By: John D. Sutter
Date: October 4th, 2013
Link: http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/04/opinion/sutter-ole-miss-football-gay/index.html?hpt=us_mid
Ironically earlier this week Pennsylvania's Governor Tom Corbett made a homophobic statement regarding same sex marriage to be like a brother and sister marrying; leading into the debacle at Mississippi University. Ole Miss Put on the production “The Laramie Project," about a gay college student, Mathew Shepard, back in 1998 whom was tortured then murdered because of his sexuality. During the play, Ole Miss Football players began to aggressively shout racial slurs which ultimately disgraced the reputation of the school. These out bursts left people like Edward Aschoff and Greg Couch unhappy. Both Aschoff and Couch suggested action be taken to build on the equality movement toward Mississippi to encourage safe environments for the LGBT community. They recommended the most effective way to take a stance would be to either suspend the players or to have the community come to support the players in LGBT supportive attire at their next game.
Considering
Pennsylvania was founded for equality for all people makes Corbett a poor
governor in the since of civil rights. Sutter mad an excellent point, for he
said we should all just laugh at those who express the bee in their bonnet
about gays. Getting upset, hurt or generally offended by "foul"
language is a misuse of emotional exhaust from a negative source. Rather than
granting permission for different words to impair one, give then no permission
to mean anything at all and ostracize them completely. It comes down to how
people respond to action that makes positive reinforcements all the more
powerful and beneficial to later generations. Which is ultimately what Aschoff
had intended when advising to support the players at their game while make a point
to support the LGBT.
Felicia Padilla 5th period: I think that having the community come to the football's team game in support of the LGBT community is a great idea! Since even though what the football players said was wrong, they cannot be punished for acting on their 1st amendment right.
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