|
|
|
|
|
timmy
|
 |
Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13796
|
|
|
You may be interested in a commentary about the article.
http://tinyurl.com/38uxflo
Please, whatever comments you make here, those are comments for the choir to whom we preach so often. Out there is a wider catchment area, so please make comments there, too
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
timmy
|
|
Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13796
|
|
|
I have been, in the past, lambasted. But I can tell you clearly that the attitudes displayed in the comment thread on that Yahell article are not attitudes I see in England, or in the rest of the UK, or in Europe.
Yes, there are a great many good men and women who are excellent, who are unbigoted. But they stay silent.
Where is the balance? Where ARE the decent US citizens? Why does no-one cry 'FOUL!'?
So I conclude that the attitudes displayed are those of the USA as a whole. SInce so few appear to oppose the fascists I conclude that the fascists are the majority.
If you disagree, don;t tell ME. TELL THE WORLD!
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
My "day job" is to deliver newspapers. My route is ridiculously huge for the number of actual papers that I deliver, but that isn't what I was about to talk about. I ran into this article while chasing around the backwoods, dodging deer and other small creatures that like to cause havok in the night. I had to find the digital version and post it here.
http://www.pnj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=201010260311
For the record, this was tombstoned on the bottom of the front page, and carried back to page 5 of the main section, BUT it was a top story (under the extreme makeover: home edition coverage, an article about BP and the continuing crap with the oil spill and a city government investigation).
This is happening. This is the high school I graduated from. It's literally across the street from my apartment (I can watch the sports teams practice and hear the marching band practice). Don't know how much closer to home this can hit for me, other than having a someone in my circle directly on the receiving end of bullying.
It might only be a slight turn in the battle Tim, but it's a turn our way, even if only slightly. I share your outrage. Perhaps this is one step on the path back to something like sanity.
Just the same, keep that beautiful six color banner of outrage flying high and proud.
It's not the wolf you see you should fear, but all the ones he howls with. Don't be afraid of the song, but don't piss off the choir.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Also found this one in the same paper, but it was in the USA Today section, which usually I ignore. But, when you shine a light on something, you often don't find exactly what you thought you'd find.
http://www.usatoday.com/yourlife/parenting-family/teen-ya/2010-10-26-bullyingONLINE26_ST_N.htm
Scroll down to find the story past the adds and stuff.
[Updated on: Wed, 27 October 2010 00:46]
It's not the wolf you see you should fear, but all the ones he howls with. Don't be afraid of the song, but don't piss off the choir.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yahoo news seems to be the home of a large number of very snarky conservative idiots.....
(\\__/) And if you don't believe The sun will rise
(='.'=) Stand alone and greet The coming night
(")_(") In the last remaining light. (C. Cornell)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benji
|
 |
Likes it here |
Location: USA
Registered: August 2007
Messages: 297
|
|
|
Thanks to anyone who replied and signed the petition, the storm of this has sent over 30,000 responses to this asshole. The State board of Education and the local board have all distanced them from him. By your response to his remarks, he will soon be gone. Stopping a homophobe in his tracks is a good thing people.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benji
|
|
Likes it here |
Location: USA
Registered: August 2007
Messages: 297
|
|
|
Again thanks to everyone, the SOB has resigned from the furor of his comments.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
timmy
|
|
Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13796
|
|
|
With luck he has learnt something. I fear,though, that he has simply reinforced his prejudices, because a bunch of screaming fags was out to get him.
But, if that is all he has learnt, then he has at least learnt something.
I do pity his children.
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
|
|
|
|
|
Goto Forum:
|
] 
A Place of Safety
Search
Help
Register
Login
Home
Not in defense, but definitely looking for some hope 
