RENT Production Protested by Parents at Rowlett High School - Texas

Parents at Texas High School are up in arms over the proposed production of Broadway hit musical "RENT". Read the full story at http://anythingbutstraight.blogspot.com

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• rent
• musical
• protest
• texas
• gay
• high
• school
• rowlett
• production

[alexxmegan]

hahah i HATE micheal gallops.

hes a faggot he lives like right infort of ma and always freakin makes shit up about me and my friends so FUCKKKK you micheal gallops gets over it

[hotintexas76]

@alexxmegan - choose your language wisely when posting things on the Internet - especially on my page. The word "faggot" is completely unacceptable and you should apologize for using it.

[alexxmegan]

@hotintexas76 haa,uhmm no i wont apoigize because thats my opinion.

Don't like it get the hell over it.

Kayy?(:

[hotintexas76]

@alexxmegan Having an opinion is fine, but not at the cost of using derogatory language and offending people in the process. You have much to learn, and I hope that one day you will understand. Now, because of your ignorance and blatant disregard for LGBT persons, you have been blocked from this thread.

[hotintexas76]

You guys hang in there. There's an entirely different world that exists beyond the confines of high school. All the oppression, hatred and just plain ignorance you are experiencing will seem to melt away once you're able to tackle the world as an independent adult.  Born and raised in Texas, I now live in NYC and it's so inclusive here, it's almost not real. But, the battle is still not over. Fight hatred with education. Stand up. Be heard. Its our best defense.

[KNDprincess]

This is so messed up! "New York City Center of the universe Times are Gritty?" like really guys? why not "Times aint pretty!" I've heard about this since it aired and I think this is awful! this is destroying a great mans work! you changed it and from what I can tell made it SUCK! do yourselfs a favor and stick to something kid friendly and try HSM instead of a REAL show! How old are you guys? did any of you actually see the real show? I've seen the real thing 3 times! I cried Don't ruin RENT

[hotintexas76]

You should keep in mind that any production of RENT further justifies how great of a masterpiece the show really is. It pays homage to the courageous and creative man who wrote the play and it helps teach and diversify with its strong message. Even if the the show is edited for youth, it still carries with it the educational powerhouse that opens hearts and minds to so many important real-world issues that we are faced with daily - even in high school.

[ijoinedthemcrmy]

ok so i go to that school and the theather company is so much in debt because so biggot fucktard parents. seriously?!? rhs is the stictest school. do you really think its going that far? i know of FRESHMAN at rhs who have aids because of gay sex. and i know ppl in high school who are going to have sex changes. it is real life issues and just cuz ppl are homophobic doesnt mean they should put the only department of our school with any talent in debt to the point where now we have to pay for shows

[MacBook183LVR]

The people who are trying to put a stop to the show are the ones who need to witness Rent and the amazing message that is given by the amazing Jonathan Larson, RIP <3 There are millons who love, adore, and appreciate the amazing masterpiece that Jonathan left behind.

[setsunaproductions]

Psht, this is so stupid. Parents cant shelter their children forever and if the children can't handle it in high school then they don't have to attend the show or be a part of the production. I heard a lot more offensive things walking down the halls of my school than you do in RENT

Dumb ass close minded parents shouldn't stick their nose in where it doesn't belong

[XXCRYSTALPXX]

I went to that school. It pissed me off when they had to cancel it. I was looking forward to it.

[clayto1332]

LOL anyone else see the irony in the insecure dad pulling his gay son from the Rent cast???

[thealexx3]

Wow.. I like how he was like "it's not appropriate because it deals with issues like homosexuality and transvestites... and other issues"

Like drug use isn't as bad as homosexuality? What a closeminded world we live in. Honestly, I'm sure the parents could handle everything else, but because some of the characters are gay, it's suddenly unacceptable.

[nmzanie]

this is so stupid!!!!

[whitetiefilms]

Its so awful to censor a show. Theatre is about expression and learning about the world around us, and drugs and sex and homosexuality are part of human life.

And consequences of a homosexual lifestyle? That doesn't even make sense.

Rent is about LOVE and measuring everything in your life not by its description: gay, HIV positive, transgender, who the hell cares? LOVE shouldn't be banned like these narrow minded adults were trying to do.

[KamakaziFrogs]

Okay, I live around this same district as Rowlett. We were all so mad when they canceled the show because we wanted to see it so bad! High School theatre is the only type of theatre we have down here in Texas! It wasn't fair to anyone that just because some parents didn't like it, we couldn't see it...