tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330141438237345681.post7485181739325158946..comments2010-11-15T15:10:06.702-05:00Comments on Karina, Tell Us!: The Color PurpleKarinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01052752821661585665noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330141438237345681.post-88515977277891911262010-10-20T15:38:13.504-04:002010-10-20T15:38:13.504-04:00My biggest reason for not wearing purple is not th...My biggest reason for not wearing purple is not that I have any problem with the movement, or that I disagree with it at all, I totally agree and am all for raising awareness for respect and tolerance of others. My biggest issue is that we are only focusing on the suicides of LGBT teens and young adults. What about all the other teens and young adults who lose their lives to suicide, but do not get the memorial and rembrance and support that these teens are getting. I have no problem with LGBT people - I have countless friends who are LGBT, and I'm all for equality, but when we say we're for "equality" that should actually mean equality. Suicide is not sexual-orientation specific, and it is a serious problem that affects ALL young adults and teens in our current society. To say that any one of those teens deserves less support and memorial merely because they are not LGBT is unfair and mars those teens memories.<br />here is a link to my original post about this. (http://iwillstaygold.tumblr.com/post/1355383359/intolerance) <br />I hope that people can see my point of view... I am not trying to offend or say anything against LGBT support - I fully support the movement and I have no problem with people wearing purple. I just think we should do even those who are not LGBT the same justice.Sarahhttp://www.iwillstaygold.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330141438237345681.post-63629525957955137202010-10-20T13:40:34.738-04:002010-10-20T13:40:34.738-04:00;~; KTU your words make me wet.;~; KTU your words make me wet.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347271014702244182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2330141438237345681.post-77800327010622487752010-10-20T11:48:00.300-04:002010-10-20T11:48:00.300-04:00I wholeheartedly agree.
Myself personally, am wear...I wholeheartedly agree.<br />Myself personally, am wearing purple to help out the LGBT community. I have lots of friends who are part of this community and I would hate to see them bullied and abused by others to the point that they commit suicide. I will admit, I have made more than my own share of gay jokes in good fun, but never have I expressed discomfort or discrimination against any individual for the reason of homo or bisexuality. <br /><br />The fact of the matter is, this shit is real, everyone gets bullied around for something or other, and sometimes while it's something as mediocre as a bad hair cut, it can become about something really serious like your sexual preference. And I'd argue that we need to focus on ELIMINATING social disease, so that physical disease can be our only worry. It's sad to live in a world where people are only "sick" or "in pain" in a physical sense. Humans are so much more complex than that.<br /><br />But I digress. I <3 you and I enjoyed reading this. Stay gorgeous gal.Nick Janenoreply@blogger.com