tomorrow is the day of silence. i myself will participate because of some of my friends. (but maybe it's a tad ironic that i should post about something that requires silence :rolleyes: )
Day of Silence for what?
The only Day of Silence I'm aware of is the one on the 25th of April.
I have never evven heard of this. You're going to have to explain it if you expect people to care.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_Silence
This is probably the one he was talking about, and the only one I'm aware of existing.
Yeah, that's the one. I think he got his dates mixed up.
Not participatin'.
Dont care. Kids need to stop being so **** sensitive anyway, no matter their sexual persuasion.
Yeah, the only people I've known to participate are the trendy teenage bisexuals.
[quote=Iris;840714]Yeah, the only people I've known to participate are the trendy teenage bisexuals.
Sign me up!
Their problem.
And that attitude is why Columbine happened.
I meant their psychological state. Not risk of getting a cap busted in their face.
[quote]And that attitude is why Columbine happened.
That dude was gay? Huh, learn something new every day I suppose.
to answer both questions, i'm not gay or anythhing like that, and our school has a vacation during the actual time so we did a premature one. PS i succeeded surprisingly
It's still cool to be bipolar and schitzophrenic, right?
A day of silence? Thats dumb.
I remember when there were charity bands for an anti-bullying organisation and the kids who wore them got bullied lols
Except that in the case of what this event is in memorial of, it was something that should never have happened, so there's no point in actually arguing about this. This isn't really a case of anyone being oversensitive about anything.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.O._Green_School_shooting
my school had this today, they said it was in memory of lawrence king, that kid that got killed for being gay and crossdressing.
lol, the anime club president was all decked out in rainbows today and didn't talk.
[quote]an eighth grade 15-year-old boy
Yes, this is what I choose to focus on.
some schools in california make the kids start at age 6, when you & I start at 5. the kid was born january 1993
Ah, okay then, he was just held back one year then.
A day of silence for gays?? thats pretty ****en stupid. So they don't like the other sex and get called names. How about a day of silence for kids in africa or the war? These people are not special
How can anyone be against this? Hell I wish some gays would have a day of silence more than just once a year.
Also, isn't silent protest an oxymoron?
[quote=Last Fog;844019]Also, isn't silent protest an oxymoron?
No.
If you didn't know what day it was, and someone is silent, you'd have no idea why. And if you did know, you still wouldn't give a shit.
Doesn't make it less of a protest.
Sure it does. If you don't get a point across, it's a failure.
[quote=Last Fog;844032]Sure it does. If you don't get a point across, it's a failure.
It's a protest whether you get the point across or not. :cookie:
I rember this day, it was like christmass
this one girl that everybody hates in our school had rainbow tape over her mouth, she aslo faild a spanish speaking assassment because she refused to take it
[quote=muffla;844057]I rember this day, it was like christmass
this one girl that everybody hates in our school had rainbow tape over her mouth, she aslo faild a spanish speaking assassment because she refused to take it
Brilliant. :D
...maybe if we bully them enough, they wont talk for the entire year...
Because gays talking is the biggest problem you have with gays. :rolleyes:
Actually I find that the best way to shut them up is to stick a dick in their mouths. Keeps them quiet for at least... forty minutes.
What happened to the tolerant, open-minded speccops I remember? What have the marines done to you?!
Oh, a day of silence. The best day of the year. No more treat us normal even though the ones who say that are the cross dressing don't fit in with society gays, then there are the cool ones who actually don't care that they're different CUZ ITS NOT THAT IMPORTANT. haven't you gays who complain ever heard " sticks and stones "? **** YOU. So your best friend wants to get in your pants and your not gay TELL HIM TO LAY OFF and it's all cool. if you want to be treated equal stop *****ing and thinking you deserve all these special rights when you dont. You want to be treated equal but YOU deserve special rights???? **** YOU
"Nerds" had to deal with bullies just as much, if not more so, than homosexuals in high school. Why don't we have a day of silence for all those teenagers?
Because nerds are gay.
i did the day of silence years ago when i first came out.
it was dumb and didnt accomplish anything
But at least the faggots stopped complaining amirite lolooololo
[quote=mis0;840904]And that attitude is why Columbine happened.
I blame it on that game Doom, and gays don't deserve a day of silence. There are people who go through more suffering than them every day, so mommy and daddy dont like that your gay..how about kids that get raped by their own parents?
...Because that has nothing to do with discrimination?
They discriminate against the other children they don't rape instead.
I agree that a day of observation won't do much, but the way some people are getting hostile and bent out of shape is exactly why they came up with it.
[quote=Skitzo Control;845720]"Nerds" had to deal with bullies just as much, if not more so, than homosexuals in high school. Why don't we have a day of silence for all those teenagers?
Because we take matters into our own hands and gun them down.
Seriously though, no one ever got dragged out into a parking and got beaten to within an inch of their life because they like Magic the Gathering or had an opinion on Quantum Gravity. The abuse nerds get pretty much ends at cruel practical jokes, with gays the abuse is actually life-threatening.
How about a day of silence for all the normal people that have to grit their teeth and suffer through multiple displays of flamboyant gay pride. I dont really give a **** what people do in their own bedrooms, but when its in my street and on the TV its a different story.
