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Thu Apr-01-10 12:47 AM
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Gunn High School Sings Away Hate Group |
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Run time: 03:45
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEiwBCpiA0E
Posted on YouTube: March 31, 2010
By YouTube Member: TheWorkingGroup
Views on YouTube: 35
Posted on DU: April 01, 2010
By DU Member: kas125
Views on DU: 4143 | one school's response to Westboro Baptist Church.
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Thu Apr-01-10 01:03 AM
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1. NIce, thanks for sharing. |
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Thu Apr-01-10 01:19 AM
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4. You're welcome! I really believe that the kids of today |
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will change the world. My boys simply can't believe that there are old people who care if someone is gay or a different skin color, they just do not understand it. We may not have stopped war and corporatism yet, but we did raise great kids!
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Thu Apr-01-10 07:32 AM
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There is hope in our children, no doubt about it.
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Thu Apr-01-10 09:07 AM
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18. The real difference is that we were taught both overtly and |
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covertly by our parents and society to believe these things. Responsible parents had to make it part of their children's education to say these ideas were wrong. Now it seems the bigots are the ones having to ram their wrong ideas down their children's throats.
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Thu Apr-01-10 11:14 AM
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21. were taught both overtly and covertly by our parents and society |
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Well, it has been shown that parents and home life have negligible effect on these things. The environment out side the home has an almost 50% influence ( the other is genes).... think of immigrants who's kids grow up without any accent their parents may have but end up with the accent of their adopted country.
This of course does not mean parents have no effect on kids behavior, it's just the environment outside the home has a far greater effect.... and the kids themselves effect the parents' behavior more than the other way around. Parents are also effected by the outside environment.
So kudos to the environment we all have created!
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Thu Apr-01-10 01:03 AM
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2. Can someone repeat why the Westboro people were there? Maybe my mind wandered. By the way, I would |
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watched the entire music event 0 even if it had been an hour. Congrats, students and leaders!
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Thu Apr-01-10 11:15 AM
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22. Apparently, they are going all over protesting at various schools and universities. |
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Edited on Thu Apr-01-10 11:16 AM by beac
They know that education is their #1 enemy. (Sorry, Satan!)
(edited for typo)
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Thu Apr-01-10 11:40 AM
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26. Not sure why they were at this school but they are protesting high school plays |
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They were here in November protesting at our neighborhood high school because they were putting on RENT. It was awesome, the kids organized a huge protest and the TV news aired only pictures of the high school kids, none of the Phelps group. Loved it!
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Thu Apr-01-10 02:11 PM
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One thing that's been suggested is that Gunn came to their attention because there was a cluster of suicides there a while ago, which made the news.
I bet this event at the school has probably reduced the likelihood of more kids feeling suicidal. When you feel like you're part of a positive and purposeful community that does something you can be proud of, you're probably going to feel more like life is something you can handle.
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Thu Apr-01-10 01:08 AM
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3. Hey, that's my high school! |
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Sat Apr-03-10 07:43 AM
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Thu Apr-01-10 01:49 AM
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As a teacher, to see kids "get it" is a joy!!! Some people have not come to accept joy and love, some fear it. These kids welcome it and share it. :pals:
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Thu Apr-01-10 02:49 AM
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6. This is very effective. We need more smart people like this. Bravo! K/R |
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Those kids were marvelous.
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Thu Apr-01-10 03:25 AM
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7. That was wonderful. And what a great town! |
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Thu Apr-01-10 05:17 AM
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8. This is the proper response to the DUers who say that Dems should avoid going on FOX |
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that the best response is no response.
Bullies love silence. They thrive on it.
NO MORE SILENCE.
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Thu Apr-01-10 05:22 AM
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9. Thank you students of Gunn!! |
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Thu Apr-01-10 06:07 AM
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10. So many for tolerance love and respect... |
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so few for hate.
The WBC diminishes humanity...those kids were great...:D
K&R :kick:
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Thu Apr-01-10 11:21 AM
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23. The WBC diminishes humanity. |
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In a strange way, they present a target....to run away from and avoid. Thanks WBC for showing us exactly how NOT to behave.
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Thu Apr-01-10 01:37 PM
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31. I'd rather confront them, and on my terms, not theirs... |
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While I might be tempted to go into them with same nasty spirit they show...I would hold back, keeping an even temper and laugh at them...take their perception of "power" away...they are evil personified.
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Thu Apr-01-10 06:14 AM
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11. Wonderful news,thanks for posting |
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Thu Apr-01-10 06:22 AM
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12. I think I got a bug in my eye. |
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That was awesome! :applause:
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Thu Apr-01-10 06:30 AM
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is the way to a knowing soceity. Without education we'd all become ignorant teabaggers. That is why the right wing would love to pull the funding rug of education out form under us all. Privatizing schools would be a way for the righties to do that or at least start to do that. Thank God there are educators that are out there, like at Gunn, with this understanding in mind. Go Gunn...
