tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809784042772586921.post9133165799867174230..comments2009-04-14T07:57:09.246-05:00Alexander Cornswalledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17583260494422672470noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809784042772586921.post-7816272211095156682009-04-14T07:57:00.000-05:002009-04-14T07:57:00.000-05:00"Creative" LOL! Good oneLeatherscothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620266994054767465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809784042772586921.post-39050477674721701002009-04-12T13:09:00.000-05:002009-04-12T13:09:00.000-05:00Dave: I was talking to the "Creative" mind behind this blog, not you.manin5http://manin5.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809784042772586921.post-14119503501479171742009-04-11T00:14:00.000-05:002009-04-11T00:14:00.000-05:00Alex,<BR/><BR/>My point is that you seem to paint this picture of a bizzarro nazi youth rally where the straight boys are forced to kiss each other. All these students really seem to want is for others to stop tormenting and bullying them.<BR/><BR/>Also, that letter from the ACLU seems to be there so that when the school officials try to deny the students their right to participate, they can call bullshit on the officials. <BR/><BR/>Manin5, <BR/>I get the irony of staying silent to protest the ridicule and torment put upon people for their sexual orientation. As an atheist, I received my share of ridicule whenever someone asked me what church I went to. I was simply pointing out that the Day of Silence isn't the Turn Everyone Gay Day that Alex's article seems to imply.<BR/><BR/>Also, I will concede that I have earned the label of fuck nugget several times in my life, but please don't call me religious.davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809784042772586921.post-3662580501128004032009-04-10T12:03:00.000-05:002009-04-10T12:03:00.000-05:00...Wow. Irony is lost on you religious fuck nuggets isn't it. I hope one day you realize what I mean.manin5http://manin5.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809784042772586921.post-83772918477946507462009-04-10T10:04:00.000-05:002009-04-10T10:04:00.000-05:00Dave,<BR/><BR/>It's disturbing that some schools are going to be held up as examples of participation when in fact they are nothing of the kind. Thank you for pointing out the potential for lies in the University of Alabama. We should read reports of any schools participation with skepticism. Just because some liberal administrators or reports claim a high student participation level doesn't mean the students are actually brainwashed as a group.<BR/><BR/>I also want to thank you for telling me about the misinformation being spread by the ACLU. It's very telling that the ACLU is giving worried parents a different version of the day of silence than is being given to students. It says a lot about the people behind this DOS that they're telling parents a very different story of what "participation" entails.Alexander Cornswalledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17583260494422672470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809784042772586921.post-19881765599752847382009-04-10T09:53:00.000-05:002009-04-10T09:53:00.000-05:00According to a letter from the ACLU, students have the right to participate during non-instructional time, do not have the right to stay silent if a teacher asks them to speak, and must allow others to engage in similar protests against them. The only thing I see happening according to dayofsilence.org is a bunch of students wearing red shirts and not talking. Considering that the University of Alabama’s colors are red and white, the local high school is maggoty with red shirts on any random day anyway. Also, I remember most of the other students in the hallways remained silent in my high school because they had nobody to talk to at that exact time.<BR/><BR/>I do find it very funny that Pittsburgh is having a Break the Silence party at Planned Parenthood Center. Considering that Planned Parenthood is all about preventing pregnancy and the gays have no use for birth control.davenoreply@blogger.com