Bauh4us

One never hears anyone say "I decided to become gay", you only hear "I discovered that I was gay". A very important difference.

I don't think you can put someone being gay in the same ballpark as someone killing their mom/pop/baby. The fact that they involve murder is what makes them unacceptable acts. The fact that abortion is considered acceptable is the fact that we have yet to determine when life begins. Most abortion advocates see the fetus as an extension of the mother, and therefore more akin to a tumor or parasite. Untill it is established when life begins, I think abortion will remain legal. Being gay involves no one but those who are gay, and therefore deserves to be "acceptable", live and let live. Just because you think it's gross that I like salami and jelly sandwiches does not mean it should be unacceptable for me to eat one.

But back to no name calling week. I personally think it is a stupid idea. Kids are always going to call each other names. If someone sees another person that has some trait which they deem to be negative they will vocalize it. Name calling should be punished in accordance with what it is, a very minor infraction of acceptable behavior. I hope we have not all gotten so far down the polictally correct trail that we can't recognize name calling as being less than many many other infractions (ie fighting, stealing, robbery, etc).

Making some week a "no name calling week" just calls attention to name calling. Anyone remeber having a "smoke out" day where no one was supposed to smoke. If so remeber how that went? If not, I will tell you, it backfired big time, which is what I think will happen here.

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"I aint got time for pain! The only pain I got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!" - Terrible Terry Tate