Day of Silence

Rusty · **Posted:** Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:45 pm

So, Day of Silence 2008.

I support the cause 100 percent. However, I don't think that keeping your mouth shut all day, instead of saying anything about what you think, is an effective method of getting a point across.

AbuGrape45 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:47 pm

wut

What is this Day of Silence?

TheFacelessEvil · **Posted:** Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:48 pm

AbuGrape45 wrote:

wut

What is this Day of Silence?

They gots a website.

AbuGrape45 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:49 pm

Ah, this seems like a good cause they have here.

Jitka · **Posted:** Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:50 pm

Not gonna do it. I support the cause and all, gay bashing (literal and figurative) is a bad thing, but I don't see how people just being quiet will help. How can they get their point across without speaking?

"Why are you being so quiet today, Waldo?"

"..."

"Waldo?"

"..."

"Waldo, answer me, you jerk!"

"..."

"RAAAAAAARGH! WALDO!!!"

"..."

TheFacelessEvil · **Posted:** Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:51 pm

JohnTheTinyCowboy wrote:

Not gonna do it. I support the cause and all, gay bashing (literal and figurative) is a bad thing, but I don't see how people just being quiet will help. How can they get their point across without speaking?

Hee hee. It's true. I think students do it just to get out of class participation. I prefer parades, ralleys, and protests myself...

Rusty · **Posted:** Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:02 am

That's what I'm saying. Organize a protest if you've got something to say. And if you organized an event where all eyes were on you, I think that being silent would be pretty effective.

The Noid · **Posted:** Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:03 am

So am I not supposed to talk or something? Is that it?

edit: Oops, it's April 25th and I talked quite a bit. But I did lecture an idiot on calling somebody a gay cigarette, do I get points?

TheFacelessEvil · **Posted:** Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:04 am

Rusty wrote:

That's what I'm saying. Organize a protest if you've got something to say. And if you organized an event where all eyes were on you, I think that being silent would be pretty effective.

Yup yup! You're sayin' the right stuff. :mrgreen:

Wasn't the event like, today though? And the day is over?

AbuGrape45 · **Posted:** Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:07 am

You guys are right. Good cause, I completely agree with it. But sitting in silence will accomplish nothing. And you can't expect a lot of people to do it.

Rusty · **Posted:** Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:10 am

TheFacelessEvil wrote:

Rusty wrote:

That's what I'm saying. Organize a protest if you've got something to say. And if you organized an event where all eyes were on you, I think that being silent would be pretty effective.

Yup yup! You're sayin' the right stuff. :mrgreen:

Wasn't the event like, today though? And the day is over?

Yeah, it's over. This is the post game show.

Jitka · **Posted:** Sat Apr 26, 2008 1:21 am

Rusty wrote:

TheFacelessEvil wrote:

Rusty wrote:

That's what I'm saying. Organize a protest if you've got something to say. And if you organized an event where all eyes were on you, I think that being silent would be pretty effective.

Yup yup! You're sayin' the right stuff. :mrgreen:

Wasn't the event like, today though? And the day is over?

Yeah, it's over. This is the post game show.

Maybe this explains the gay pride parade that happened at Cornell today, come to think of it. Probably.

Shwoo · **Posted:** Sat Apr 26, 2008 1:52 am

So is this just an American thing? Because the 25th of April is already ANZAC day in Australia and New Zealand. Which is a holiday remembering the Australians and New Zealanders who died in World War I, and is important enough to be a public holiday.

Looking it up, I can't find any information on whether or not it's international. The people that made the website apparently just assumed that everyone reading it would be American. I hate that.

Anyway, I heard about Lawrence King. Didn't he get shot for being gay and dressing like a girl sometimes?

TheFacelessEvil · **Posted:** Sat Apr 26, 2008 1:55 am

Shwoo wrote:

So is this just an American thing? Because the 25th of April is already ANZAC day in Australia and New Zealand. Which is a holiday remembering the Australians and New Zealanders who died in World War I, and is important enough to be a public holiday.

Looking it up, I can't find any information on whether or not it's international. The people that made the website apparently just assumed that everyone reading it would be American. I hate that.

