This was very inspiring, myblackfriend. There is a girl that I have a class with who has made a homophobic remark in two of the three class sessions that we've had so far. The worst of which referred to a homosexual crush in a story we'd read as "perverted" and it "gave [her] the creeps." A few of us in class sort of grumbled in protest, but no one actually confronted her on her homophobia. I regret that now, and I will break the silence by confronting any harmful remarks that come from her mouth from now on.
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ReplyDeleteThis was very inspiring, myblackfriend. There is a girl that I have a class with who has made a homophobic remark in two of the three class sessions that we've had so far. The worst of which referred to a homosexual crush in a story we'd read as "perverted" and it "gave [her] the creeps." A few of us in class sort of grumbled in protest, but no one actually confronted her on her homophobia. I regret that now, and I will break the silence by confronting any harmful remarks that come from her mouth from now on.
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