 liabach
Male, 40-49, Western US
 184 Posts
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Sunday, July 01, 2012 4:27:16 PM
oh, its a proposition 8 thing, i thought it was going to be a warren jeffs / nambla thing |
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Mysterycat00
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
75 Posts
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012 5:36:43 AM
Sadly, I have to agree that the kid was put up to this. I REALLY expected and hoped to see a passionate speech that a kid ACTUALLY wrote, but I totally agree with everyone else (and I so didn't want to) The kids mom wrote this speech, the kid was totally put up to it. He was spoon fed all this info. You can tell from how the kid READ the speech! You can totally tell it was brand new to him by the way he faltered at certain parts and had to SOUND OUT certain words and phrases! His mom put him up to this. I really wish this had been a TRUE and WELL READ speech from the heart of a 5th grader, but I agree it wasn't. Fail. |
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EmagehtmaI
Male, 18-29, Eastern US
153 Posts
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Monday, June 18, 2012 7:22:24 AM
The kid's a fifth grader, that puts him at 10 or 11, which is certainly old enough to start forming his own beliefs about the world rather than just have his parents beliefs pushed on him. The kid's just smart. Good for him. |
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 robosnitz
Male, 40-49, Eastern US
2752 Posts
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Sunday, June 17, 2012 5:38:51 AM
Why should this kid even be thinking about this crap? |
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 OldOllie
Male, 50-59, Midwest US
8712 Posts
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Saturday, June 16, 2012 10:45:25 PM
Isn't he just the cutest little sock puppet you ever did see? |
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 drworm2002
Male, 30-39, Western US
456 Posts
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Saturday, June 16, 2012 12:26:33 PM
"Civil liberties aren't "politics"."
Thumbs up |
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 jtrebowski
Male, 40-49, Southern US
3057 Posts
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Saturday, June 16, 2012 12:16:46 PM
MacGuffin: "Sweet and all, and I happen to agree with the underlying message in this case, but really this kid hasn't thought out those words for himself any more than those kids singing about "homos not getting to heaven" in church in that video the other week chose their own words or sentiments. There's something quite sad about adults that try and further their own beliefs by expressing them through kids, whether you personally agree with the beliefs being expressed or not."
You're wrong. what if this was a speech about the importance of staying celebate until your married, or not bullying others? As parents, we have a duty to teach our kids right from wrong, and obviously this kid has good parents. |
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jtrebowski
Male, 40-49, Southern US
3057 Posts
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Saturday, June 16, 2012 12:12:54 PM
gerry1of1: "Of course I'm in favor of gay marriage,
but politics don't belong in school. "
Civil liberties aren't "politics". |
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 OutWest
Male, 50-59, Western US
548 Posts
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Saturday, June 16, 2012 11:46:58 AM
Didn't he mean "King" Obama? He gets to make all his own laws! Or selectively enforce the laws they agree with. |
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 TheRATH
Male, 40-49, Southern US
28 Posts
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Saturday, June 16, 2012 10:19:55 AM
This is so gay, just sayin... |
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 Gerry1of1
Male, 50-59, Western US
25558 Posts
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Saturday, June 16, 2012 10:19:35 AM
Of course I'm in favor of gay marriage,
but politics don't belong in school. |
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 Keegan31
Male, 18-29, Western US
219 Posts
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Saturday, June 16, 2012 9:06:54 AM
He's a fifth grader, why it's possible he was coached, it's not improbable that he has an opinion. |
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 markust123
Male, 40-49, Western US
3783 Posts
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Saturday, June 16, 2012 8:42:35 AM
He's from Queens. How could he not be gay friendly? |
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 MacGuffin
Female, 30-39, Europe
2597 Posts
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Saturday, June 16, 2012 8:29:04 AM
Sweet and all, and I happen to agree with the underlying message in this case, but really this kid hasn't thought out those words for himself any more than those kids singing about "homos not getting to heaven" in church in that video the other week chose their own words or sentiments. There's something quite sad about adults that try and further their own beliefs by expressing them through kids, whether you personally agree with the beliefs being expressed or not. |
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Gerry1of1
Male, 50-59, Western US
25558 Posts
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Saturday, June 16, 2012 8:08:04 AM
That wasn't coached at all. |
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 Thyryst
Male, 18-29, Western US
13 Posts
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Saturday, June 16, 2012 7:59:37 AM
Whoot! I love how a lot of these kid's speech's make more sense than a lot of politicians. I don't just mean subject matter, I mean they use real words and not "loaded" ones. Bravo, kiddo! |
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 madduck
Female, 40-49, Europe
2821 Posts
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Saturday, June 16, 2012 7:59:34 AM
Whoever banned that speech should have their arse kicked. You assume a school would be proud of that child... |
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 fancylad
Male, 30-39, Western US
2512 Posts
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Saturday, June 16, 2012 7:49:00 AM
Link: Kid's Speech On Marriage Equality Banned [Rate Link] - Ultimately, New York fifth-grader Kameron Slade didn't give the speech, but here it is in full. The details are linked. |
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