Anyway, I heard about Lawrence King. Didn't he get shot for being gay and dressing like a girl sometimes?

Yes. Hense that's why it's probably why the language of the website is American because it's aimed at an American audience. I don't think they were planning to go world-wide, but... hey...

It's not actually a public Holiday, more of just a protest Holiday. We have a lot of those around here. Nobody actually gets any days off or anything...

Rusty · **Posted:** Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:25 am

Wikipedia wrote:

The E.O. Green School shooting refers to the shooting and murder of Lawrence "Larry" King (January 13, 1993[1] - February 12, 2008), a 15-year-old student at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard, California, United States, on February 12, 2008. Fellow student Brandon McInerney has been charged with murder and his lawyer, William "Willie" Quest, is seeking a relocation of the venue.[2] It was alleged that the suspect's motivation for the crime was that King was gay and had asked McInerney to be his valentine,[3] and as such, the shooting was deemed a hate crime by prosecutors.[4]

HOLY CRAP I HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS SO CLOSE TO MY TOWN

TheFacelessEvil · **Posted:** Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:28 am

Rusty wrote:

Wikipedia wrote:

The E.O. Green School shooting refers to the shooting and murder of Lawrence "Larry" King (January 13, 1993[1] - February 12, 2008), a 15-year-old student at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard, California, United States, on February 12, 2008. Fellow student Brandon McInerney has been charged with murder and his lawyer, William "Willie" Quest, is seeking a relocation of the venue.[2] It was alleged that the suspect's motivation for the crime was that King was gay and had asked McInerney to be his valentine,[3] and as such, the shooting was deemed a hate crime by prosecutors.[4]

HOLY CRAP I HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS SO CLOSE TO MY TOWN

STOP WEARING YOUR SKIRTS RIGHT NOW, RUSTY

Rusty · **Posted:** Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:34 am

Burning them as we speak.

TheFacelessEvil · **Posted:** Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:35 am

Rusty wrote:

Burning them as we speak.

*sigh* I'm going to miss the plaid one...

Rusty · **Posted:** Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:35 am

That was the one I wore when Tommy first kissed me

TheFacelessEvil · **Posted:** Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:38 am

Rusty wrote:

That was the one I wore when Tommy first kissed me

Oh. The memories. *sniff*

I actually pictured this Tommy:

Marshmallow Roast · **Posted:** Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:39 am

I did it during the school day. I planned to keep it up all day, but when I was hanging out with my friends after school, I got really bored sitting there in silence.

As far as it getting the message across, it would be way more effective if more people participated. If everyone does it, it makes a statement, but if one or two kids do it, they're just "those kids."

Rusty · **Posted:** Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:49 am

TheFacelessEvil wrote:

Rusty wrote:

That was the one I wore when Tommy first kissed me

Oh. The memories. *sniff*

I actually pictured this Tommy:

That's the one I was talking about.

Marshmallow Roast wrote:

As far as it getting the message across, it would be way more effective if more people participated. If everyone does it, it makes a statement, but if one or two kids do it, they're just "those kids."

Yeah.

TheFacelessEvil · **Posted:** Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:53 am

Rusty wrote:

That's the one I was talking about.

I love you.

Rusty · **Posted:** Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:54 am

I love you too tommy - wait

you're not tommy

TheFacelessEvil · **Posted:** Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:56 am

Rusty wrote:

I love you too tommy - wait

you're not tommy

:(

I can try...

Rusty · **Posted:** Sat Apr 26, 2008 2:59 am

TheFacelessEvil wrote:

Rusty wrote:

I love you too tommy - wait

you're not tommy

:(

I can try...

where's tommy >: (

TheFacelessEvil · **Posted:** Sat Apr 26, 2008 3:00 am

Rusty wrote:

where's tommy >: (

I may or may have not eaten him.

Rusty · **Posted:** Sat Apr 26, 2008 3:03 am

wh

what

what is this

;_;

Ninti · **Joined:** Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:35 pm **Posts:** 3094

Oh, JAPAN.

TheFacelessEvil · **Posted:** Sat Apr 26, 2008 3:06 am

Rusty wrote:

wh

what

what is this

;_;

Uh.. uh...

...

*RUNS*

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