Day Of Silence |
 Apr 13 2005, 04:38 PM
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 Senior Member  Group: Member Posts: 7,048 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 22,696  |
Yes, I had to announce this to everyone. Today is the National Day Of Silence. Basically, people around the United States keep silent today to express how many gays/lesbians/bis/transexuals all over the United States feel from hiding their sexuality.
I hope each of you are kind and openminded enough to participate in this. Random Fact: About 4 out of 5 gays/lesbians/bis get harassed everyday. Thank you. --Jordan |
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Apr 13 2005, 04:39 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Designer Posts: 4,591 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 77,305 |
Interesting I didn't know that. Well gays are cool! Nothing wrong about them.
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Apr 13 2005, 04:44 PM
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 Day's Nearly Over Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,553 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 45,183 |
Why didn't you tell me that yesterday so I could have kept quiet today?
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Apr 13 2005, 04:46 PM
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 Grrrrrrr Group: Member Posts: 801 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 123,696 |
I participated in that today. Alot of people in my school tried to get me to talk but i didnt. *shrugs* i did break my silence though....
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Apr 13 2005, 04:46 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 4,882 Joined: Sep 2004 Member No: 47,064 |
Yeah, I wish I would've known this yesterday. It's still informative to know though, thanks.
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Apr 13 2005, 04:47 PM
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 Its hard for me to tell you Group: Member Posts: 734 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 123,326 |
^^
Yeah, Would of helped being told yesterday instead of er.. 10.39pm due to time differences. Not much of the day left 
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Apr 13 2005, 04:49 PM
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 Ah, mon Dieu ! Group: Member Posts: 2,274 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 16,587 |
a lot of people were wearing shirts with "Day Of Silence"...
everyone was trying to make them talk... wtf |
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Apr 13 2005, 04:50 PM
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 if you feel like dying; you might wanna sing Group: Member Posts: 100 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 124,836 |
oOoh. i didn`t know this.
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Apr 13 2005, 04:51 PM
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 ticktock. Group: Member Posts: 1,138 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 118,235 |
Aww; I wish I knew that yesterday. It would be interesting to try out.
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Apr 13 2005, 04:52 PM
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 SCHGEB!SCHGEB! Group: Member Posts: 1,786 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 66,217 |
nice to know.
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Apr 13 2005, 04:53 PM
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 I <3 profanity Group: Member Posts: 2,910 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,774 |
I participated.
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Apr 13 2005, 05:02 PM
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 <3<3<3<3 Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 3,177 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,779 |
yeah, so at our school, we did this and some of us were quiet,
i didn't do it this year, but i did last year. it was fun. but i made two people talk today by accident. (actually one talked to me.):/ it was fun to see people holding up signs to order lunch. 
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| *jooleeah* |
Apr 13 2005, 05:13 PM
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I remember a topic about this long ago. I said I wanted to do it but I didn't want to make teachers at school mad at me. Now my points are almost the complete opposite. If I had knew earlier, I would've done it today. bleh. I guess i'll have to do it next year.
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Apr 13 2005, 05:15 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 7,048 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 22,696 |
aww, i know im late but i still lub y00 k1m *hug*
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| *AngelicEyz00* |
Apr 13 2005, 05:17 PM
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Hey at least he told us right? Now stfu
haha jk 
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Apr 13 2005, 05:19 PM
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 This bitch better work! Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,681 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 28,095 |
i did not know that!
 they didn't mention that at my school and i am surprised because we have a gay and lesbian club at my high school and i would of thought they would put it on the school announcements...weird. 
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Apr 13 2005, 05:20 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 7,048 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 22,696 |
:o i love you too elba <3 :)
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Apr 13 2005, 05:22 PM
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 Class of 2005!!! Group: Member Posts: 1,132 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 93,080 |
Aw. I wished I knew earlier. There are so many narrow-minded people in my school. I "dislike" how they treat some of the people in my school. This would have been a good thing to participate in
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Apr 13 2005, 05:33 PM
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 HAAAAAAAA. Group: Member Posts: 4,472 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 75,068 |
Sigh. People just don't get it. It's doesn't matter what your sexuality is. It's the inside that counts.
