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kate-1
No. It is not ok with me to say that. Gay is not a synonym for stupid. Gay is not an insult, and I will not allow you to use it like one. It is because of people like you That our society is intolerant, ignorant, and unforgiving. It is because of people like you That our society revolves around the chauvinistic cult That men are not manly if they don’t show preference For a butts and **** attached To a brainless body. It is because of people like you That hundreds of tormented, depressed teens attempt suicide Every year. It is because of people like you That many succeed. It is because of you That one of my best friends is addicted to drugs Struggling with alcoholism And self-loathing Because he can’t admit to himself That he might be gay. So no. It is not ok with me. That you are openly homophobic. Because what if I were gay? With my pretty face and big ***** Would you treat me differently? Would you still joke around and flirt? Because in the end, Homophobia is the same thing as Xenophobia Racism And sexism. And the only thing that separates you And the openly gay boy that you Hate so much is that he has strength to go against the very tide that has swept you and morals away.
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Apr 26, 2011
Apr 26, 2011 at 6:06 PM UTC
It is because of people like you that
8 months ago, it did not seem like we needed drugs and alcohol to have fun. And suddenly, there was everything we had heard about from everyone else. But instead of in the whispered gossip and the disjointed stumblings of drunken dreams it was right in front of us. And so the straightedge in us was bent with every shot glass with every smoking joint that we brought to our anxious lips. Slowly, hesitantly, at first, our arms creaked upwards towards our open mouths, as if we were training muscles, we didn’t even know we had. But then it became familiar, and our elbows flowed smoothly with the oil of routine. And at sometime during those long and blurred nights, I lost track of what was right and what was wrong. With every sip I drowned my values and with every inhale, I cremated my former self and the white smoke of the fire wisped up into the air of a dimly lit garage. Until all I was left with was the present, wondering where the future would take me.
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Mar 26, 2011
Mar 26, 2011 at 12:20 PM UTC
8 months ago.