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Originally Posted by strombad
Hard to argue the "don't care/not the time" angle after being reminded of those very strong words, I imagine.
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A bit dramatic for Calgary in 2014, more applicable to black civil rights in MLK's time. Nonetheless still some good quotes that make you rethink some comments that might have been expressed.
That said - and this isn't directed at anyone in particular, just that I've seen comments about gay kids in school.
I'm near 40.... in my high school days there were a few people that were assumed to be gay one I think was openly. Nothing happened to them, no one beat, or bullied them, and that was a long time ago. Now maybe they got beaten on the street or at parties and it just didn't happen at school.
But today? I can't imagine the average gay kid gets that much more bullied then the average other kid. Kids pick on other kids, the overweight kid, the smelly kid, the poor kid, rich kid, the middle class white kid who is none of the above, the fotze kid. If the other kids find a reason anyone is usually fair game (not that I'm saying it's fair).
Is there gay specific bullying that much in school in comparison to other bullying that it warrants more attention? I'm wondering if some of these comments aren't akin to "Won't someone please think about the (gay) children".
And please spare me the holier than thou posts turning this into a "Ranchlandsselling supports bulling of gay kids". I'm generally curious because the protected middle class suburban life I lead, nor the news stories, newspaper, or general word of mouth lead me to believe young gay kids in Calgary schools are any more bullied than any other bullied type of kid.
And if you know of a few circumstances sadly all that proves is kids get bullied. If your kid is gay and is horribly bullied then I'm very sorry for you and your child. However, I think we'd need a school counselor to chime in or a few teacher comments as mom and dad who hear from their kids are probably totally biased.