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Apr 13 2005, 05:41 PM
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^ exactly.
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Apr 13 2005, 05:47 PM
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 hi. call me linda. Group: Official Member Posts: 8,187 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,475 |
Yeah, we had that at my school. A lot of people participated in it. I didn't do it this year, but I'll probably do it next year.
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Apr 13 2005, 05:49 PM
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Brie Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 10,172 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,548 |
I would've been quiet if I had known. =/
Natalie told me about this once. Anyway, I'll be quiet for the rest of the day, if that helps at all. |
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Apr 13 2005, 06:08 PM
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well i did that 2day...the dean yelled at me for having tape on my mouth...not fair...but it was for a good cause and she wouldnt listen.
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Apr 13 2005, 06:10 PM
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 RAWR. Group: Member Posts: 2,585 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 102,641 |
I could never spend a whole day silent. I am the most talkative person I know. I think I would die. And today I have to rehears my songs so I have to make noise...that sucks. And thats sad that that many people are harrassed..I mean, I harrass my gay friends, but its all outta fun , they harrass me about being straight. now that I think about it, I know 6 different homsexual people, and they never seem to have any trouble with it...but everyone I know if really openminded. so yeah. I love gay people. Expecially really flamboyant guys...they are such fun to shop with!!
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Apr 13 2005, 06:22 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,025 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 4,051 |
I participated today. A decent amout of my school did.
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Apr 13 2005, 06:34 PM
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 jellyfishing, jellyfishing Group: Member Posts: 1,174 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 55,185 |
We did that today at school. It was really quiet around, which was cool. I taped a piece of tape to my shirt that said "Day of silence". Hehe, my friend even taped a piece of tape to her mouth :-X
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Apr 13 2005, 06:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 1,899 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 57,580 |
wow that is sad that bi/gay/les get harassed just because they express how they feel with there sexuality
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Apr 13 2005, 06:37 PM
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 白人看不懂 !!!! Group: Member Posts: 3,838 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 40,824 |
sandy_lumpy_shore please reduce your signature to 300 vertical pixels, thanks.
And I participated today. |
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Apr 13 2005, 07:10 PM
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 ...and this is me.. Group: Member Posts: 3,518 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 57,899 |
Thanks for the information..
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Apr 13 2005, 07:13 PM
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 `non;chalance Group: Member Posts: 700 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 95,113 |
I participated. It's so sad for those that are constantly harassed for their sexuality, they are so strong about it, I truly respect them.
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Apr 13 2005, 07:25 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 4,750 Joined: Apr 2004 Member No: 10,581 |
I didn't know about this day!
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Apr 13 2005, 07:30 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 2,746 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 17,125 |
I did it. I didn't talk the entire school day. My parents made me talk after that. Nrgh. Well, 7 hours is pretty good.
I don't emphasize on equality for gays and lesbians. Today I stuck a sign on my shirt saying "Freedom for all", to show just what I was silent for. Also, for those who don't know what the point of the silence is: It represents all the voices that no one listens to (ex: gays and lesbians), and how different the world would be if they were all gone. |
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| *Azarel* |
Apr 13 2005, 07:31 PM
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I would've participated had I known about it. Too bad I didn't find out until nearly noon. Bleh. </3
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Apr 13 2005, 07:33 PM
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 highfive. Group: Member Posts: 1,301 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 32,951 |
I didn't know either. Haha. I probably wouldn't have survived through it; talking is part of my life. lol.
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Apr 13 2005, 08:11 PM
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 Hah! Its funny cause its true... Group: Member Posts: 640 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 89,954 |
I would have done that if I had known. But today I was pretty quiet so does it count?
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Apr 13 2005, 08:37 PM
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 just chillin Group: Member Posts: 429 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 88,562 |
i participated. i still have the little sticker u wear so u wont get mobbed by teachers
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Apr 13 2005, 10:40 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 7,048 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 22,696 |
I'm happy that all of you guys participated.
