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Walk Against [Male] Violence!... are YOU gonna be there?
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| SgtFoo |
This THursday, May 15th, 2003... the Walk Against Male Violence is @ Queen's Park! Sign up through your school (or maybe jsut show up).
I'll most likely be there!! Will any other TAs be there to represent?? |
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| cap |
| I'm gonna go there and pick fights |
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| rabbitjoker |
I remember when this walk started. I was in high-school and some guy came to talk about it (like 8/9 years ago or something)...
I was opposed to it becuase it singled out *male* violence - when violence is a genderless, raceless problem. I was one of maybe 100 people out of 1500 in my high-school who didn't go to the event. Instead we each donated $20 to the united way.
Consider this: Immagine if there was a walk against jamacian violence?? Or immagine if there was a walk against german violence, american violence, russian violence, serbian violence...
Yes, there is violence against women - which is sick and disgusting - but for me all violence upsets me - which is why I can't support a walk against MALE violence - but I would support a walk agaist VIOLENCE.
So - to my point - has this walk changed any since I was first introduced to it so many years ago?
Admitedly, I was very bothered by the guy who came and spoke to us in grade 9. I left the assembly feeling like I came from a violence-mongering group (men).
Coming from a home where I had to boot out my step-father becuase he hit my mom when I was 16 I am all against violence - don't get me wrong. I just don't like feeling like a perpetrator when it isn't waranted (regardless of statistics. I could bring up race/crime stats (from the US) that would make people sick).
I -might- give money to this group - but only if they drop their anti-men attitude - and adopt an anti-violence view (of course a tax receipt would be required). |
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| xllilkittylx |
| quote: | Originally posted by SgtFoo
This THursday, May 15th, 2003... the Walk Against Male Violence is @ Queen's Park! Sign up through your school (or maybe jsut show up).
I'll most likely be there!! Will any other TAs be there to represent?? |
Only male violence? what about female violence? hey... it happens! |
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| xllilkittylx |
| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
I remember when this walk started. I was in high-school and some guy came to talk about it (like 8/9 years ago or something)...
I was opposed to it becuase it singled out *male* violence - when violence is a genderless, raceless problem. I was one of maybe 100 people out of 1500 in my high-school who didn't go to the event. Instead we each donated $20 to the united way.
Consider this: Immagine if there was a walk against jamacian violence?? Or immagine if there was a walk against german violence, american violence, russian violence, serbian violence...
Yes, there is violence against women - which is sick and disgusting - but for me all violence upsets me - which is why I can't support a walk against MALE violence - but I would support a walk agaist VIOLENCE.
So - to my point - has this walk changed any since I was first introduced to it so many years ago?
Admitedly, I was very bothered by the guy who came and spoke to us in grade 9. I left the assembly feeling like I came from a violence-mongering group (men).
Coming from a home where I had to boot out my step-father becuase he hit my mom when I was 16 I am all against violence - don't get me wrong. I just don't like feeling like a perpetrator when it isn't waranted (regardless of statistics. I could bring up race/crime stats (from the US) that would make people sick).
I -might- give money to this group - but only if they drop their anti-men attitude - and adopt an anti-violence view (of course a tax receipt would be required). |
I agree.. it should be a walk against violence for all!.. |
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| cap |
| quote: | Originally posted by xllilkittylx
Only male violence? what about female violence? hey... it happens! |
Yes, but the ending result is usually a few scratches and torn clothes, why would we protest against this? :D
*Note: I'm assuming this walk is for same sex on same sex violence* |
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| Endlesswave |
| quote: | Originally posted by xllilkittylx
Only male violence? what about female violence? hey... it happens! |
Exactly. I'm for what Rj has explained also. Well said man.:)
Btw, welcome to TA lilkitty.:cool: |
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| xllilkittylx |
| quote: | Originally posted by cap
Yes, but the ending result is usually a few scratches and torn clothes, why would we protest against this? :D |
what are you talking about?!.. girls are actually really brutal.. we could break a couple of bones and even kill, and i bet there are some out of control females that do, and you SHOULD protest against it.
ps. clothes are expensive :P can't afford to have them torn!! =P. |
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| xllilkittylx |
| quote: | Originally posted by Endlesswave
Exactly. I'm for what Rj has explained also. Well said man.:)
Btw, welcome to TA lilkitty.:cool: |
thank you =) |
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| cap |
| quote: | Originally posted by xllilkittylx
what are you talking about?!.. girls are actually really brutal.. we could break a couple of bones and even kill, and i bet there are some out of control females that do, and you SHOULD protest against it.
ps. clothes are expensive :P can't afford to have them torn!! =P. |
It was a joke :rolleyes:
its true tho.. i've actually seen some crazy girls goin at it |
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| xllilkittylx |
| quote: | Originally posted by cap
It was a joke :rolleyes:
its true tho.. i've actually seen some crazy girls goin at it |
yeah... my friend told me about how after a hockey game some girl from the other team jumped her because she thought my friend called her a bitch or something. |
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| StereoPrincess |
| the way i understood the topic was that this was a walk against violence caused TO men not BY men. i'm i right? |
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