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 Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:05 pm
It was on Wednesday, the 18th. But I was too occupied with an essay yesterday to post this thread...and now I'm sick so I'm not thinking clearly, but I'm gonna try to make this an okay topic.
Our school was making an effort to participate in it..there were flyers everywhere and that's how I found out--otherwise I wouldn't have known about it.
GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network) made the Day of Silence day as a symbol of all the homophobic remarks/verbal harrassment and physical/sexual harrasment of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) students who undergo that kind of crap all the time.
I did participate in the Day of Silence, but I accidentally broke it once..but I was tricked into it! We were watching a movie in art class...and, well..you guys should know I'm a sick freak and like adorable/gorey things... Well, a painting of a dead bunny came onto the screen and went all, " heart heart heart DEAD BUNNY! heart heart heart " Soooo.....yeah... sweatdrop Everyone looked at me all weird... But other than that, I did good. =D
Lemme see... Oh yeah, we (two of my friends and I) went to go sign up and they gave us this little paper to put on our shirts/pants. And I used masking tape and put mine on my pants. On a side note, I'm not very good at using masking tape with paper, on my pants...
It said:Quote: Day of Silence Please understand my reasons for not speaking today. I am participating in the Day of Silence, a national youth movement protesting the silence faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their allies. My deliberate silence echoes that silence, which is caused by harassment, prejudice, and discrimination. I believe that ending the silence is the first step toward fighting these injustices. Think about the voices you are not hearing today. What are you going to do to end the silence?
Day of Silence project
What do you think of the Day of Silence? Would you participate in it?
And do you think Asexuals should also be considered for this day? Meaning, have you, as an Asexual, ever had mean remarks/verbal harrassment and/or physical/sexual harrasment for your orientation?
ninja I wanted to ask more questions, but I can't think about them... Tiiired and siiiick and fatiiigued and reeetaaardeeed... Sorry.
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 9:56 am
Because no one talks about asexuality? surprised
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 4:02 pm
Ooh. Yeah, I remember that. A friend of mine participated in that. Sadly, the Day of Silence didn't get much attention in our school. So much for sex-crazed kids.
Because I'm a shy person and all, I would hesitate. But deep, deep down, I would like to. It's going to be difficult to explain the Day of Silence to my math teacher. He's a bit crazy -- he insists on administering 90 minute tests within 60 minutes.
Personally, I have never experienced any mean remarks or anything else of that kind, but I have received some incredulous remarks such as, "No way, there's no such thing as asexuality!"
But I like to confuse people at school. They have a hard time deciding which way I'm oriented. It's possible to swing both ways, you know? Yes. They think I'm sexually confused. Teehee, silly kids.
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:38 pm
I hate the day of silence of LGBTs. They need to tough up and realize the only "discrimination" and "hate" going around today is the occasional calling of homework gay, or something along those lines. Sure, there are a few extreme cases, but it's not like every Christian or every heterosexual person is continually beating them day after day, which they try to make it seem like. Most LGBT people are never seriously harassed once in their lifetime!
Rant over.
And no, as an asexual I've only gotten confused looks. Never discrimination or hate.
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 8:50 am
ZombieSlayer, violence is not the only thing that can make one sad. LGBTs does not have an easy life.
Remember the heteronormativity rules today's society... in the west.
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 10:54 am
Despite the fact that the principal demanded that the posters advertising it be taken down, the Day of Silence did get a healthy amount of buzz at my school.
A lot of people attempted to participate, but quite a few cracked and started talking by the end of the day. There was great amount of effort, though, from what I heard.
As much I would've like to participate, I couldn't because I was absent on a field trip that day. A writer's conference with discussion involved, so not talking was not an option for me.
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 6:17 pm
Mikusagi ZombieSlayer, violence is not the only thing that can make one sad. LGBTs does not have an easy life.
Remember the heteronormativity rules today's society... in the west. I have not seen ONCE any LGBT at my school being harassed or made fun of, even behind their backs.
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 7:50 pm
ZombieSlayer54 I hate the day of silence of LGBTs. They need to tough up and realize the only "discrimination" and "hate" going around today is the occasional calling of homework gay, or something along those lines. Sure, there are a few extreme cases, but it's not like every Christian or every heterosexual person is continually beating them day after day, which they try to make it seem like. Most LGBT people are never seriously harassed once in their lifetime! Rant over. And no, as an asexual I've only gotten confused looks. Never discrimination or hate. Just because you have not witnessed harrassment doesn't mean it doesn't take place. Of the out homosexuals I know, I'm pretty sure most of them have faced serious discrimination, often of a very sexual nature. And our society still allows discrimination against the GLBTQ community and does not allow them the same rights as heterosexuals. They're not trying to claim that all christians, heterosexuals, or members of more accepted groups are against them. They're just protesting the oppression that does exist. I did participate in the Day of Silence, and I wore a shirt that said QUEER on it because queer can be used to refer to pretty much any alternative sexuality (or lack thereof, I think) or gender behavior. It was actually rather intimidating to wear a label like that and remain silent, and not even be able to explain yourself except through a little piece of paper. People definitely steered clear of me, which was kind of amusing... but it was intimidating, and I don't have problems with looking weird or freakish usually. I also went to the Gay Rights Lobby Day at the capitol in St. Paul the day after the Day of Silence, and on the bus-ride over I was wearing the shirt. A drunk guy got on the bus and asked me if I was gay or something like that and I told him I was an asexual and that that meant I had no sex drive and he was confused and said it was impossible not to want sex, etc etc... luckily he was pretty laid back, but that was really my first encounter with someone who couldn't accept my sexuality and contested it, so that was interesting...
