Debating

Gay-Straight Alliance

noreply@blogspirit.com (Monica) — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:04:40 +0200

Sorry I haven't been on in a while, but I have been really busy, what with school and things. I have something to discuss further with you that I talked about a little bit in one of my earlier posts: the gay-striaght alliance.

One of my friends at school got approval from our principal to start a gay-straight alliance at school. She wrote a letter to the school board explaining why we should have the club. We already have a teacher willing to be our sponsor, or to stay after school and help with it. We'll be learning about discrimination against gays and other things that have happened to them in the future. It would be a place for LGBTs (lesbian gay bi transexual) to come and seek support. We are trying to emphasize that it would not be a group about preaching our beliefs on others.

Now, I'm straight but I support gay rights. I didn't used to in the future, but I do now. Some kids in our school are saying that we won't be allowed to have the club, but they're wrong. This has happened to tons of other schools, when the school board didn't approve the club. The kids took them to court, and won...every single case.

Leaving you with these thoughts, I ask you to please comment me, tell me what you think, and wheter or not you support the idea. I'm trying to find support where and when I can, so the more people I get the more it might convince the school board that our club should be allowed. Thanks a BUNCH!

Animal/ Child Abuse

noreply@blogspirit.com (Monica) — Sun, 6 Apr 2008 15:42:15 +0200

Do you have a pet? I do. I have three dogs, two of which just had puppies. I also have a bird and a cat. And I love my animals. A lot. I take care of them, feed and water them, and give them lots of love. That's because I really care about my animals. And you'll probably agree with me that there are a lot of people out there who don't care about their animals.

Have you ever seen those really sad commercials where it plays the sad song and shows all the sad little animals in the pound? I think it is a very sad commercial. But there are the animal abusers out there who see those commercials and just laugh, because they're the ones whose fault it is that the animals are in there.

Now I turn your attention to another, more controversial topic: child abuse. You see it on the news almost everyday. Someone has murdered their kid. Someone has beat their kid. Someone has neglected their kid. It's a sad fact that this has become a common thing to see on the news in today's society.

Another sad fact; people ignore this. They know it's going on and yet they choose to do nothing about it. But what if they saw someone abusing a dog? They'd be right there. It's pretty sad that people feel the need to save an animal rather than save a human being. What do you think?

Music Stereotypes and Music Influences

noreply@blogspirit.com (Monica) — Sun, 6 Apr 2008 00:34:59 +0200

I know you all listen to music. You probably even have a favorite song, style, genre, and singer of music. So what makes you like this music? Is it the beat, the lyrics? Probably one, if not both of these. For me, it's usually the beat, but there are a lot of songs' lyrics that I like. So do you think that the type of music influences how you think or act? You'll probably say no. But look at how people stereotype each other based on music.

Let's say you see a cowboy. What automatically clicks in your mind? They like country. They have country CD's in their Ford trucks. What if you see a gangster? Or someone dressed in gangster clothes? What do you think then? They listen to rap. Hardcore rap, too. With lots of cursing and cussing. And you're probably afraid of them, so you move away. See? There are a lot more stereotypes on music than you think.

But I'm not finished yet. What about when you see someone with a big, colorful mohawk and dog collars and excessive makeup? You think; they like hard rock. They listen to headbanging, and they hate preppies. They sometimes play imaginary air guitars when they listen to guitar music, which you think they do a lot of. But what about when you see someone dresses in all black, and black hair, with extra eyeliner and a slow walk and "mean" look? What do you think about THEM? Bam, in your mind; emo. You probably assume they cut and have a million CD's of emo music in their rooms and that they're severely depressed. MUSIC IS EVERYTHING IN TODAY'S SOCIETY!

Let's switch it up a bit. Let's say the cowboy listens to emo and heavy metal, and the ganster, emo kid, and hard rocker all listen to country. Seems funny doesn't it? Just doesn't seem to fit? I'll admit; it seems weird to me also. But that's just how much music styles influence modern life. You just don't really think about it too much. That's why stereotyping is bad!