com	63.	Kristina Masten	123.	♥ KT world Music ~ Life ~ Beauty
4.	Beauty Info Zone	64.	Rebecca Likes Nails	124.	NAIL ME
5.	Peace Love and Glitter	65.	...And Then There Was Polish	125.	Horcrux Nails
6.	Leona Carolina	66.	EntirelyNails	126.	Bunny Nails
7.	Cosmetics Aficionado	67.	Rin\'s Nail Files	127.	MandysSecrets
8.	Pinked Polish	68.	Spellbinding Nails	128.	Lucy\'s Stash
9.	Fox Claws	69.	Sincerely Stephanie	129.	ManicuredSlayer
10.	Nory from Fierce Makeup and Nails	70.	lovenailpolish for NO H8	130.	Ruiva Cohen
11.	Ishah x Beauty	71.	Très Beau Glamour	131.	The Blahg
12.	Captivating Claws	72.	Beauty and Fashion Tech	132.	Polish Insomnia
13.	Polish Ninja	73.	Myfashionality	133.	The Daily Lacquerista
14.	ChiChi	74.	MommyLovesNailPolish	134.	Sirantha\'s Nails
15.	MakeUpMom123	75.	Painted Pixies	135.	a teachers secret nailblog
16.	Nailing it by mystie	76.	Erica\'s Nails and More	136.	Polish Pauper
17.	Meredith Anne	77.	NailpolishHeaven	137.	JanMLoves
18.	shortwidenails	78.	Nail Craze with Dayze	138.	Jennie
19.	Posh Nail Art	79.	Makeup Chic, Literary Geek	139.	Nailphotos by Lani
20.	Nailant	80.	Ambibugs nails	140.	Nails done by a blimbo
21.	Lacquer Buzz	81.	The Beauty Delicacy	141.	The Nail Adventure
22.	llarowe.com	82.	Taneja\'s Bride	142.	NailsLikeLace
23.	Nails by Carol	83.	Lozlosa (Lisa Chakan)	143.	Once Bitten Nails
24.	Never Mind Suzi	84.	The Ides of Polish	144.	Just for fun
25.	Gatita\'s nail art	85.	Older Ladies Like Color Too	145.	Nail Polish Wars
26.	Angel	86.	My Beauty Dish	146.	Jazz at Glitter Infatuation
27.	Kimpelling Beauty	87.	Crystaliciousss	147.	The Colours in my World
28.	Belessa	88.	esstur	148.	Nails N Stuff
29.	Natasje.nl	89.	Dema Pixie	149.	Ooooo Shiny!
30.	Marlevi	90.	Paperbacks and Polish	150.	Nail Loopy
31.	Inky Whiskers	91.	LinvanT	151.	Sonoma Nail Art
32.	Nails by Ms. Lizard	92.	PishPosh and Polish	152.	nail crazy
33.	TheFabZilla	93.	VWolfe	153.	Danielle at Totally Nailed
34.	Lacquer Or Leave Her!	94.	Packer Lacquer	154.	Annie
35.	Polarbelle	95.	Supermaxxx	155.	Natalia
36.	nailsandstuff-shannara	96.	Sonya Parks	156.	Oh! Look at my Nails
37.	Melanie\'s Fancies	97.	Imperfectly Painted	157.	Cel
38.	Beauty by Miss L	98.	polish insomniac	158.	Saving the World One Nail at a Time
39.	Neverland Nail Blog	99.	Karine\'s Vernis Club	159.	Enigmatic Rambles
40.	Lacky Corner	100.	PrettyKittyClaws	160.	ChrissyAi
41.	DeltaCephei.nl	101.	embellished nails	161.	Cakepie
42.	Jen of Sweet Tips Nails	102.	Its\' All About the Polish	162.	Epitome of Feminine Allure
43.	JennaFroggy	103.	Jen\'s Wonderland	163.	I Relish Nail Polish
44.	GoingtotheShowing	104.	Every Sensory	164.	Glitter Me This
45.	Nailart-Addictions	105.	Nothing But Nail Polish	165.	See Jodi Polish
46.	Art Evolve	106.	StyleInspire.nl	166.	Gelic\' nail art
47.	Confessions of a Sarcastic Mom	107.	Hand-y Feats and Other Treats	167.	Nail Polish Goddess
48.	Moxie Reviews	108.	Go Polish Yourself	168.	Nails for the Sake of Sanity
49.	Lacquered Lover	109.	Lydia\'s Nails	169.	JenerallySpeaking
50.	The MakeUp Diary	110.	Menina	170.	Thoughts of Beauty
51.	Superficially Colorful	111.	Pamela H	171.	Mimi Manicures
52.	A Ginger\'s Nail...	112.	Omg! Polish \'Em!	172.	iHeartPrettyPolish
53.	Beyond Beauty Lounge	113.	The Crumpet	173.	Nailed
54.	Beauty by Arielle	114.	Oooh, Shinies!	174.	gl0ssy
55.	Lacquer Dreams	115.	The Sweet Escape	175.	Esmaltoterapia
56.	MixedMama	116.	Lisa Nail Polish Creations	176.	Mimi\'s Mani\'s
57.	Nails Adored	117.	The Lacquerologist	177.	College Polished
58.	Red polish or bad polish	118.	Polished Grad	178.	9ml Universe
59.	Sonya Parks	119.	Polish Etc.
60.	SoFlaJo	120.	Abominable Attempts At Pretty Nails

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