Re: A choice or a curse?
Discreet wrote:Recently my school had a day of silence.....Where a group of students walked around for an entire day without speaking. It was to supporting homosexuality. I don't know what silence is gonna get them but they chose to do it. And on the backk of their shirts it says WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO ABOUT IT?
I doubt that your fellow students were supporting homosexuality in and of itself . . . more likely than not, they were supporting equal rights for homosexuals.
A moment of silence . . . or a day of silence . . . seems appropriate for people to think about civil rights and the oppression / discrimination of others. What are you going to do about oppression and discrimination?
Quote:This ticked me off cause to me it inovokes anger in people that are against homosexuality. I think homosexuality is wrong but i can still talk to a person that is gay, I just don't like it when they flaunt being gay and get in my way.
Welcome to America. Everyone in this country has a voice. It would be inappropriate to disrupt school activities with speeches and debates; but the day of silence was an effective way to get a message across.
So what if you're against homosexuality? Aren't you for freedom of speech, freedom of thought, civil rights, and equal protection under the law? Aren't you in favor of liberty for all?
So what if their message made you angry. You don't own the United States of America. You don't get to decide what issues people may care about. A lot of people in this country care about equal rights and liberty. These are the concepts our country was built upon.
Homosexuals are citizens of this country -- just like you're a citizen. You are not any better than they are. So what if you don't like them flaunting their homosexuality? Are you the king of who may flaunt or who may not flaunt? Do you want them to hide in closets so they don't offend your childish sensibilities? What about boys and girls who walk around holding hands and kissing? Do you also hate it when THEY flaunt their heterosexuality?
Maybe you ought to think about what it means to be a citizen of this country . . . and maybe you ought to take your double standards and lock them away in a closet (and lose the key).
Quote:I am always swaying on which side i stand on in the gay issue whether or not people are born gay or choose to be gay.
What difference does it make? Does it matter whether you were born heterosexual or if you choose to be heterosexual?
Why don't you take a stand on something that really matters rather than trivializing another human being's existence?
Quote:I think that being gay is a depressing lifestyle so i cannot see why anyone would want to choose this.
Why would it be a depressing lifestyle? Because they have to live with the moral disapproval of people like you? Maybe if you weren't so judgmental, life would be a lot less depressing for everyone around you.
Quote:I think that homosexuality lowers social standards and if it is commonly accepted i think society suffers. What is your opinion?
How does homosexuality lower social standards? Where did you learn to be judgmental and unaccepting of those who are different from you? Have you ever heard of tolerance? Have you ever heard of "live and let live?"
Society suffers when people practice hypocrisy and bigotry. Why are you so willing to accept double standards and to bestow moral disapproval on persons who are different?
My opinion? I think you should practice being a better person and a better citizen of this great country.
Yes it is me 
