Romney Nixed Anti-Bullying Manual For Using Scary Words Like "Bisexual"

[Brian]

From autostraddle.com:

When Mitt Romney was "accused" of being a bully and actually violently attacking someone based on their presumed homosexuality and alternative lifestyle haircut, he brushed it off as just one of those silly "adolescent hijinks (http://www.autostraddle.com/romney-says-hes-not-a-bully-just-likes-pranks-and-stuff-137930/)" for which an adult human cannot possibly be judged.

But when Mitt Romney, Adult and then-governor of Massachusetts, was presented with the 120-page "Guide to Bullying Prevention" in 2006, a statewide manual designed for distribution in public schools, his administration effectively blocked its publication (http://www.slate.com/blogs/trending/2012/06/12/gov_romney_s_office_stopped_anti_bullying_guide_ov er_use_of_bisexual_and_transgender_.html), allegedly due to their opposition of the words "bisexual" and "transgender" being employed in the manual.

More... (http://www.autostraddle.com/romney-nixed-anti-bullying-manual-for-using-scary-words-like-bisexual-and-transgender-139784/)

[Cherokee_Mountaincat]

Stupid people. And folks wonder why I detest politics,,,,:crosseye:
Cat

[rj2127]

there are things that i clearly will never understand :confused:

[Gearbox]

I'm putting words in his mouth here, but I expect it's to do with 'sticking to your own side' kind of attitude. Bi's don't do that, nor Transgendered.
Just a thought.

[Dr.Gspot]

im giving up this shit that conservtives hate gays or bisexuals hell im a conservitive and bi and know many more swingers, bi,s and gays wakeing up to the fact that commnuist. will not tolerate us at all and will kill us . Better be watching just who really wants to controll us. people you may have to give up your one issue to save america as we know in . good people will forgive would u

[void()]

"Come on in and see what's happening
Pay the price, get your tickets for the show
The stage is set, the band starts playing
Suddenly your heart is pounding
You're wishing secretly you were a star

But don't be fooled by the radio
The TV or the magazines
They'll show you photographs of how your life should be
But they're just someone else's fantasies
So if you think your life is complete confusion
'Cause you never win the game

Just remember that it's a grand illusion
And deep inside we're all the same
We're all the same

So if you think your life is complete confusion
Because your neighbor's got it made
Just remember that it's a grand illusion
And deep inside we're all the same"


"[II. Apollo / Dionysus]

[Apollo: Bringer Of Wisdom]
'I bring truth and understanding
I bring wit and wisdom fair
Precious gifts beyond compare
We can build a world of wonder
I can make you all aware
I will find you food and shelter
Show you fire to keep you warm
Through the endless winter storm
You can live in grace and comfort
In the world that you transform'

The people were delighted
Coming forth to claim their prize
They ran to build their cities
And converse among the wise
But one day the streets fell silent
Yet they knew not what was wrong
The urge to build these fine things
Seemed not to be so strong
The wise men were consulted
And the Bridge of Death was crossed
In quest of Dionysus
To find out what they had lost

[Dionysus: Bringer Of Love]
'I bring love to give you solace
In the darkness of the night
In the Heart's eternal light
You need only trust your feelings
Only love can steer you right
I bring laughter, I bring music
I bring joy and I bring tears
I will soothe your primal fears
Throw off those chains of reason
And your prison disappears'

The cities were abandoned
And the forests echoed song
They danced and lived as brothers
They knew love could not be wrong
Food and wine they had aplenty
And they slept beneath the stars
The people were contented
And the gods watched from afar
But the winter fell upon them
And it caught them unprepared
Bringing wolves and cold starvation
And the hearts of men despaired

[III. Armageddon: The Battle Of Heart and Mind]

The universe divided
As the heart and mind collided
With the people left unguided
For so many troubled years
In a cloud of doubts and fears
Their world was torn asunder into hollow
Hemispheres

Some fought themselves, some fought each other
Most just followed one another
Lost and aimless like their brothers
For their hearts were so unclear
And the truth could not appear
Their spirits were divided into blinded
Hemispheres

Some who did not fight
Brought tales of old to light
'My Rocinante sailed by night
On her final flight'
To the heart of Cygnus' fearsome force
We set our course
Spiralled through that timeless space
To this immortal place

[IV. Cygnus: Bringer Of Balance]

I have memory and awareness
But I have no shape or form
As a disembodied spirit
I am dead and yet unborn
I have passed into Olympus
As was told in tales of old
To the city of Immortals
Marble white and purest gold...

