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‘I’ve stood around too long’; [students wear pink to send bullies a message]
The Halifax Herald ^
| September 14, 2007
| IAN FAIRCLOUGH
Posted on 09/14/2007 12:25:48 PM PDT by Daffynition
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To: Daffynition; maine-iac7
For the record, I was looking at “Cambridge” and assumed England. I didn’t look at the source. :-( It’s even more surprising a story from Canada didn’t slant to gay rights.
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posted on
09/14/2007 1:04:45 PM PDT
by
Tired of Taxes
(Dad, I will always think of you.)
To: Bitsy
Dating myself but there was a time when pink and black was all the rage!
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posted on
09/14/2007 1:04:57 PM PDT
by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: Daffynition
You can take this only so far. If a kid wears something he knows is socially unacceptable then he is going to get flack for it. That's just human nature. He should not be beat up or teased about his physical features, but kids will comment on clothing. Welcome to reality. I don't think that makes those guys bullies unless they hit him or something. And in this case there are two wrongs competing against each other, homosexuality and teasing. Of significance is the question of whether the kid was flaunting femininity or if he just had a hint of pink in his shirt. How wilfull was the pink shirted kid? Did his mom make him wear the shirt? Etc.
Kids will be kids. All teasing will not be eliminated unless you gag them. I do remember a kid with a harelip being teased pretty significantly. Now that was tragic because the kid couldn't help it. Still, how far can you go controlling kids being kids?
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posted on
09/14/2007 1:05:05 PM PDT
by
The Ghost of FReepers Past
(Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
To: ElkGroveDan
.. I don’t think they worked at the paper mills.
To: Daffynition
Dude it’s “Salmon”.. ..LOL..
To: Clemenza
Its amazing what the scumbags who went to my elementary school got away with... Yes, but that's why high school reunions are so fun. Those scumbags have gone nowhere in most cases, and the toughened up survivors are doing much better. It's not good, it's intensely painful at the time, but the victims should know that the 'bullies' are going to be announcing things like "Attention, K Mart shoppers!" in the future while they go on to a better life.
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posted on
09/14/2007 1:06:02 PM PDT
by
xJones
(Real countries have real borders.)
To: Kirkwood
ROFL! Yeah, I learnt the same thing.
67
posted on
09/14/2007 1:07:24 PM PDT
by
Past Your Eyes
(Some people are too stupid to be ashamed.)
To: Daffynition
Just be glad it wasn’t yellow.
68
posted on
09/14/2007 1:09:19 PM PDT
by
Tribune7
(Michael Moore bought Haliburton)
To: oh8eleven
I don’t thing Elvis was ever accused of being queer, was he?
“;^)
Semper Fi
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posted on
09/14/2007 1:10:45 PM PDT
by
Past Your Eyes
(Some people are too stupid to be ashamed.)
To: lilylangtree
I never stopped wearing pink. The women look at me and say it is a sign of a man who is confident in his sexuality.
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posted on
09/14/2007 1:14:45 PM PDT
by
frithguild
(The Freepers moved as a group, like a school of sharks sweeping toward an unaware and unarmed victim)
To: Daffynition
You don’t need to t wear pink.
Just make sure the bully’s clothes are red, - in spatters, at least..
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posted on
09/14/2007 1:15:18 PM PDT
by
Wil H
(Islam translates to "submission", not "peace" - you can figure out the rest.)
To: af_vet_rr
“probably still have some pink long johns tucked away somewhere in the closet.”
That’s a scary thought you coming out of the closet in your pink long johns!
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posted on
09/14/2007 1:18:39 PM PDT
by
CJ Wolf
(Tagline space for rent. FRmail me for prices and terms and conditions.)
To: frithguild
Now that is sssssoooo true. Reminds of that line from Miss Congeniality where Victor Melling is showing Gracie Hart how to walk:
Victor Melling: [teaching Gracie how to glide] See? Glide. It’s all in the buttocks. Don’t I look pretty?
Gracie Hart: It takes a very secure man to walk like that.
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posted on
09/14/2007 1:20:11 PM PDT
by
lilylangtree
(Veni, Vidi, Vici)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
09/14/2007 1:27:05 PM PDT
by
elizabetty
(The job of POTUS is not about ideology alone; it is about COMPETENCE to do the job WELL.)
To: ElkGroveDan
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posted on
09/14/2007 1:28:42 PM PDT
by
elizabetty
(The job of POTUS is not about ideology alone; it is about COMPETENCE to do the job WELL.)
To: Daffynition
On one hand, I really applaud these kids for striking back non-violently, and more importantly, taking a stand for someone else. If there was more of that character in the world, we'd live in a nicer place.
On the other hand, I distinctly remember being picked on and harassed because I was a 'nerd'. Or I should say that it continued until I unexpectedly slammed the main joker into the locker and told him that if he kept yakking his jaw I was going to smash it with a golf club. When I made it clear I wasn't interested in a fair fight, suddenly the cost/benefit ratio of harassing me dropped. I got virtually no lip from anyone for the rest of high school.
To: oh8eleven
Yep, that was me in that poodle skirt!
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posted on
09/14/2007 1:39:23 PM PDT
by
Bitsy
To: sticker
78
posted on
09/14/2007 1:42:19 PM PDT
by
Bitsy
To: pgyanke
Actually, it has been suggested by the APA that violent hostility to homosexuality is a sign of repressed homosexual tendencies... take that for what it's worth, Mr Bully...Yeah... and outspoken conservatives are really closet liberals.
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posted on
09/14/2007 1:42:31 PM PDT
by
CGTRWK
To: TexGuy
>>>
Kick the bullies a and that will stop it too ...<<<
That's a better solution - cheaper, quicker and far more effective. Plus it's educational!
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posted on
09/14/2007 1:49:09 PM PDT
by
HardStarboard
(Take No Prisoners - We're Out of Qurans)
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