This was a great interview. My favorite journalist (Anderson Cooper) and my favorite star (Angelina Jolie). Amazing piece of the show last night... Oh, the second video I found on youtube when looking for the piece of the interview. Pretty shocking. I thought everyone should see it, and stop complaining. I feel like there is so much to be done. "YOU MUST BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD," - Gandhi
"Sometimes, when we lose ourselves in fear and despair, in routine and constancy, in hopelessness and tragedy, we can thank God for Bavarian sugar cookies. And, fortunately, when there aren't any cookies, we can still find reassurance in a familiar hand on our skin, or a kind and loving gesture, or subtle encouragement, or a loving embrace, or an offer of comfort, not to mention hospital gurneys and nose plugs, an uneaten Danish, soft-spoken secrets, and Fender Stratocasters, and maybe the occasional piece of fiction. And we must remember that all these things, the nuances, the anomalies, the subtleties, which we assume only accessorize our days, are effective for a much larger and nobler cause. They are here to save our lives. I know the idea seems strange, but I also know that it just so happens to be true." (Stranger than Fiction)
"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." (Martin Luther King Jr.)
School Board candidate sees diverse road ahead for MCCSC by Ana Livia Coelho
(Click here if you wanna read this article in the School of Journalism website)
Imagine asking your six-year-old child to draw a picture of a family and getting a drawing of a mom, her female partner and an adopted child. Then imagine discovering that your child in middle-school was able to check out books about sexual orientation confidentially from the school library.
If you are socially conservative, these may sound like unacceptable and even frightening situations.
However, according to Monroe County School Board candidate Geoffrey McKim, it is important to send the message – starting in elementary schools – that all types of families are valued, and to provide resources and support in schools for students to understand and deal with sexual orientation issues.
The School Board’s task is to set the overall policies for the schools, which, according to McKim, should ensure GLBT students are protected and their rights and safety are respected. He believes that should guarantee confidentiality in school libraries and Internet access points. Some schools are considering using filters on computers that screen out content about gender identity or sexual orientation.
“Somebody’s sexual identity is an important part of oneself,” he said, “It’s important that the schools allow that kind of age appropriate material both in the library and the Internet,”
According to McKim a curriculum reflecting a full diversity of families would be positive for students, especially if it started in elementary school. He believes all kinds of non-traditional families must be portrayed and valued, such as blended families, parents with adopted children or single parents.
For IU Second Education student Alex Simmons, a member of the GLBT community, what convinced her to vote for McKim were his views about GLBT rights in Monroe County schools, based on his answers to the Beacon/Bloomington PFLAG 2006 Candidate Questionnaire Results. This questionnaire had some candidates from Monroe county answering questions and expressing their ideas about GLBT rights.
“I like the fact that McKim supports having resources available about sexual orientation in schools in an age appropriate way,” she said.
McKim explained how he thinks Monroe County schools are far ahead of others, with counselors trained on dealing with prejudice regarding GLBT students.
However, if elected, he said that one of the policies he would set would be that any kind of harassment based on sexual orientation would be completely unacceptable in schools. McKim also explained that he would like to see teachers and school administrators being more proactive when dealing with bullying between the students.
“Not just reacting when parents complain, but recognizing it at the earliest possible point,” he said.
Maybe we are still far from having young kids able to see a traditional family the same way they see ones with two “moms” or “dads”. However McKim reminds that similar leaps in consciousness occurred as a result of the Civil Rights Movement. So, it is not hard to believe that in five to ten years GLBT issues – in schools and beyond – will have progressed and that even the marriage distinction won’t make a difference anymore.
“I do believe in my lifetime a lot of old distinctions will be erased,” he said.
I watched this movie - as well as Love Actually - in Granada.
I have the fondest memories everytime I watch them, or hear any songs from them or even think of them. No one will never understand why.
Sara: Well, if we're meant to meet again, we'll meet again. it's just not the right time now. Jonathan: Maybe we're supposed to meet on British time and we're five hours too early. (Serendipity)
I don't write about news here, but this was pretty funny. Paris "whore" Hilton is currently in jail. I was pretty glad she is in: Im sick of watching these drug addict, slut and anorexic celebrities get the spotlight for their "greatness" and set a role model to today's children and teenagers. At least, I hope these teenagers get the idea that even Paris can get fucked up and go to jail! I feel bad! When I was 13ish, my favorite starts were the virgin-Britney Spears, the Christina Aguilera that would say "My body says lets go, but my hearts is sayin' no" (even though I just recently got what "rubbing the right way" and "come, come, come and let me out" means) and Backstreet Boys saying "I will never break your heart". Now Bitchney is completely outta her mind, Lindsay Lo-ho is a slut that is always stoned and the song our lovely teenagers send to their loved ones probably says "I'll take you to the candy shop/ I'll let you lick the lolypop". Jesus!!!
Then yesterday, someone told me that I should never listen to Amy Winehouse, just because of that song "rehab". Now COME ON! SHe is one of the few talented artists that currently exists. I mean, TALENTED. She might be not the prettiest, but hey, Im not hookin up with her. In my opinon, her song "Rehab" is a complete joke about all these girls that spend time in "rehab". You know, back in the days rich people would go to Italy, Bora Bora, Malibu... now they go to REHAB! Cool!
Kids today are getting it SO wrong. They should turn off their cell phones, take off the I-pod from their ears and start reading good books and enjoyin whats good in life. Otherwise, they'll end up in rehab too!
Oh, I started with the whole Paris Hilton thing. So, yesterday at the MTV Movie Awards the host - Sarah Silverman - made a quite funny comment in front of Paris. I loved it.
"...I just worry that she's gonna break her teeth on those things...Oh sweety!" (Sarah Silverman) High 5, Sarah!
Friday, June 1, 2007
Just one thing: A person that doesn't respect my mom, doesn't respect me. I dont care who the fuck it is.......... My rule. That simple. Dont even waste your time looking at me. Just get out of my face.
