day of "silence"
so, how many in our group did the silence thing? (this is missy, by the way) and what truly was the point of that? was it really to protest the discrimination or just to represent it. and why just one day. i think we should start a gay-straight-bisexual alliance or something. i wonder if that'd go.....by the way, lytton sucks. she was trying to get me to schedule an nhs meeting, and i just keep nodding and she ends the conversation with "i appreciate you not speaking." she's officially on my list.
question: how do you get your font colored?
posted by puc @ 2:27 PM
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People at my school did the day of silence thing too. We have a pretty strong gay-straight alliance. In the end I thought it was pointless. Maybe they should have a Talk Really Loud Day to get their message out better.
Anyway...Does anyone else think of WWII when they hear the word "Alliance". I imagine Gays and Straights fighting off the third reich on d-day...random visual...
this is tom by the way- not a random stranger, just a random person
I think they're pretty effective in the sense that you can get an impression of how many people care about an issue, without seriously inconveniencing everyone else for very long. Not that it changes anything directly, but it's sort of like a bumper sticker or a snappy slogan -- a reminder that we're all in this together ('we', of course, excludes those of us who can't shut up).
ok so i participated, but it made me contemplate a lot about it, but I really don't think I made much of an impact on others since I don't usually talk to people other than my friends... so yeah. I dunno. It seemed semi pointless, but I guess its the thought that counts.
About Lytton... I just don't know what list she should be on. She seems devoted to being completely honest. On one hand, I admire her for not being fake, but on the other hand, social conventions exist for a reason. I never thought I would think that... it seems so conformist and everything I hate about adults... but there it is.
Hm, I'm surprised I didn't hear about that. I talked to Joey Mooney today. More importantly he talked to me. Guess we aren't that cool at sluh. Either that or we have gay kids with no self-respect. *shrugs*
I think the Day of Silence thing is good. I mean, even if we didn't necessarily have an impact on someone in our school, or maybe even in St. Louis, the fact that the day exists and that some people participate is probably good moral support for homosexuals. Not that they need pitying or anything, but it would comfort me to know that there were people out there who support me.
hey dudes-listen up and get this straight
first of all-the day of silence is a GROWING movement. it won't seem like it's anything big yet, but each year more people will participate.
second-the point is to a)symbolically show support of all those who are silenced and b) bring the issue of bullying and discrimination of LGBT persons to the attention of those who would never have thought of it
third-talking for a teacher has to vary according to the school and the point a specific group is trying to make to their school. the day is more for the students than the teachers. teachers are generally (hopefully) against bullying of any kind, but students are less likely to realize or care that something's wrong with their treatment of another person.
fourth-ideally, a day of silence should be followed by a night of noise-speakers, bands, whatever to celebrate people supporting each other, etc. unfortunately, this was not going to happen at nerinx this year.
any other problems with the day of silence? go on, tell me.
oh, and also we don't have a gsa at nerinx because it's considered to be covered by peace and justice and/or diversity. it doesn't help that the whole school is also desensytized (whoa-how on earth is THAT spelled?) to clubs
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