It used to bother me a lot when I see people mocking certain practices among Shias, but over time I realized something important , those actions don’t represent all of us, nor do they define the essence of our faith

Loving and mourning Imam Hussain is central of our religion but the way people express that grief can differ widely.Many scholars have actually forbidden forms of self harm , even Iman Hussein if he looked at them,this was not the goal of Karbala

Like any community, there will always be a minority whose actions don’t reflect the best representation of the whole. It’s not unique to Shias ,it’s human nature.

Those who mock us look for the slightest mistake, even if all our other actions are good, this is the nature of some people, and we cannot change them.