Saturday, October 25, 2008

Hate or Free Speech

Of all the chalking on the sidewalks I have seen, none have been offensive or hateful enough for me to believe they need to be removed. Some religious groups may feel that being gay is not right, and so for them they may feel slight anger about the writings but they should not feel offended because there is nothing written about God or even religion in general. Also, those who are against gay marriages cannot even be offended because there is nothing even implying a formal union of homosexual couples, simply sayings asking them to be able to love each other.
All of the sayings I have seen on our sidewalk are simply sayings of what are country is all about, being free and able to live your life how you want to. Not only that, but most of the sayings are simply encouraging fellow gays and lesbians not to be afraid to tell people, not to be afraid to use your voice and be diverse, another aspect of our countries pride. All of these opinions are based on only the chalking I have seen, and do hope that nothing offensive has been written.
While the college may get some complaints or questions about why they are there or why they are allowed, there is nothing wrong with a group expressing how they feel or making themselves known. The gay and lesbian community has as much of a right to express their opinion as any other group or club on campus. None of the sayings they have written are in any way offensive and they are simply writing what they feel, and how they feel should not be erased.

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