Ariel, you go kid  .I'm sorry I didn't tell you early enough Anna >.<. |
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Apr 13 2005, 10:57 PM
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 ItsameMario! Group: Member Posts: 55 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 122,540 |
ok i no im gonna come off as such a cold hearted a-hole, BUT i think the whole day of silence is pretty pointless....
first off, people rnt gonna change, they can, but not in ur life time or in ur kids life time...its just way too much work for almost no results, why bother....all u can do is teach ur kids not to discriminate and hopefully all that prejudice and biggotry will stop.....although it probably never will. the worlds a f-ed up place, some people are real jerks about this kinda stuff, its sad. basically all it is is peoples ignorance to stuff around them. i no its great and all to do sumthing u beleive in, but i really dont think staying silent helps......in my opinion all u can do is educate people about what there doing, protests r not gonna change things. |
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Apr 13 2005, 10:58 PM
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ItsameMario! Group: Member Posts: 55 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 122,540 |
wont in ur life time*
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Apr 13 2005, 11:00 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 7,048 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 22,696 |
^ I agree with most of the things you said until the last statement.
Okay, protests HAVE and will change things. How do you think blacks got their rights? Through protests. How do you think women got equal treatment as men? Through protests. I would use so many more examples but I'm really tired. |
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Apr 13 2005, 11:28 PM
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 FUCK YOU Group: Member Posts: 118 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 125,981 |
thats sad ):*
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Apr 13 2005, 11:30 PM
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 Bay Area YadadaDiiiig. Group: Official Member Posts: 4,249 Joined: Feb 2005 Member No: 103,202 |
AW CRAP ON A STICK. i wish i woulda known i would got the whole damn schoo`l to keep they mouf closed! why dint yu tell us yesterday ? today i was being as loud as i ever am. if ida known it was national silence day i wouldnta spoken a word. cos i FULLY SUPPRT GAY LESBiAN Bi RELATiONS.
yay. |
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Apr 13 2005, 11:31 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 326 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 78,573 |
eep yeah i knew it was today. but i still talked. =|
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Apr 14 2005, 02:31 AM
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 boo Group: Member Posts: 5,512 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 71,765 |
Aww, I didn't know that.
Oh, there's next year. |
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Apr 26 2006, 08:03 PM
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 Change Gon Come Group: Member Posts: 2,286 Joined: May 2004 Member No: 18,822 |
dragging this up from the dead because today's Day Of Silence '06.
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Apr 26 2006, 08:06 PM
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 What's my name? Janette. and ily. <3 Group: Member Posts: 2,139 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 391,911 |
Too bad I didn't know yesterday!
Interesting, though. |
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Apr 26 2006, 09:52 PM
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 i wanna know what's inside... Group: Member Posts: 162 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 395,784 |
i was going to make a topic on this actually...
we did this at my school today. i helped organise it with a bunch of my mates, and we ended up getting 75 to 80 people involved. i made ribbons for everyone to wear, and first i ran out of ribbon. then i made paper ones. then i ran out of those. so we resorted to stickers. i ended up breaking my silence about five minutes before the last bell, just because i was so frustrated with some kids who were harassing mates of mine, and you can't yell at someone silently... well, not well at any rate. >rilind |
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| *My Cinderella.* |
Apr 26 2006, 09:57 PM
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| *Statues/Shadows* |
Apr 26 2006, 10:10 PM
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Two years ago, a couple of people got sent to the principle's office for handing out papers for people to show their teachers to explain why they refused to talk. This year, I know only a single person who participated.
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Apr 26 2006, 10:29 PM
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 Bada-bing, bada-boom. Group: Member Posts: 452 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 86,111 |
I wish I participated, I wanted to try to keep quiet, I knew it would be impossible. Try.
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Apr 26 2006, 10:52 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,799 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 37,450 |
Yeah I saw people at school doing that. I could never ever do that. No matter what. I be talking too much.
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Apr 26 2006, 11:09 PM
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if i would have remembeed i would have done it.
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| *Kathleen* |
Apr 26 2006, 11:10 PM
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I PARTICIPATED IN THIS. Well, except for two classes, in which I had to participate or I wouldn't get points. Heh. But still! I was proud of myself.
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Apr 29 2006, 06:45 PM
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 I can rot your brain ;] Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 1,160 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 42,261 |
Yeah, this happened at my school. A lot more people participated in it this year than the previous years. Awesome way to spread the message.
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