Okay so tomorrow is the "Day of Silence". The whole event is based on ending discrimination in highschools and colleges against GLBT students. It's certainly a noble cause and something that more people should put effort into. They point out that one of the biggest factors is that no one talks about the problems that GLBT students face. They have therefor chosen the only natural form of protest, being silent.
I'm going to give you a minute to let that sink in.
Yes, they're trying to fix too much silence by being deliberately silent. They explain it best on their "speaking cards":
"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 in schools. 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?"
This message always bothered me. The whole concept that people notice silence seems to fly in the face of their problem that no one is noticing the silence. There isn't much more I can say on this. GLBT students need to be noticed. Stand up. Speak, shout, yell at the top of your lungs if you have to. Do anything other than stay silent.
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Yeah - silence seems to be the "trendy" way of "speaking" out these days. Some people just don't seem to realize that when you're silent, you're probably not saying anything.
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