High School Senior "Comes Out" in Assembly

[metta]

High School Senior "Comes Out" in Assembly

http://alturl.com/j8ozf

 

[mxpxl199]

I was ready to say "why must this person made such a production" but then I watched it. Very moving indeed.

 

[onetwothreefour]

That was very hard for me to watch. I had to pause it many times.

It's hard for me to hear people speak in aphorisms. Sometimes I want to interrupt people and ask them: what are you feeling or thinking in this very moment? I don't think it always coincides with what they are saying.

It's probably because I was an extemporaneous speaker in high school and she seems to come from a theatre background where (to me) when people try to sound authentic and real they end up doing the opposite. It was a little too dramatic to feel real.

The message was good. And even though I don't like the style of delivery, she did that style as well as it can be done. Impressive memorization skills. Again, that's why I liked extemp: no memorization required

 

[SLOPPYSECONDS]

High School Senior "Comes Out" in Assembly

http://alturl.com/j8ozf

good fa YOU!

lot cultures got face up ta Mountains of stuff alls ova da world

YA gons help it bit more do it

ins meantime

planet earth



fa da toons

keybaords handy aint they but not maybe fa bored folk lookin fa their I

 

[metta]

Poignant, to be sure.

The theme was a bit contrived, and a bit too politically obvious, but that doesn't detract from her story much.

It would have been nice to hear the same words from a gay guy, as I believe the oppression of gays is more prevalent that that of lesbians, but both are given short shrift, so I think the point is well made in any case.

Brave girl.

Do you mean like James:
http://alturl.com/fq6gf

or Mario:
http://alturl.com/o4spb

(I put other links to the youtube clips because they are under 18.)

 

[anchihiro]

I guess if more kids can have the courage to come out whilst still in school, then it's clear evidence we all are really making things better. x

 

[metta]

^
as well as our straight youth allies:

http://alturl.com/t7sdo

 

[The White Stripe]

I could never do that....

 

[SuperDave]

Bullguard wont let me access the site and im not gonna fight it, anyone have another site?

 

[Scottyboi]

That girl's from my home town! I had a gay and les friend from Martial arts that went to MC!!! (they were kinda my schools rivals)

 

[Speeds]

This is so moving and amazing.

 

[pat grimshaw]

That was very hard for me to watch....

Me too. I may be a curmudgeon and an Australian but that performance reeked of vanity and self-importance. It may be OK for theatre auditions and the Oprah Show but I wont be watching.