An interesting article

[hkellick]

an interesting article
I have to agree with the school. They did the right thing. The girl was wrong.
It is unacceptable to see a guy and girl making out publicly (in a cafeteria or anyplace publicly in the school).
So how is it any more acceptable for two girls to do so? Because she was making a social statement? Bullshit!
Her point is valid. I would suggest another way to show it, though.
I do think the school needs to have a discussion with said English Teacher though. I'm sure he meant well, but.. well.. noncomformist acts can backfire simply because they ARE noncomformist. Here's a good example of how.

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[kholnuu.livejournal.com]

I highly doubt that a straight girl would "make out" with another straight girl to prove a point. Oh, sure, the principal or whoever it was said they made out. But who's to say what really happened? I'll bet five bucks it was a simple kiss, and geez, who really cares about a kiss in the cafeteria? Teenagers make out all over the place in high school and nobody cares.

When they start having sex in the hallways... that's another issue. (And yes, that happened in my high school)

[lite.livejournal.com]

I dunno. You may be right. I've never heard of a girl kissing another in protest on how homosexuals are being treated, though. So..who knows?

[dustkitten.livejournal.com]

I highly doubt that a straight girl would "make out" with another straight girl to prove a point.


Did you READ the article? The girl said flat-out she was making a statement. She yelled "END HOMOPHOBIA NOW!"

Haaser said she was making a statement on behalf of gay and lesbian students because she was bothered by the verbal and physical harassment they face.

[kholnuu.livejournal.com]

Making a statement does not necessarily imply making out, swapping spit, full tongue action. When they say "making a statement", I figured it was mostly the shouting on the tabletop and the simple fact of kissing another girl.