More Homophobic Bullshit from Itawamba

[Medusa]

Originally Posted by Selenay

If I'm able to the difference between acceptance and hate at 20, I'm willing to bet they know this stuff at 18.

I am unwilling to excuse their poor behavior simply because of their age; many of them will go off to college later this year, many of them will have their own bank accounts, cars, apartments.

If you are old enough to get behind the wheel and risk not only your life, but that of others (you can do that at sixteen, so even if they are young for their grade...) then you are 100% responsible for the affect of your "nonviolent" "harmless" actions.

How did I know you would check me on this?! :P

I think Im a little colored through my personal lens of evolution
My own growth around more evolved thinking didnt happen until I was about 19 or 20 - Until then, I had my head STRAIGHT up my ass. I have a little room to believe that could be true for other folks.

I do agree that they are responsible for their actions and wish I could pinch their little asshattish heads off one by one but I guess the believer in me hopes that they a few of them will be embarrassed by what they have done (in the public spotlight no less!) and maybe evolve a little...even become an advocate or ally.
One can dream

[Selenay]

Originally Posted by Medusa

How did I know you would check me on this?! :P

I think Im a little colored through my personal lens of evolution
My own growth around more evolved thinking didnt happen until I was about 19 or 20 - Until then, I had my head STRAIGHT up my ass. I have a little room to believe that could be true for other folks.

I do agree that they are responsible for their actions and wish I could pinch their little asshattish heads off one by one but I guess the believer in me hopes that they a few of them will be embarrassed by what they have done (in the public spotlight no less!) and maybe evolve a little...even become an advocate or ally.
One can dream

I make this point not to check you or devalue your point, because I think my hope is as fervent as is yours that they learn from this.

I just feel that if we keep excusing this behavior as "oh they're just kids, they don't know any better" then we devalue them as adults and valuable members of the community. How can we expect them to be meaningful members of the community if they're always too young to know better?

And it's a hot-button of mine *s

[Martina]

What most kids care about is what others think. That's true for lots of adults too. When it becomes uncool to criticize queer folks, only the true haters will.

But with their parents and administrators behind them, it will be a long time before that happens in that backwater.

[Andrew, Jr.]

Nothing surprises me anymore. Nothing. Hate is hate. It is everywhere.

Medusa, thank you and God bless you for your compassion.

Diva, thank you for the #'s, fax's, and the people's names. You are a gem!

Love,
Andrew

[Allison W]

I agree that this "secret prom" business was a real dick move, but at the same time, I can't help but smile when it's the haters who have to go underground.