I didn't participate although some people seem to think that I should have. My excuse was that I did not (and still do not) entirely understand the point of not speaking for twenty four hours. Not only can I not fathom how to not utter a single word for an entire day, but most importantly I would rather have people scream at the top of their lungs for the entire day.Why screaming instead of saying nothing in order to adress the anti-homosexual sentiment? To me screaming would express my (and possibly others) frustration towards every homophobic comment, mindset, and stereotype.Am I crazy for thinking that it might have made sense for the "silent people" to pass out pamphlets,or maybe give speeches on what it is that they are ömitting their freedom of speech for? Clearly there are enough people that think otherwise, since there were at least thirty people (attempting to be) quiet today at Central.
People are homophobic without even realizing it and the only way to fight that ignorance is with education,silencing yourself does nothing. That's how I look at it anyway.
.N ari
1 comment:
true talk; i mean the kids who did it in my school were silent all day, and as a result i didnt even notice them friday. It would be more effective to actually teach people than to just silence yourself in fade in the background
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