tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630556584547798739.post1329096409137400380..comments2024-01-27T03:16:31.372-05:00Comments on Appetite For Equal Rights: Day of Silence 2010Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14867294546208139768noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630556584547798739.post-8169223923128217552010-04-26T16:12:42.031-04:002010-04-26T16:12:42.031-04:00The Day of Silence is great. It's a peaceful -...The Day of Silence is great. It's a peaceful - yet effective protest. It was a pretty big deal in my high school and people got really involved. My freshman year I remember wondering what it was all about, so I asked my friend who was participating - and though she couldn't talk she wrote on a piece of paper that it was to protest the harassing of and violence towards homosexuals. It's great that people can make an impact in such a simple way.Colleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630556584547798739.post-39568008800916832882010-04-20T10:24:42.306-04:002010-04-20T10:24:42.306-04:00The day of silence is an awesome event. Yong peopl...The day of silence is an awesome event. Yong people are helping out this cause and i am happy to see that they are supporting it. In my high school years, we always had a day of silence. Almost all student participated and i am so glad that more and more are participating.Rettra90https://www.blogger.com/profile/09315988454176087963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630556584547798739.post-80459781174157714142010-04-20T10:16:49.176-04:002010-04-20T10:16:49.176-04:00This is awesome. Back in high school, we did this...This is awesome. Back in high school, we did this and it seemed to have such an impact. What people don't realize is that words hurt and some people say things without thinking about how it may affect another. Little words or snippy comments can impact an individual far worse than one might thing. Harassment, bullying, and etc. are caused by words. Keeping silent for a day is a great way to protest against those means. I think this is a great thing that has been started and should be continued nationwide.Jennnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630556584547798739.post-4892062615317735242010-04-20T10:03:10.690-04:002010-04-20T10:03:10.690-04:00Taking a day of silence actually says a lot. This ...Taking a day of silence actually says a lot. This is a really powerful thing and I think that if you can go through it and be silent all day for the sake of others then do it. This is a chance to show that everyone is equal, even LGBT students and adults. You don't have to be a student to be accepting. I personally have never participated but I have friends and other students in school who do. People give them weird looks and say things to them when really they are the ones saying the most.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630556584547798739.post-52714996183535530592010-04-19T23:53:10.023-04:002010-04-19T23:53:10.023-04:00This is so fantastic! I've never participated ...This is so fantastic! I've never participated in this and in my very small high school, only one girl ever did. Every year i remember her walking with a sign saying "support LGBT" I always wondered what if i did it, and now i wish i had. I'm so happy to see that people are treating this as seriously as they should. Noone should be ashamed of who they are for any reason. Day of Silence should be on the calendar, someone should check into that. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630556584547798739.post-89652860196151982342010-04-19T18:30:09.968-04:002010-04-19T18:30:09.968-04:00Although I've never participated myself, stude...Although I've never participated myself, students at my high school used to do this, sponsored by the LGBT club. They wore signs on their chests to explain what the protest was about and it really worked to catch people's attention. While no one at my high school was really harassed (at least, not to my knowledge), this day helped make everyone aware that harassment was going on in other places! It especially helped because so many students participated, not just students in the LGBT club. It was really cool! As Kelsey said, keep fighting on!Amynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630556584547798739.post-53531008215660315672010-04-19T11:42:53.002-04:002010-04-19T11:42:53.002-04:00I think that this is a really awesome thing. I'...I think that this is a really awesome thing. I've heard of this protest before but I never really knew what it was about. I think its a really positive and powerful way of getting a point across to people. Im sad that I didnt read this until today though, because I feel like I would have participated. Maybe I will make my own day of silence as a personal protest! :)Kaitynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630556584547798739.post-67735423120641048822010-04-18T22:03:36.256-04:002010-04-18T22:03:36.256-04:00This is great. I am so glad that young adolescents...This is great. I am so glad that young adolescents are becoming involved and helping out this cause. LGBT students are completely equal to every other student and i'm glad young teenagers see and support that. This shows that our next generations to come are only going to become greater and greater. Keep fighting on!Kelseynoreply@blogger.com