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Old 03-18-2006, 06:06 AM   #501 (permalink)
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the funny thing is that most of the people that spoke yestreday were educated people, yet they seem to be stuck in the 1950's, it was a doctor that said homosexuals can be cured...i was flabbergasted...
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Old 03-18-2006, 06:07 AM   #502 (permalink)
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since this is the bitch box, i would like to bitch about a certain thing that really upset me yesterday. i was sick, so i went to the couch and turned on the telly, since there was nothing else on, i turned the program to the direct transmission of the debate in our parliament about the proposition of a law for registered partnerships ( gay marriages ). up until yesterday, i was voting for right orientated slightly nationalistic catholic parties, but...you should have heard them yesterday. the way they were speaking about gay people...i couldn't believe my eyes/ears. some of them were saying that the "entire universe is heterosexual, from atoms to the solar system, if they turned gay, everything would fall apart", others that " according to a study, 70 percent of homosexuals can be cured and have normal heterosexual lives", they used the terms "faggot" in parliament, the general tone of their voice was belittling and berating, they were saying how they wouldn't want their children to be homosexuals, how, and this is an occurrence i find very frequent with homophobes ( read:holdyoualways ), "they're not homophobes, they just don't want homosexuals to have the same rights heterosexuals have"......apparently, saying outright that you're a homophobe is totally unacceptable, but saying things like faggot, or that it's unnatural and undesirable is ok....but they're not homophobes.....god forbid...
anyways, i was very frustrated and shall not be voting for these neandrathals in the future...
Come to Canada, it is pretty much accepted here. Only the Catholics are hung up on it. Even my dear old Dad is cool with it and he is as Redneck as they come, he said something to the effect of " If that feller loves that other feller why shouln't they be happy? " Surprised the tits off of me
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Old 03-18-2006, 06:09 AM   #503 (permalink)
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the funny thing is that most of the people that spoke yestreday were educated people, yet they seem to be stuck in the 1950's, it was a doctor that said homosexuals can be cured...i was flabbergasted...
They can't very well have been educated people if they were religious.The two don't go together.
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Old 03-18-2006, 06:18 AM   #504 (permalink)
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I'm gonna take this opportunity not to bitch really, but just to comment on something that is just really really sad, unfair, and horrible. about a week ago or so, a guy that I've known for a little while passed away. I didnt know him all too well, just met him through some friends, skied with him once, and kept in contact with him a little through email and msn. anyways, i'm just gonna write a little bit about him.

even though i only met teddy once in person, he's had a huge effect on my life. he was just such an amazing human being, thats the best i could put it. he was the guy who just lit up the room, got everyone in a good mood, and just loved life. he was also probably the most passionate skier i've ever met in my life. he lived for skiing, litterally, it was his passion, his life, he really did live and breathe the sport. like me, he loved fliming and taking pictures, and i remember the one day i was skiing with him, the two of us just had so much fun feeding off of eachother and getting stoked when one of us would capture something incredible on film. in his short life (he died at 21), he accomplished more than most people do in a lifetime. he was one of the founder of T3 media, an independant film company that produces ski movies. he was also the main videograoher and photographer. he died while filming with k2 in whistler, from a strok caused by a heart problem he'd had since birth. at least he died doing the thing he loved most. his doctor had told him that he shouldnt drink, should be careful about strenuous physical activities, but he didnt let his heart problem stop him from living his life to the fullest. he did anything and everything he could to center his life around skiing. when everyone else was too tired to get out of bed at 4am to hike in the backcountry, he was the one pulling them out of bed and shoving them into the shower to wake them up. no matter how much studying he had to do, or how early his class was the next morning, if there was an urban rail session going on, he'd be there filming. he had this amazingly infectious laugh, and just always got the most out of life. one of his best friends told me this story about him, that just really exemplifies who he was. four of them were driving back to the city from a day of skiing, and they were playing a game where if you wanted to talk to another person in the car, or hand them something, it had to take place out of the vehicle. even though he was driving, he played along, stuck his head out the window to talk to people in the backseat, reached outside the window and over the roof of the car to pass some skittles to a guy in the passanger seat, all that, and didnt break the rules once. the thing thats most inspirational about him is that he lived the exact life that he wanted. he knew he wanted his life to be skiing and he made it so, despite all the hardships that came with it, despite the pressures to abandon that life and get a higher paying job. he never backed down from his most lofty hopes and dreams, something which very few people can say that they did.

i realize this post got really ****ing long, but it's just something i had to get out. it's just so unfair that someone so amazing was taken out of the world so soon, so not really bitching, just paying respect to someone whos been a huge inspiration to me and to SO many other people in the world.
RIP teddy.
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Old 03-18-2006, 06:20 AM   #505 (permalink)
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Come to Canada, it is pretty much accepted here. Only the Catholics are hung up on it. Even my dear old Dad is cool with it and he is as Redneck as they come, he said something to the effect of " If that feller loves that other feller why shouln't they be happy? " Surprised the tits off of me
yes, i fear that i cannot stay in this country if i want to lead a happy, normal life....but who knows, maybe things will change, although it's very unlikely they will change any time soon....my oldest sister and brother support the views of those homophobes ( not to mention my father ), my youngest sister messaged me today begging me to tell them so she can fight with them.....but seeing as how they support my ass and i'm not ready to be kicked out my flat just yet, i said i'll do it once i finish college and find a job...then we can have a serious discussion on the matter...i wonder if they'll change their belligerant views once they find out their own brother is a "faggot"...
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Old 03-18-2006, 06:27 AM   #506 (permalink)
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I hope so, it's time everyone stepped out of the dark ages
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Old 03-18-2006, 06:29 AM   #507 (permalink)
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sorry to hear that jibber, you know what they say, the good ones always go sooner...
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sorry to hear that jibber, you know what they say, the good ones always go sooner...
yeah, he'll be missed so much, the world really did lose one of its best. i've been communicating through email with people who knew him, and one of his friends said this:
"As I stood outside with friends, sheltered by an underpass, somewhere in Whistler at 5:30 this morning, I looked up at a streetlamp, only to realize that it was dumping light, dry, fluffy flakes of snow. We briefly smiled, because we knew Teddy hadn't fully left us, and never would. He may have had passed on, but he had left us a parting gift: snow."

he left more than that though, he'll always be an inspriation to everyone who met him, even just once, to live life how you want it, and to never settle for less than your biggest dreams.
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a picture of a memorial someone painted under an overpass in whistler. people have left candles underneath as a tribute.
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Old 03-18-2006, 06:47 AM   #510 (permalink)
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That's such a sweet memorial.
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