I
enjoyed writing this blog because it was a creative perspective on a very
serious problem. As I pulled
information from anti-gay journals and the interview with the Westboro church
members it was fueling the anger that I have towards ignorance in this
world. I drew inspiration from the
events in Flag Wars and I thought the
fictional blog about anti-gay hatred was a good way to specify personal
feelings and experiences I felt would logically come from living in Olde Town
East at that time. All the images
were retrieved from Google, but the interviews are cited.
I
will personally never understand those who are so close-minded about differing
beliefs. Just like I incorporated
in the blog posts- the scariest part to me is that children are being convinced
that this is the way life should be.
With
each amendment and law passed allowing gay marriage and gay rights I think it
is a huge challenge to the status quo.
Too long we have let individuals suffer silently, afraid to be
themselves.
I
think that this class was extremely positive exposure to issues and ideas that
I would have never been familiar with otherwise. I found pleasure in books of genres previously untouched by
me. I think the most important
part of this class that I will take away is the importance of education on
serious issues. I follow issues of
gender and sexuality in the news now and I can uphold an intelligent and
meaningful conversation because I have logic and evidence to back me up.
The
one thing that will create change is the elimination of ignorance.
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