World Perspective Assignment

This is a video made for a social work class at Notheastern Illinois University. The video was part of a multi-media presentation intended to show the viewpoints of various cultures; the specific culture of this video is "gay" culture.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• gay
• homosexual
• equal
• rights
• social
• work
• melisa
• mellisa
• etheridge
• melissa
• scarecrow
• mathew
• shepard
• neiu

[kgirl1992]

Great video, do you remember where the pic at 4:38 is from? It looks like it might be from the pride fest in my town but I'm not sure

[soflawed]

I had all these pictures properly credited in the original work, but I have long lost that original version.

So no, I can't say I remember. sorry.

[bigrobmjca]

I don't hate gays but that image at 3:35 of the gay flag being raised pisses me off, just like the image on the cover of Time Magazine of the men raising a tree instead of the American Flag pissed me off.

[soflawed]

That's interesting. I guess i can see how you might see it as disrespectful of those who fought on Iwo Jima, but i think that the image of those solders raising that flag on that hard-fought land has just become a symbol of perseverance and bravery.

I don't think it's meant to be blasphemous, I think using the imagery is supposed to be trying to achieve what those men achieved back in WWII

[gweddy3]

Well Put..ignorance is a disease that we need to cure

[bcuzikan]

Its so sad, we live in such an intolerable world full of hate and violence.

[tkactor]

Very powerful.

What really bothers me are all those kids, indoctrinated into this world of hate.  Wearing these T-shirts and signs that they can scarecely read, let alone understand. So sad.

And it's so sad that this kind of hatred still exists.

[kgirl1992]

that's ok, I don't recognize anyone in it so it's not that big of a deal

[Coreute]

Sorry, I will not forget but I'll never forgive: they have to repent of it (and with them all the homophobic people around the world) before they can become worth my forgiving: Never give up!!

[destinoproductions]

thank you for sharing this great video! the images in the beginning are difficult to watch, but the end recharges the inner spirit with hope, faith, and peaceful determination.

[marvelguy101]

Thank You