SHUT UP Options

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Erhm, I posted this on Clique and yeah I wanted to put it here for more to see =/


Right okay, So whats everyone doing April 13th 2005. I hope nothing, this is the day you need to be quiet.

Why do you ask?

'The Day of Silence institutes a visible silence, a silence during which participants protest anti-LGBT* discrimination and abuse. Such an effort also allows us to reflect upon how powerful silencing can be, to focus on how we can make our own voices stronger and to begin to stop silencing ourselves.'

Now, some of you may have seen my topic on cB about the study done on abuse of Gays and Lesbains in school and can see that I do support Gay Rights. I'm just saying this is a great 'slient' protest and I would be happy if you took part.

I myself am going to show what I'm doing by wearing a shirt I will make that says

Front:
"SHUT UP"

Back:
"Protest anti-LGBT discrimination and abuse."
"Day of Silence 2004"

Thank you for reading and I hope you take part

[Spirited Away]

i actually did try, but that wasnt my point. i just wasnt suffieciently explicit, because im trying to do homework too. in fact, most of my points were in the allusions, because this strikes me as rather transidental. i do think it was a good idea, just a rather useless one. i do think people should try, but i dont think its worth the conequences to keep fighting for something that does not actually help a cause.

A "good", "useless idea". That was one of the best oxymoron I've seen a while.

My intended question was, how do you know it wouldn't work? If you can convince just one person to just consider your point of view on homosexuality, then I say you have accomplished something. What convinced me to not be so against homosexuality was the fact that my Mom simply made me think about their situation.

It "strikes" me as odd is that you all seem to think that an accomplishment must me something BIG and, perhaps, news worthy. I think it would be an accomplishment just to show homosexuals that there ARE people who cares for them and that they are not alone in their fight. Is that not accomplishment enough?

thoreaus lack of paying taxes, then having them pay anything did not accomplish anything. and while yes, that was hyocritical, and perhaps what im saying about trying then not fighting further is slightly hypocritical as well, but in this particular circumastance, the options are not balanced. there is no point in getting suspended and damaging my permenent record for something that does not actually help any sort of cause. not talking does not gain rights. peaceful protest is great, but not terribly effective. this day of silence was a good idea, but its not practical, because no one is going to gain any support by our lack of speech. 

Once again, there were so many people who thought that colonials were crazy for going against the Bristish at first but then after so many were CONVINCED of a greater cause, many of those people enlisted to help. History has proven that nothing is known to be failure or success unless you try.

and on the founding fathers stuff, that was different, because their movement was actually progressive, as opposed to just not talking for a day

A thousand mile journey begins with one step. I say that convincing one person of your support and making them re-think their animosity is that first step.


Take me for example, people, especially IheartSimba, know that I'm not one to support homosexuals, but here I am trying to convince people to do something for their cause. I guess you can say that I've been slightly convinced. Is that not an accomplishment on the person who made me changed my stubborn mind?