tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011483808729286679.post7912069034378728560..comments2013-12-17T11:40:30.465-08:00Comments on Rebekah's FNED346 Blog: "Death should never be an option."Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03049889807807843325noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011483808729286679.post-16166354765018670652013-10-07T19:15:04.439-07:002013-10-07T19:15:04.439-07:00Hey Rebekah,
I appreciated that you shared the st...Hey Rebekah, <br />I appreciated that you shared the story of your close friend Zak coming out. I found it very emotional since I too can place myself in shoes. I also appreciate you being a strong ally for him during that time because you may not realize how much you are helping someone by just listening and validating them for who they are. I also enjoyed how you were able to incorporate something very relevant in your post. Macklemore is a rapper who is advocating the rights for the LGBT community which is very rarely done in the rap world!<br />Great Job!!! :)Alex Taberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17191439114628376836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011483808729286679.post-36036875550034386522013-10-07T19:04:05.247-07:002013-10-07T19:04:05.247-07:00Hi Rebekah,
"If teachers learn to include LG...Hi Rebekah,<br /><br />"If teachers learn to include LGBT into the everyday vernacular of the classroom the exposure to it will allow for it to become less foreign to students. Once they are more familiar with the concept they are more accepting of the idea outside of the classroom." -- I agree with you! The more they are exposed to it in a positive way, the more tolerance will grow. And then they'll carry that tolerance back to their friends, family, and beyond because they wouldn't see it as something abnormal. Hiding/avoiding it only reinforces the notion that it's "wrong" or something to be ashamed of.<br /><br />LOVE that Macklemore song. So powerful. :)<br /><br />- JamieJamie Cruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01765621990020388664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011483808729286679.post-48108283909838186322013-10-07T18:19:20.765-07:002013-10-07T18:19:20.765-07:00Thanks for sharing this story, R. :)Thanks for sharing this story, R. :)Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06927432771374078120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011483808729286679.post-68967795150362966662013-10-07T16:42:34.173-07:002013-10-07T16:42:34.173-07:00“Zak didn’t want us to see him differently.” I tea...“Zak didn’t want us to see him differently.” I teared up when I read that Rebeka. Zak wasn’t any different when he told you. What a horrible feeling to have thought about your friends reaction to who you are.<br /><br />I absolutely adore that you used lyrics to a modern song to capture a strong point in Safe Spaces. “American the brave still fears what we don't know and "God loves all his children" is somehow forgotten but we paraphrase book written thirty-five hundred years ago.” It is so true that people fear what they don’t know and that’s why we must talk about it. In this piece they mention how Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass is taught without the discussion of a man lying with a man. Because they fear, they paraphrase. They choose what to share. What happened to the oath we take on the stand: “the whole truth, nothing but the truth….” It’s time to speak the truth.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787925915333047745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011483808729286679.post-36512948232360254202013-10-07T13:23:33.632-07:002013-10-07T13:23:33.632-07:00It's sad to see that your friend still has the...It's sad to see that your friend still has these fears and insecurities even in today's age. Not because it's a lack of character on his end by any mean, but because the fear of that judgment is still very real. Homosexuality is still seen as different and those that are different are made fun of or judged in school and in the "so called real world". Until students are taught that there is nothing different about a family with two mothers or fathers at a younger age they will still see the idea of homosexuality in general as different.Kyle Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371821525184516176noreply@blogger.com