Why are American kids dying?

Just my observations on the current spate of teen suicides in the US.

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• America
• DADT
• gay
• marriage
• bullying
• teens
• schools
• suicides
• hanging
• religion
• bigotry

[sleekcartim]

very well said. faved. this is a vid for the ages, like to see it put in a time capsule. opened many years from now, ppl can gasp at how terrible society was to us, exactly like we do now for such things as: womans voting rights, mixed marriage, slavery, religious hatred, jim crow laws etc.........

1 LIFE

[RobNorthampton]

@sleekcartim Thanks very much. I'm just sorry it's such a sad subject. We still have some evolving to do.

[WarMasterX6]

Very good video <3 Favd and luckily my friend has showed me this now I have someone else to watch who seems to be very intelligent and truthful : )

[RobNorthampton]

@WarMasterX6 Thanks very much for watching. And for taking the time to comment, of course! :-)

[Cindercheth]

Define irony: people often claim that gay folk are inferior. Incidentally, gay people often grow up being SMARTER. In and of itself, that is not a bad thing. But considering the fact gay people often NEED to be more intelligent just to get by day after day, that really isn't the way being more intelligent should be... "inspired"?

[RobNorthampton]

@Cindercheth If nothing else, gay people seem to be more thoughtful, empathic, and in touch with the real world. I think the fact that we are different makes us more inquisitive. We first question our own thoughts and feelings, then start looking at what makes other people tick :-)

[TeenTwinkTween]

@FaganRoberts A fad? What a foolish, repugnant statement, mingled in circular reasoning. Do you have the audacity to tell a family, face to face, whose kid committed suicide that it was a fad? I highly doubt it. Trolls like you only have the "courage" to say such vial garbage via the relative anonymity of the internet. In all other circumstances, you most likely hide under your mother's skirt. Try reading a book and educate yourself on acceptable social behaviour.

[RobNorthampton]

@BritishArrow You're right of course, Dave. The bigotry of previous generations has been passed down, father to son, and many people take what their parents tell them at face value. If they spent just half an hour educating themselves about all the diversity that exists in the human condition, it may make them more empathic towards other people's problems. Thanks for commenting, mate!

[WarMasterX6]

@RobNorthampton No problem! ^^

[hellspawn3200]

@RobNorthampton exactly, they think they are better than everyone else and that their shit doesn't stink. And they feel that they are so much more intelligent then everyone else, and that they know whats better for everyone the the people do.

[schwul1956]

@RobNorthampton Rob, I hope that you have plenty of fun during the holidays, and I also hope that 2011 will be the year of zero tolerance for homophobia.