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Thu Apr-01-10 10:55 AM
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19. I agree we have to protect education from being controlled |
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by those who only want to educate what they believe. Gunn school is a wonderful example of kids who have been raised by openminded parents and the teachers who have not been told what to teach or believe. There our still many area's where parents try and conrol their schools and what their students are allowed to learn so the kids are still anti-tolerant because of this. I feel sorry for the kids who are not taught tolerance because if they ever decide to leave their small world they won't understand what is going on in the big world when everyone else around them is tolerant. Thanks for this wonderful tape...I need to see that the youth are learning tolerance because they aren't being taught that where I live.
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Thu Apr-01-10 08:54 PM
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41. what if your local school board is |
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rw hatemongers?
Then what are you going to do?
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Fri Apr-02-10 12:47 PM
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43. Many have to deal with this and I think we just need to hoan up on the state rules and |
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make sure the schools are following these.
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Fri Apr-02-10 06:48 PM
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44. Wake County NC was recently completely overrun |
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by fundies -
They are doing away with the system that best "integrated" students. It was based on income - NOT RACE, and was a great model for ensuring equity. They also have a lot of magnets (not sure what will happen to those...)
It'll be interesting to see what happens there. Charter public schools and homeschooling are popular options already.
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Thu Apr-01-10 07:32 AM
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14. wow... this made me emotional |
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maybe there is hope for us.
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Thu Apr-01-10 07:41 AM
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Thu Apr-01-10 08:05 AM
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17. The really beautiful thing about this is they completely nullified |
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the hate of the Phelps clan. They must have been very disappointed that people weren't yelling at them and condemning them. Completely defused the situation and took away any power that WBC wanted to exert.
Love is Love!!
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Thu Apr-01-10 11:05 AM
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20. most young people can figure it out |
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before their parents can. They absorb things more fairly. Tea Parties and wing nuts do themselves in.
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Thu Apr-01-10 11:31 AM
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This was a great idea. I found it interesting that the songs being sung (at least the ones in the vid) were all 60's songs. The music is still changing the world.
Suggestion: If those nutjobs show up at another school and there is a similar Love Demonstration, have a really big sign (like the one held by numerous students in this one) read: "We will pray the hatred that satan has filled you with leaves you!" That'll really rile them up! :evilgrin:
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Thu Apr-01-10 12:39 PM
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30. This is so heartening. Brings the 60s and 70s to mind when |
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kids like these were showing their humanity and letting the world know that they cared. Hope more young people get in the swing of things.
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Thu Apr-01-10 11:34 AM
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25. "gay? fine by me" t shirts seen in video available HERE: |
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I am sure you noticed the manys students wearing "gay?fine by me" t-shirts in the video. They come from the Atticus Circle, a straight/gay solidary org that works with schools. You can buy the shirts to show YOUR solidarity here: http://www.atticuscircle.org/catalog/184http://www.atticuscircle.org/catalog/185
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Thu Apr-01-10 12:21 PM
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28. A very positive response |
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to a turd in the punch bowl.
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Thu Apr-01-10 12:25 PM
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29. Kicked and recommended. |
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Thanks for the thread, kas.:thumbsup:
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Thu Apr-01-10 01:40 PM
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32. Gunn High class of '77 - go Titans! |
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Edited on Thu Apr-01-10 02:15 PM by paulkienitz
This was a high-class school back in the day (before Prop 13 cuts)... my class included a number of people who ended up becoming big brains in the Silicon Valley boom.
Westboro definitely stepped into the deep end of the liberal intellectual secular humanist queer-loving pool here.
I think I have more school spirit today than I ever did while attending. Scarlet and black!
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Thu Apr-01-10 01:47 PM
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33. Great vid thanks for posting. |
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I wish there was a school like that in Georgia where I am so my son could go there. Unfortunately they have rough public schools here or Christian schools. Only 2 sad choices.
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Thu Apr-01-10 04:55 PM
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36. always a third choice . . . |
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Homeschooling . . . we raised a wonderful, loving, kind young man due to being able to home school him. We aren't religious "nuts" as some people think all homeschoolers are, we just wanted our son to be in a safe environment, which his public school wasn't.
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Thu Apr-01-10 02:09 PM
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34. Anyone see this on the national news? It's better than any teabag rally. |
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Edited on Thu Apr-01-10 02:10 PM by The Wielding Truth
Yet the Hate mongers get covered and the socially redeeming actions are ignored.
Good on these people!
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Thu Apr-01-10 05:44 PM
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37. Best response EVER!!!! n/t |
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Thu Apr-01-10 06:26 PM
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38. Maybe the Coffee Party movement needs to organize Gunn Rallies |
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Thu Apr-01-10 07:09 PM
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39. Kudos to Gunn H.S. for setting a new standard. |
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I am so proud of you guys!
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Thu Apr-01-10 07:53 PM
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40. These kids are far better humans than I will ever be. |
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Thu Apr-01-10 10:02 PM
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42. Read Matthew 7:5 mister Phelps... |
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You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
You have a lumber yard in your eye Mr. Phelps - it is called hatred and it has made you blind.
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Sat Apr-03-10 04:22 PM
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46. :) the kids are alright. |
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Edited on Sat Apr-03-10 04:23 PM by BlooInBloo
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