One Town in Minnesota and it's war on Gay Teens

[West Vandengaarde]

It's a bit old to be complaining about to us by now, especially since it's all been fixed and was immediately being fixed after the first death or two when the school district pretty much instantly realized "Hey, we have a problem and we're going to have to fix this."
Maybe if it were October of 2010 this would be relevant, but it isn't right now.

So it only took 7-8 more deaths for them to fix it?

That's pretty efficient.

No...? It's just that nothing is perfect, and they've at least orchestrated a unified effort across the district to stop the situation from happening again. So far, they've been successful with no issues this school year.

[Hathradic States]

Is this awful? Yes. Should the people who pushed them be held responisble? Hell no. If you can't handle the pressure, don't break away from the norm. Societies job is not to conform to you, it is the other way around.

[Desperate Measures]

Is this awful? Yes. Should the people who pushed them be held responisble? Hell no. If you can't handle the pressure, don't break away from the norm. Societies job is not to conform to you, it is the other way around.

Horrible.

[Cromarty]

If you can't handle the pressure, don't break away from the norm

Yeah! All you gays, blacks, trannies, women and brown people! Be white, male and middle aged! Be the norm! Don't be different!

Seriously, it's people like you that cause environments like the one in which Matthew Sheppard was abducted, tortured, and murdered for being gay.

[Buffett and Colbert]

Is this awful? Yes. Should the people who pushed them be held responisble? Hell no. If you can't handle the pressure, don't break away from the norm. Societies job is not to conform to you, it is the other way around.

It's not as if you're the epitome of societal conformation.

[Galla-]

Is this awful? Yes. Should the people who pushed them be held responisble? Hell no. If you can't handle the pressure, don't break away from the norm. Societies job is not to conform to you, it is the other way around.

Rofl.

This is so wrong words cannot describe. Objectively wrong.

[Ceannairceach]

Is this awful? Yes. Should the people who pushed them be held responisble? Hell no. If you can't handle the pressure, don't break away from the norm. Societies job is not to conform to you, it is the other way around.

We're not asking for conformation, we're asking for tolerance, which is the duty of society.

[Hathradic States]

Is this awful? Yes. Should the people who pushed them be held responisble? Hell no. If you can't handle the pressure, don't break away from the norm. Societies job is not to conform to you, it is the other way around.

It's not as if you're the epitome of societal conformation.

I'll admit I'm not. Difference is, I am not about to off myself because of what others say.

[New England and The Maritimes]

Is this awful? Yes. Should the people who pushed them be held responisble? Hell no. If you can't handle the pressure, don't break away from the norm. Societies job is not to conform to you, it is the other way around.

The duty of society is not to demand conformity, but to allow freedom as much as possible without a violent disruption of the social order.

[Corrian]

This is just awful. I don't understand how much power those religious organizations can still have in Minnesota; I mean, it's a pretty liberal state from what I've heard. I hope that something is done, it's just sick that gays are bullied like that, and the leaders of that school district are dumb fundamentalist fucks who accept it.

I think this is the first time in NationStates history that we actually agree on something.

[Hathradic States]

Is this awful? Yes. Should the people who pushed them be held responisble? Hell no. If you can't handle the pressure, don't break away from the norm. Societies job is not to conform to you, it is the other way around.

We're not asking for conformation, we're asking for tolerance, which is the duty of society.

I won't argue with that. Tolerance is part of society. However, in exchange for tolerance, society expects conformation to set norms. It also expects emotional fortude in the individual.

[Hathradic States]

Is this awful? Yes. Should the people who pushed them be held responisble? Hell no. If you can't handle the pressure, don't break away from the norm. Societies job is not to conform to you, it is the other way around.

The duty of society is not to demand conformity, but to allow freedom as much as possible without a violent disruption of the social order.

No, that is the duty of civilization. The duty of society is to set norms to be followed.

[Tecknoko]

WEll they are gay. Its not all that bad.

[Desperate Measures]

We're not asking for conformation, we're asking for tolerance, which is the duty of society.

I won't argue with that. Tolerance is part of society. However, in exchange for tolerance, society expects conformation to set norms. It also expects emotional fortude in the individual.

We'll tolerate you as long as you're not too different?

[Hathradic States]

I won't argue with that. Tolerance is part of society. However, in exchange for tolerance, society expects conformation to set norms. It also expects emotional fortude in the individual.

We'll tolerate you as long as you're not too different?

Inarguably. It is part of assymilation.

[Ranbo]

WEll they are gay. Its not all that bad.

I don't think it's any bad. Screw what the churches think; they have a right to love who they love.

[Cromarty]

WEll they are gay. Its not all that bad.

i really, really, really hope this is a very bad joke. :/

[Desperate Measures]

We'll tolerate you as long as you're not too different?

Inarguably. It is part of assymilation.

I think you'll find that rather arguable.

[Buffett and Colbert]

WEll they are gay. Its not all that bad.

If they were gay, they wouldn't have killed themselves.

Oh, you didn't mean it like that, did you?

[Hathradic States]

Inarguably. It is part of assymilation.

I think you'll find that rather arguable.

I wouldn't, because it is my theory of society I came up with fifteen minutes ago.

[Ranbo]

WEll they are gay. Its not all that bad.

i really, really, really hope this is a very bad joke. :/

I am:

A) Worried that it's not and;

B) Mortified I answered his post in a wrong way...

[Tecknoko]

StGeorge: It wasn't.

Ranbo: Then don't answer.

Buffet and Colbert: No I didn't mean it that way.

[Desperate Measures]

I think you'll find that rather arguable.

I wouldn't, because it is my theory of society I came up with fifteen minutes ago.

LOL

You shouldn't make me laugh. Not fair.

Anyway, are you talking about heteronormativity? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteronormativity http://www.genderandeducation.com/issue ... rmativity/

It's just bullshit to expect that in a society.

[Wazkyraque]

This made me want to puke out my guts crying.

[Ranbo]

StGeorge: It wasn't.

Ranbo: Then don't answer.

Buffet and Colbert: No I didn't mean it that way.

I already did, thank you very much. It's too late to change it now.