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Forget apology - Fire Her!

Mon, 12 May 2008 14:00:07 -0700

The ACLU is being kind - no one not even the principal of the high school has the right to out anyone. Coming out is a personal and sensitive thing - and only the individual can decide on when the time is right for them to come forward.

What Principal Beasley did was out of line and out of her jurisdiction. Because she took matters into her own hands with out consulting the students their parents, the board, the school attorneys - she has now put these students in possible danger not only from verbal and emotional assault that they have already encountered but also the possibility of physical assault similar to that of Lawrence King.

Reference for further education: www.gayamericanheroes.com

Robb Colleluori
A Bear's Life Magazine

Blowhards

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:02:28 -0800

Bill is known for trying to force his opinons on the rest of us and feels that being condasending like a bully is the way to go and he knows that hate sells and when he was a teacher, things were a lot different and thankfully society has progressed in their acceptence of people who are different,yet harmless to the social fabric ot America.

Gay Population, Smart Kids, and Bad Debate Tactics

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 07:13:17 -0800

On the 6% thing, that may be correct. I'm not aware of a good comprehensive study done. Until there is no shame in liking people of your own gender, no study can be accurate.

However, All of these studies, and especially studies trying to find a genetic cause of homosexuality are off-target. It's not about a choice to be gay or not to be gay. Everyone is forgetting the kinsey scale. Truth is, almost everyone is a little bit gay, and a little bit straight. Almost everyone is fundamentally bisexual.

Our culture has messed with our heads for years to deny this, and it has polarized us into straight and gay. The kids in high-school now, a lot of them, are beginning to realize that these lines are not so hard and fast. Hetero-flexibility and homo-flexibility are becoming more and more common.
These kids are RIGHT in their choice to tweak the adults, they are slowly, step by step, standing up and saying:

"Mom, Dad, Teachers, and Administrators;

"Your values are messed up. We don't like your values, and we don't plan on living by them. We are telling you now so that you can get ready, because when we get to make the rules -- which is sooner than you think -- the rules will be very different."

Another thing: Bill O'Reilly, bad debate tactic. "I did this and this and this to help gay kids." Never refer to your own work. It makes you defensive, pompous, arrogant, and petty. You should know better than that.

Of course, I don't really mind, seeing as he deserves to sound defensive, since he's attacking the fundamental right of every person to be themselves openly, without trying to pass, without suffering the fear of discrimination or abuse.

I think it's more like 2 to 3% max

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:51:54 -0800

Actually, that would be the 'christian' estimate. They want to make it seem like such a small percentage as to be inconsequential. Some GLBT estimates are at the other extreme, 10%, which is over the top, even to me. So, 6% seems like a fair compromise and census data indicates a number closer to that figure.

6% of the population gay?

seamus7 — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:46:16 -0800

Wow. I didn't know studies have shown 6% of the population is gay. That's news to me. I'm skeptical. I think it's more like 2 to 3% max.

But to the matter at hand, O'Reilly argues that gay teens should know that their place is one that ought remain shameful and taboo. His position supports the idea that gay teens should be sent a clear message that their life is poisonous and ought to be hidden. O'Reilly argues on behalf of barbarity and medieval world views. Period.

He is right that his point of view is shared by a large number of people. I judge those people to be immoral, fascist, ignorant, rigid minded, deluded, xenophobic, evil idiots. But that's just me. I'm biased when it comes to bigots.

Please don't post a picture of him

Momsinthetub — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:47:34 -0800

Just the sight of him makes me mad. I want to live my entire life without ever seeing his face. I'm sure the majority will agree.

The entire transcript would

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:34:38 -0800

The entire transcript would be hilarious, except that it reflects the beliefs of people who have power.

An entire political movement fueled by the most small-minded, petty, mean-spirited, narrow, frightened impulses... Is he right--are there really 50% or 60% of Americans who are so ignorant?

Bill O'Reilly

Todduscraig — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:20:07 -0800

"...we don't want to normalize homosexuality..."???????

What we really don't want to normalize are loudmouth blowhards who would marginalize people who aren't like themselves. Apparently Bill forgot that silly founding ideal of all men being created equal...

Great idea

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:02:51 -0700

Just saw this on the news. Happy to see at least one more step toward anti-bullying.