>”I am a student in Ridgewood, and several of my friends are homosexual or bisexual. Gay people can’t help their sexuality, just like straight people can’t help theirs. Homosexuality is just another thing that people discriminate against, and aren’t schools supposed to help lessen that discrimination? Prejudice against skin color is horrible, but when you discriminate against love- well, that’s just sickening.We have Black History Month. We have Women’s History Month. We learn about the things that they had to go through to get the same rights as white guys, yet there is always a hullabaloo when someone tries to stand up for gay rights.So, are you against organizations sponsoring schools, or are you against taxpayer’s money being used this way (and BTW, staying silent doesn’t exactly cost a whole lot) or are you just HOMOPHOBIC?Oh. I’m reading the above comments…you know, I really had no idea that so many homophobes live in Ridgewood. They make me sick, they really do. My stomach begins to churn when I read their words. I bet that NONE of them even know a single gay person, so why don’t they shove their stupid homophobic comments up their arses? “
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>So why does this disruptive activity have to be done at school? Why not just all have a day of silence sitting in the park on a Saturday?
It would probably help your cause a little if you didn’t come across sounding so hateful.
Oh, and your spelling of “arse”. In the States, it is spelled “ass”. We’re not in Britain anymore.
>Ah yes, the logic of the ubiquitous coddled and spoiled Ridgewood High School student…I’m so happy my tax dollars support your enlightenment.
As the previous poster mentioned, your reliance on hatred betrays your search for understanding and tolerance. You don’t really care about tolerance at all, because you are completely intolerant of anybody who disagrees with you or your choices in life.
While homosexuality may or may not be a choice–clearly the scientific/medical jury is still out on this question–bisexuality is a choice. To wit, either you are gay or straight; you can’t be both and retain the moral high ground.
Save yourself and everybody else a lot of time. Just state that you want to be able to do whatever you want, whenever you want with whomever you want without the slightest recrimination from your community. That’s the truth and a “day of silence” doesn’t seem to accomplish much more than self-serving flaggelation (I realize that’s redundant) for you and your friends.
>Your a punk you know that. How dare you call me a spoiled and coddled Ridgwood High School student
>hey bud he called you one because you said you were one…
>Hey Kid, isint it past your bedtime?
>Dont want to know any gays who gives a shit if your gay just do the world a favor and DONT TELL ANYONE! DUHHH!
>This on-going argument is what the day of silence has brought – a stereotypic response on the part of the supporters of the demonstration accusing objectors of stereotypic behavoir. That is exactly the opposite of the stated intentions of the demonstration. All “conscious raising” demonstrations are destructive and divisive; the demonstration tends to minimize the real issue they intended to help. The exercise’s premise is based upon the non reality that raising public awareness through a demonstration will abate the issue or get people to at least understand. What these “mini-dramas” actually do is cast suspicion on the issue itself, and allow the divisiveness of the organizers to accuse everyone of being insensitive if anyone objects.
Objective reporting by non-vested third parties, such as newspapers, is the only way to really get people to understand an issue. This day of silence rendered the real issue, prejudice against homosexuals, moot as the demonstration, not the issue, took the center of attention.
>Anonymous 7:00PM, 8:06PM & 8:09AM…
I can’t believe it! For the first time that I can recall on this blog, there several articulate arguments being made. Where have you been on past issues? Come back again. This blog could use much more of your common sense…thank you.
>the hole world is changing for the worst.what the hell is going on.
>..whatever happened to the Golden Rule…
>Exactly what “rights” are gays, lesbians, transgender, hermaphrodites, pseudohermaphrodites, etc. looking for? Is there some sort of wholesale discrimination going on of which we should be aware? What, you want to get married? You can! Just not to someone of your same sex. I can’t do that either, and I’m straight!
>It sounds to me from reading between the lines, that this person got irate over what was probably a disenting view from a couple of straight high schoolers. Because of this, he’s angry at “homophobic Ridgewood”. Let me tell you kid, Ridgewood is about as tolerent and liberal as it gets, so if you think your fight is with Ridgewood, you’re in for a big shock when you leave mommy and daddy’s house and venture into the real world.