I see the gods in battle rage on high...
Thunderbolts across the sky...
I cannot move, I cannot hide...
I feel a silent scream begin inside...

Then all at once the chaos ceased
A stillness fell, a sudden peace
The warriors felt my silent cry
And stayed their struggle, mystified

Apollo was atonished
Dionysus thought me mad
But they heard my story further
And they wondered, and were sad

Looking down from Olympus
On a world of doubt and fear
Its surface splintered
Into sorry Hemispheres

They sat a while in silence
Then they turned at last to me
'We will call you Cygnus
The god of Balance you shall be'

[V. The Sphere: A Kind Of Dream]

We can walk our road together
If our goals are all the same
We can run alone and free
If we pursue a different aim
Let the truth of love be lighted
Let the love of truth shine clear
Sensibility
Armed with sense and liberty
With the heart and mind united in a single
Perfect
Sphere "

I see what we could be. I see what we are. I am called crazy for refusing to play the 'game'. Funny how sometimes perspective reveals so much. Also watched Ethos (http://www.ethosthemovie.com/) today, would recommend folks listen to Woody. He seems to explain a lot well.

[æonpax]

When I was in high school, there was a guy who was caught giving some other guys, blow jobs behind the gym. The guy was bisexual as he also had a girl friend. What ensued was so horrific, it divided the entire school that senior year of mine. A small group of athlete types, went after this guy and harassed him, his girl friend, his sister and his family so mercilessly, the whole family had to move.

An investigation (whitewash) took place and exonerated those "letter" students. The backlash against this, fueled by students like myself, ripped into the school officials who were more worried about their athletic programs than the plight of one family. Sad to say, the local media would not cover it save for one courageous "underground" newspaper.

Romney belongs to the privileged elite whose actions can always be covered up or explained away with the casual "boys will be boys" excuse. There is no such thing as "adolescent hijinks" when you are dehumanizing another person. This bastard of a Romney, is a gutter snake.

[void()]

Romney belongs to the privileged elite whose actions can always be covered up or explained away with the casual "boys will be boys" excuse. There is no such thing as "adolescent hijinks" when you are dehumanizing another person. This bastard of a Romney, is a gutter snake.

Boys will be boys is what my mother said about us jumping off chicken house roofs, making up home made bleach bottle bombs and blowing up parts of an abandoned shale quarry. She may have said it regarding some of our other jolly ventures which she did not have knowledge of, such as our throwing a scarecrow over the hill unto the road for sheer hilarity. Luckily no charges were pressed for that one. And we also moved an outhouse back three feet as a Halloween prank, luckily Paw Paw only switched us once.

Have to agreed about this fellow of which you speak. He does not sound like the pleasant type. I would advise that everyone vote for republicans this year, though. That will force my wife to move us to Canada. Not that I see much difference between either party. they all strike me as being greedy, self-serving, golden tongued devils whom have no incentive to change.

Woody's friends whom helped him make Ethos, suggest we all start doing business with companies whom at least try to act socially and environmentally responsible. If they are making a genuine effort toward helping the earth and her residents, we should buy their products. If not, we don't buy from them. 'Bad' business will go out of business if no one buys their stuff. And once enough people stop giving the bad guys dollars, the bad guys will start looking into being good guys. No business wants to not be in business. If we take away the money, they lose. Because making money is all a business is legally obligated to care about.

It might sound simple. But it also is quite effective. The bad guys have built up armies to deal with protesters. They wheel them out with clubs and shackles to cart protesters off. What happens when these armies aren't paid? Stop giving the bad guy dollars and he can't afford armies. Hell, he can't afford anything if not getting dollars. Give the power back to the good guys, buy sustainable. Get out of the throw away culture.

Bah, I've rambled too much.