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[QUOTE="Bourbons3"] That message has sure been effective in preventing suicide in the past :roll: The project contributes to people growing up more confident. It tells them that there is hope, there are plenty of gay people who have great lives, and that being gay is perfectly normal - no matter what people around you tell you. In a lot of cases, these YouTube videos are some of the very few sources of positive messages gay kids will encounter.Omni-Slash

[QUOTE="Bourbons3"] That message has sure been effective in preventing suicide in the past :roll: The project contributes to people growing up more confident. It tells them that there is hope, there are plenty of gay people who have great lives, and that being gay is perfectly normal - no matter what people around you tell you. In a lot of cases, these YouTube videos are some of the very few sources of positive messages gay kids will encounter.Omni-Slash

Wow that is so inspiring

TV in the US, at least, can be a lot better for this sort of thing. And even if it were better, its impact is limited by a whole host of discriminatory laws and bigoted politicians and public officials. Kurt on Glee and Will & Grace is only going to have so much impact. Videos by regular people describing how being gay is not an obstacle to a successful life has a a bigger effect. Bourbons3

[QUOTE="Bourbons3"] TV in the US, at least, can be a lot better for this sort of thing. And even if it were better, its impact is limited by a whole host of discriminatory laws and bigoted politicians and public officials. Kurt on Glee and Will & Grace is only going to have so much impact. Videos by regular people describing how being gay is not an obstacle to a successful life has a a bigger effect. Omni-Slash

I think it's a great project and I'm glad that a company like Google is getting involved.

But, I have a feeling this will never air in my area.

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]I love this movement. I'm so glad people are finally recognizing what gay teens (and gays in general) go through. People poo-pooing it should just shut their ears and go away.MrGeezer

Or what EVERYONE in general has to go through.

Yeah...as if the gays and the lesbians are the only ones gettied bullied? Please, don't make me laugh. Bullies who want to pick out a difference in order to make themselves feel superior will pick out ANY difference. They are looking for WEAKNESS, not GAYS.

In high school, I spent the entire time with numerous opnly gay people, and I got bulliewd more than any of them. Why? Because the openly gay people were POPULAR, so they had strength behind them. If those kids were bullied to any serious degree, people would actually give a ****. I WASN'T popular. I had no social support, and was therefore WEAKER than the openly gay people. So people bullied the **** out of me, because no one would give a ****.

Bullies are NOT out to kick the asses of gays. Bullies are mostly looking for THE WEAK. Bullying gays only works when the gay person is weak (either physically socially). Otherwise, you go after someone WHO IS WEAK. Being gay is just a side-concern, in most cases.

The project is meant for more than just bullied kids. Straight kids aren't kicked out of heir homes because they're attracted to certain people. They don't have to worry about getting punched or thrown out of a public bar for kissing their loved ones. The word "straight" is not used as an insult on a daily basis. A straight person doesn't have to fight to be recognized as a human being entitled to equality.

If you don't like the movement, shut your ears and go away. Because neither it nor the gays are going to.

i thought emo month was in november?

It was never this bad when I was in high school. I wonder what on earth happened that a browser company felt a need to air a message like this... JustPlainLucas

It was never this bad when I was in high school. I wonder what on earth happened that a browser company felt a need to air a message like this... JustPlainLucas

[QUOTE="JustPlainLucas"]It was never this bad when I was in high school. I wonder what on earth happened that a browser company felt a need to air a message like this... Bourbons3

Man Google Chrome has some weird commercials, I saw this one on TV.

Hence this complete disproportionate number of gay teens committing suicide to straight teens.

The project is meant for more than just bullied kids. Straight kids aren't kicked out of heir homes because they're attracted to certain people. They don't have to worry about getting punched or thrown out of a public bar for kissing their loved ones. The word "straight" is not used as an insult on a daily basis. A straight person doesn't have to fight to be recognized as a human being entitled to equality.

If you don't like the movement, shut your ears and go away. Because neither it nor the gays are going to.

Theokhoth

Straight kids get kicked out of their homes all the time, for a ****load of reasons. That's secondary to how persecuted the kid feels.

Sure, the word "straight" isn't used daily as an insult, but the word "n*****" sure as hell is. I've heard that **** all the ****ing time and never got aropund to offing myself, so don't even try to lay some special claim to being the most persecuted.

As far as the disproportionate numbers of gay kids committing suicide, please cite me a credible source which shows a causal link between gay bullying and gay suicides.

Lol, web browsers really gone up from what they used to be. Good thing I'd say, but really weird.

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]Hence this complete disproportionate number of gay teens committing suicide to straight teens.

The project is meant for more than just bullied kids. Straight kids aren't kicked out of heir homes because they're attracted to certain people. They don't have to worry about getting punched or thrown out of a public bar for kissing their loved ones. The word "straight" is not used as an insult on a daily basis. A straight person doesn't have to fight to be recognized as a human being entitled to equality.

If you don't like the movement, shut your ears and go away. Because neither it nor the gays are going to.

MrGeezer

Straight kids get kicked out of their homes all the time, for a ****load of reasons. That's secondary to how persecuted the kid feels.

Sure, the word "straight" isn't used daily as an insult, but the word "n*****" sure as hell is. I've heard that **** all the ****ing time and never got aropund to offing myself, so don't even try to lay some special claim to being the most persecuted.

As far as the disproportionate numbers of gay kids committing suicide, please cite me a credible source which shows a causal link between gay bullying and gay suicides.

[QUOTE="MrGeezer"]

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]Hence this complete disproportionate number of gay teens committing suicide to straight teens.

The project is meant for more than just bullied kids. Straight kids aren't kicked out of heir homes because they're attracted to certain people. They don't have to worry about getting punched or thrown out of a public bar for kissing their loved ones. The word "straight" is not used as an insult on a daily basis. A straight person doesn't have to fight to be recognized as a human being entitled to equality.

If you don't like the movement, shut your ears and go away. Because neither it nor the gays are going to.

Bourbons3

Straight kids get kicked out of their homes all the time, for a ****load of reasons. That's secondary to how persecuted the kid feels.

Sure, the word "straight" isn't used daily as an insult, but the word "n*****" sure as hell is. I've heard that **** all the ****ing time and never got aropund to offing myself, so don't even try to lay some special claim to being the most persecuted.

As far as the disproportionate numbers of gay kids committing suicide, please cite me a credible source which shows a causal link between gay bullying and gay suicides.

If a teacher punishes a bully for making a racial slur against a minority (for the sake of argument, let's assume it's a black kid), then that black kid IS GETTING HIS ASS BEATEN after school.

And again, I think you're trying to confuse the issue. At a given school, a bully might bully the hell out of one gay kid while completely ignoring another. And I've already addressed this. Straight kids don't get bullied for being straight, they get bullied for being WEAK. Gay kids also largely get bullied because they are peceieved as being WEAK. This is why two gay kids can attend the exact same ****ing classes with only one of those gay kids getting bullied.

You're failing to understand what makes bullies tick. Usually, bullies are looking for a weak target. It's not a fair fight, that's why we call them bullies. They're usually not gonna go after a gay guy "just because" if that gay guy is cool enough for people to care that he got his ass kicked.

Man Google Chrome has some weird commercials, I saw this one on TV.sergemyster8