A boy commited suicide in my town

[jettakd]

A teenager named Jacob Rogers committed suicide. I didn't know him, but he's from my small hometown. I've likely met him before, seen him around. He did it because he was bullied for being gay

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[kittenmommy]

A child is dead.

That's what it boils down to, and anyone trying to excuse, justify, or minimize that should really take a good look at themselves.

[jettakd]

Seriously.

[margerydaw_s2]

Exactly!

[barsukthom]

What you said. :(

[turnofftherain]

Cosigned. This dovetails pretty nicely* with the ranting I was doing earlier. What is it with the extreme homophobia today?

*read: awfully

[jettakd]

I have no idea but it's terrible and tragic. It's bad enough when hurtful, homophobic things are said to anyone, to adults. But when those things lead to the death of a kid? Blind rage and nothing but blind rage.

[paksenarrion2]

I don't get why people don't understand that words hurt.

I'd like to find the person that coined the terms Sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me and show them the faces of some of these kids. Because maybe that would shame them into wishing they had never come up with that damn phrase.

The arguments oh-they just need to grow a thicker skin or well my friends and I don't mind throwing that word around among ourselves, we all laugh just infuriate me. Why the hell should anyone have to grow a thicker skin and learn to shrug off hateful words? Why use words that hurt when there are plenty of other words out there to use. The English (or substitute other language of your choice) has hundreds of thousands of words to chose from. Is it really necessary to stick with a few harmful, horrible words? And how do you know that everyone in your circle of friends is okay when you use those hurtful words? Just because they seem to go along with the group and laugh at the jokes or don't speak up and say anything doesn'

[jettakd]

No problem. I'm totally in agreement with you here <3

[leroaminggnome]

Sorry to barge in on your thread, but I agree with your rant soooo much

[pocketpolina]

They can go fuck themselves, with a sandpaper condom and crunchy peanut butter as lube.

[jettakd]

<3