Anonymous
02/16/2016 11:14
Subject: Anti-gay cheers at bball game
Anonymous wrote:I wish that these young men could understand that when they engage in behavior like this, they are really telling an entire class of people that they hate them. And those people they hate on include some of their classmates, or some of their classmates' parents or siblings.
I have often thought that it would be beyond difficult to be gay, because no matter how much progress our society makes in the areas of acceptance and rights, most people in the wider world are still so hateful (in many areas of Africa or the Middle East it is imprisonment or death, and read the international boxer's hateful rhetoric of this week).
That is why it is especially important that educated young men here not contribute to that hate.
It is terrible, and I know that if even one student or parent brings this concern to the attention of the faculty or administration of their school, it will be addressed. So please someone have the courage to address this where it matters, in your school community.
Anonymous
02/16/2016 11:12
Subject: Anti-gay cheers at bball game
Anonymous wrote:This has been bothering me for a few days, so I'm sharing. I was at the Georgetown Prep-St Albans basketball game last week. At some point, the Prep fan section started singing "But you say he's just a friend" at the STA section (remember the old Biz Markie song?), clearly reworded to offend the other fans by calling them gay. I was so, so bummed. Yes, that kind of thing happened when I was a kid, but I thought we had moved beyond it. I was going to just say something to the GP coach, but then the STA guys did it right at the end of the game. Not as bad as coming up with and planning it in the first place, but I wish they'd been able to take the high road.
Sad. These kids should know better, at the very least know not to behave like that at an event where lots of families from both communities (and local press) show up.
How does singing a song mean they are anti-gay? Maybe you are reading too much into it. My son attends STA and we have family friends that are gay that he has known since birth and he is very open minded and would not engage in this.
Anonymous
02/16/2016 08:31
Subject: Re:Anti-gay cheers at bball game
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:That's awful. Seriously there's no bigotry that stings like upper class adolescent male bigotry.
and there's nothing more transparent than middle class gloating over it.
I went to a school like this, and this is the attitude that keeps me from sending my own children. Presuming you are an adult, you just excused some godawful behavior by kids because "hey, we're richer than you and you're jealous." These kids are in for a shock when the rest of the world doesn't think they're as cute.
No, I don't excuse the behavior and ,no, I am not rich.
I am calling out your gloating over it, as you do again above. You were at the event and you said nothing. That is a fact.
I was the third commenter and I said it was awful. I am clearly not OP! I know it's hard on an anonymous board, but I am only a commenter here and had nothing to do with this event and don't even send my kids to these schools, as I mentioned.
Anonymous
02/16/2016 08:27
Subject: Re:Anti-gay cheers at bball game
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:they are kids, what do you expect them to act like?
church choir boys?
sporting events generally bring out the worst in students and adults.
Uh, maybe with some class?
Teenagers were born to please parents.
Anonymous
02/16/2016 08:24
Subject: Re:Anti-gay cheers at bball game
Anonymous wrote:they are kids, what do you expect them to act like?
church choir boys?
sporting events generally bring out the worst in students and adults.
Uh, maybe with some class?
Anonymous
02/16/2016 08:23
Subject: Re:Anti-gay cheers at bball game
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:That's awful. Seriously there's no bigotry that stings like upper class adolescent male bigotry.
and there's nothing more transparent than middle class gloating over it.
I went to a school like this, and this is the attitude that keeps me from sending my own children. Presuming you are an adult, you just excused some godawful behavior by kids because "hey, we're richer than you and you're jealous." These kids are in for a shock when the rest of the world doesn't think they're as cute.
No, I don't excuse the behavior and ,no, I am not rich.
I am calling out your gloating over it, as you do again above. You were at the event and you said nothing. That is a fact.
Anonymous
02/16/2016 07:56
Subject: Anti-gay cheers at bball game
I wish that these young men could understand that when they engage in behavior like this, they are really telling an entire class of people that they hate them. And those people they hate on include some of their classmates, or some of their classmates' parents or siblings.
I have often thought that it would be beyond difficult to be gay, because no matter how much progress our society makes in the areas of acceptance and rights, most people in the wider world are still so hateful (in many areas of Africa or the Middle East it is imprisonment or death, and read the international boxer's hateful rhetoric of this week).
That is why it is especially important that educated young men here not contribute to that hate.
I have often thought that it would be beyond difficult to be gay, because no matter how much progress our society makes in the areas of acceptance and rights, most people in the wider world are still so hateful (in many areas of Africa or the Middle East it is imprisonment or death, and read the international boxer's hateful rhetoric of this week).
That is why it is especially important that educated young men here not contribute to that hate.
Anonymous
02/15/2016 23:16
Subject: Anti-gay cheers at bball game
Anonymous wrote:??? I don't understand. What makes you think this was an anti gay slur? Prep boys have never been like that.
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous
02/15/2016 22:04
Subject: Anti-gay cheers at bball game
Write to the heads of those schools. They should know.
Anonymous
02/15/2016 22:01
Subject: Anti-gay cheers at bball game
??? I don't understand. What makes you think this was an anti gay slur? Prep boys have never been like that.
Anonymous
02/15/2016 21:56
Subject: Anti-gay cheers at bball game
The cry bullies want to corner the bullying market.
Anonymous
02/15/2016 21:45
Subject: Anti-gay cheers at bball game
How ironic that the Prep boys were cheering for their "diversity" on the court. This is the history of the coaches at this school who promote "men are men"
Anonymous
02/15/2016 21:30
Subject: Anti-gay cheers at bball game
Terribly disappointed in the schools as well. Someone should forward them this thread.
Anonymous
02/15/2016 21:04
Subject: Anti-gay cheers at bball game
Someone just needs to post video here, and it will go viral. No doubt school administrators will then get involved.
Anonymous
02/15/2016 20:39
Subject: Re:Anti-gay cheers at bball game
Anonymous wrote:Wtf does Landon have anything to do with this thread - nice try though.
Go to any of their games. Misogynistic, homophobic rants every time.