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Old 04-27-2008, 01:01 AM   #51 (permalink)
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How would you feel if I started a day of silence movement just for heterosexual kids who were bullied, specifically excluding children who claim to be "homosexual"?
I'd feel you were quite silly and misguided, since no one is bullied for being heterosexual.
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Kids finding a bogus excuse to skip school or not to participate in classroom discussions is hardly a positive response.
As I said previously,

Even those that misguidedly skipped school or created anti-gay graffiti in protest added to the publicity and public awareness that we were seeking on this issue.

And THAT is a positive response.

When the goal is simply to raise public awareness of an issue, there is no such thing as bad publicity.
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As I said previously,

Even those that misguidedly skipped school or created anti-gay graffiti in protest added to the publicity and public awareness that we were seeking on this issue.

And THAT is a positive response.

When the goal is simply to raise public awareness of an issue, there is no such thing as bad publicity.
Really?

So if these "protesters" decided to bully fat kids in order to raise awareness of this misguided "day of silence" you would consider that entirely appropriate, because in doing so they have raised public awareness?

Apparently delusion and denial are still characteristics of the homosexual condition.
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How would you feel if I started a day of silence movement just for heterosexual kids who were bullied, specifically excluding children who claim to be "homosexual"?
The day of silence isn't just about protecting gay kids. I work at a high school, and straight kids are harassed just because other kids THINK they're gay.
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I'd feel you were quite silly and misguided, since no one is bullied for being heterosexual.

However, homosexual kids are bullied too for a variety of reasons.

Apparently you don't consider their plight deserves any kind of protest.

This is heterophobic bigotry plain and simple
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Really?

So if these "protesters" decided to bully fat kids in order to raise awareness of this misguided "day of silence" you would consider that entirely appropriate, because in doing so they have raised public awareness?
You really are off the deep end like everyone says. Let's keep this within the realm of reality, shall we? Using unrealistic (and ridiculous in this case) examples to refute realistic ones is an error of logic.

Keep it real, man. Keep it real.
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Really?

So if these "protesters" decided to bully fat kids in order to raise awareness of this misguided "day of silence" you would consider that entirely appropriate, because in doing so they have raised public awareness?

Apparently delusion and denial are still characteristics of the homosexual condition.
Of course not, gary.

Apparently, making up straw man arguments and then deluding yourself into thinking your opponent used them is still a characteristic of your lazy debating technique.

But I do want to say thank you for keeping my thread going, and continuing to raise awareness for this important issue.
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However, homosexual kids are bullied too for a variety of reasons.


Yes, I am well aware. It's why I started this thread.
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Apparently you don't consider their plight deserves any kind of protest.
Actually, I consider their plight worthy of an organized protest, called Day of Silence. That's why I started this thread.
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You really are off the deep end like everyone says. Let's keep this within the realm of reality, shall we? Using unrealistic (and ridiculous in this case) examples to refute realistic ones is an error of logic.

Keep it real, man. Keep it real.
Perhaps you should address that comment to your colleague when she wrote:

"When the goal is simply to raise public awareness of an issue, there is no such thing as bad publicity."

Or are you into selective reality?

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Of course not, gary.

Apparently, making up straw man arguments and then deluding yourself into thinking your opponent used them is still a characteristic of your lazy debating technique.

But I do want to say thank you for keeping my thread going, and continuing to raise awareness for this important issue.
My pleasure.

It's no effort to demonstrate that this abortive "Day of silence" was misguided and bigoted.
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