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:50 pm
Ishiki The Preposterous ZombieSlayer54 I hate the day of silence of LGBTs. They need to tough up and realize the only "discrimination" and "hate" going around today is the occasional calling of homework gay, or something along those lines. Sure, there are a few extreme cases, but it's not like every Christian or every heterosexual person is continually beating them day after day, which they try to make it seem like. Most LGBT people are never seriously harassed once in their lifetime! Rant over. And no, as an asexual I've only gotten confused looks. Never discrimination or hate. Just because you have not witnessed harrassment doesn't mean it doesn't take place. Of the out homosexuals I know, I'm pretty sure most of them have faced serious discrimination, often of a very sexual nature. And our society still allows discrimination against the GLBTQ community and does not allow them the same rights as heterosexuals. They're not trying to claim that all christians, heterosexuals, or members of more accepted groups are against them. They're just protesting the oppression that does exist. I did participate in the Day of Silence, and I wore a shirt that said QUEER on it because queer can be used to refer to pretty much any alternative sexuality (or lack thereof, I think) or gender behavior. It was actually rather intimidating to wear a label like that and remain silent, and not even be able to explain yourself except through a little piece of paper. People definitely steered clear of me, which was kind of amusing... but it was intimidating, and I don't have problems with looking weird or freakish usually. I also went to the Gay Rights Lobby Day at the capitol in St. Paul the day after the Day of Silence, and on the bus-ride over I was wearing the shirt. A drunk guy got on the bus and asked me if I was gay or something like that and I told him I was an asexual and that that meant I had no sex drive and he was confused and said it was impossible not to want sex, etc etc... luckily he was pretty laid back, but that was really my first encounter with someone who couldn't accept my sexuality and contested it, so that was interesting... Q? Please inform me of the Q factor. And sure, most states don't allow gay marriage, but god knows they're closer than they have ever been to allowing it. And believe me, if my town doesn't discriminate, I don't know what town does. Thing is, they don't do it against gay people. So I highly doubt it's that serious in other towns. I'm sure there are some serious cases, but no more than what the average Christian will face from idiotic punk Atheists. Well, no one I know has ever contested my sexuality. They've been pretty damn confused about it, but it's never been contested.
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Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 2:12 pm
Still, there's the heteronorm... hetero standard? >_<
Someone, help me! gonk What's the English term?
Queer means many things. For me, it's questioning the gender norms or the sexuality norms.
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Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 3:00 pm
I'm baptised Lutheran, but I'm semi-Atheist. That doesn't mean I go around bashing Christianity, or any other religion, for that matter.
I was slightly offended by your comment in regards to "idiotic punk Atheists".
I'm not sure if you were referring to Atheists in general, or just the ones that may happen to criticize Christianity.
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Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 6:35 pm
I was probably the only one who dressed up at my school.
I went an entire 12 hours without talking-- then I had to answer the phone at home. xp Oh wells.
Butyeah. Remember how I said that people already thought I was gay in my other thread? Now girls have been passing me notes. X{DDD
"No, I'm not gay. Really."
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The MoUsY spell-checker Crew
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Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:58 am
Mikusagi Still, there's the heteronorm... hetero standard? >_<
Someone, help me! gonk What's the English term?
Queer means many things. For me, it's questioning the gender norms or the sexuality norms. Heteronormativity. Sadakai I'm baptised Lutheran, but I'm semi-Atheist. That doesn't mean I go around bashing Christianity, or any other religion, for that matter.
I was slightly offended by your comment in regards to "idiotic punk Atheists".
I'm not sure if you were referring to Atheists in general, or just the ones that may happen to criticize Christianity. I was wondering about that too. I'd be offended if you meant atheists in general.
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:17 am
Sadakai I'm baptised Lutheran, but I'm semi-Atheist. That doesn't mean I go around bashing Christianity, or any other religion, for that matter.
I was slightly offended by your comment in regards to "idiotic punk Atheists".
I'm not sure if you were referring to Atheists in general, or just the ones that may happen to criticize Christianity. Not Athiests in general, just the ones that practice it and bash Christianity just because it's "cool" or "different".
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 10:48 am
Atheism isn't "different". My guess it's the most common "direction" over here >_>
Sometimes I feel like a freak for beeing Christian.
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