Exactly, because all prosecuted gays speak with a lisp and wear assless chaps down Time Square.
It is ok to be gay. On the other hand, if they were teaching children how to be gay, that might pose a problem.
I agree with specops, and so does the constitution. There is a vast difference between tolerance and acceptance, and I don't think I need to break out the south park link to expect all of you to know the difference.
Uh, yeah, specops is right. It's kind of hypocrtitical to call him intolerant when he doesn't force his views on people when you're being just as intolerant to his. This isn't an argument about gay marriage or something that makes a difference in how they should be treated, just his opinion on them.
Anyways, I think it's fine to be gay, but for any parent that believes that homosexuality is developed through conditioning, I'd definitely limit their exposure to it until they're mature enough to figure out who they are on their own.
Who said anything about being gay? Cause I sure didn't. His post, and some of its inferences, are moronic. I highlighted the one I found most moronic, it seems the important part was whiffed under the point of view that everything in this thread must be related to homosexuality. Good job.
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I didn't know who you were talking to, Bj. So, sure.
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EDIT: In regard to edit, since your post changed, I understand your point more.
I didn't like his verbiage, don't agree with it and his use. I never stated an opinion on the matter of this thread. I labeled him a moron for his word choice. Don't like it? Get thicker skin.
reading comprehension escapes you, my friend
oh, and I hate to break it to you, but the Constitution of the United States of America does protect free speech from one person to another. Here is a link in case you don't believe me. http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment01/06.html#1
Some quotes therefrom:
"That Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and consult for their common good, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances."
"Every freeman has an undoubted right to lay what sentiments he pleases before the public; to forbid this, is to destroy the freedom of the press"-William Blackstone
So, technically, Specops can SAY and WRITE whatever he wants when an opinionated discussion arises, as he is entitled to it. I won't even point out that he is serving in the USMC, which sort of makes him a protector of those rights, and entitles him further to them. It's not like he was being ridiculous with his opinion, so lay off.
I suppose I phrased myself wrong, then. For those of you that didn't see my post, for the millisecond that it was actually up, I said it doesn't protect a man's free speech from one man to another. My fault, I acquiesce, not really what I meant. A man is not entitled to being protected from ridicule, is more along the lines of what I meant. Pardon.
He can say whatever the **** he wants. And I'm fully prepared to call him a douche every time he acts like one.
the cute part is that I am using that right to ridicule your idiotic attacks on him. The cuter part is that you have yet to address my main point (you put up a straw man, saying you didn't agree with his verbiage or some such nonsense). You're backpedaling because Iris and myself pointed out your hypocrisy, and this facade of an excuse that you're using isn't convincing anyone. You attacked him because he said he didn't agree with homosexuality, and wouldn't want someone else raising HIS children to feel the same. Both of which are perfectly legal and understandable objections, and neither of which warrants being called "moronic". You need thicker skin if you're going to buckle every time under scrutiny and make **** up when you say something stupid.
You keep on assuming and jumping to unfounded conclusions about what I said. I'm going to go do something more productive, like brush my teeth or something.
atta girl
Just for the record.... solrok.... I think you are one of the last people in the world that rate to tell me I need thicker skin... You couldn't carry my lunch to work son.... but anyways, thats another matter all together I guess.
Back to this day of silence thing. I think its kinda dumb, and its obviously not that effective because alot of people didnt even know it was going on/don't really care anyways.
he was addressing me with the thick skin thing
meh... preventive maintenance
I'm just gonna throw this out there and see what kind of s[COLOR=lightgreen]h[/COLOR]itstorm it starts because I'm a bastard:
Marriage between two heterosexual people of opposite gender is less natural than a casual, short-term or long-term homosexual sexual relationship. This is not an opinion, it is scientific fact.
Let's not beat about the bush, specoppss' intolerence of homosexuality is most likely based on either religion or his perceptance of what is natural and what isn't. So unless he's the kind of person to put his head in the sand when met with any real arguement contrary to his morals, the above statement should fuck with them pretty hardcore.
Oh, by no means is marriage a casual and mostly-pleasant endeavor, simply a necessity at a certain point. Though at the same time, a lot of the necessities of marriage for heterosexual couples don't frequently exist in gay couples, like the costs of raising a family.
Besides, there's not much downside to a gay marriage since there's little reason to not have working spouses and a happier, less dramatic personal life with the person (since drama = man + woman). I support gay marriage fully as a matter of equality, but really, I doubt all of the problems that come with heterosexual marriage, such as a decline in attraction, money sharing, and building a family, would be as impactful in homosexual marriages, if they even had any impact at all. The benefits aren't as important to homosexual couples because they probably won't have to face a lot of the same shortcomings. Not to say they might not have their own or something, but I can't fathom any in particular at the moment other than the usual discrimination problems that aren't marriage-exclusive.
[quote=Poco;852076]this isn't the games board bro, you cant' call something fact without a link. otherwise, it's just rolling, link me to this please.
It's pretty much common knowledge that there's rampant homosexuality in nature and an almost complete absence of monogamy in most species. Apart from swans.
Being perfectly suited for survival isn't natural. Nature fucks up all the time, homosexuality is a mistake of nature, but one that occurs completely naturally. If everything were perfect for survival it wouldn't be very natural at all.