Morgan
Morgan, your statements have - quite frankly - greatly upset me. So they were bullied because people thought they were gay? You think that makes them special? Think that makes them unique? It doesn't. Bullied kids are bullied kids, and there is no excuse for putting people through Hell, simply because they're different. And there certainly is no excuse for giving one group of kids special treatment.
Let me tell you a little bit about the Hell I went through for all 12 years that I attended public school. Do you know what it's like to be constantly teased because of your weight? Or because of how you look? I distinctly remember a 12-year-old brat named Garray who - whenever I walked by him - would yell, "Earthquake!" And whenever I was interested in a guy and had the guts to ask him out, you know what his answer always was? "No." You know why? Because he was shallow, and he preferred to go out with the next blonde, size 6 cheerleader who came along. You want to know what my middle school and high school proms were like, Morgan? They were lonely. You know why? Because I didn't have a date, because I was fat. And a person I thought was my friend gave me a nickname, "L.A." Claimed it stood for "Lost Angel." You know what it really stood for? "Lard Ass." And I distinctly remember an incident that took place in 10th grade, during U.S. History class. I'm sitting at my desk, minding my own business and reading the assigned chapter, when all of a sudden, a girl named Jennie began to taunt me with embarrassing remarks she claimed I'd made in middle school, about my then-crush, in front of that very same former crush. I kept telling her to shut up. What happened? The teacher threw me out, even thought Jennie was the one who was causing the disturbance. Utterly humiliated, I didn't even bother to finish the school day. I went to my locker, packed my things, contacted my father, and went home.
So, you think these kids are the only ones who've been humiliated and bullied? Think again.
These incidents may not seem like a big deal to you, but they were huge to me. I had to put up with these for several years, and up until my senior year, I was too afraid to do anything about it.
How DARE you imply that, simply because they were perceived to be gay, these kids should receive special treatment? And I still stand by my statement. Either provide sensitivity training that protects ALL groups, or don't even bother.
Sorry for blowing up. But I'm just so upset right now, especially since Morgan, someone who longs for gay people to be treated as equals, supports something that blatantly offers gay kids special treatment.
Morgan, how would you react if I said that I supported sensitivity training seminars, but only those that taught sensitivity in regards to - let's say - Christians? You'd be furious, wouldn't you?