Re: A Loud Silence at Malibu High School

From: Georgie Hinklemyer <samoolives_at_yahoo.com_at_hypermail.org>
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 05:38:59 -0000

Good advice for any teenage anxiety about sexuality.
The phase, however, continues until age 99 (male) or until offspring
are produced (female), after which time you are too damn TIRED to
worry about it any more.


--- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, "tschibasch"
<tschibasch_at_y...> wrote:
>
> When it comes to teenagers asking questions about homosexuality, I
> would give some advice:
>
> "Relax... It's just a phase you're going through."
>
> ;-)
>
> John
>
>
> --- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_yahoogroups.com, "7visions"
> <7visions_at_p...> wrote:
> >
> > Ah...the cynicism of middle age :)
> >
> > 1. I can see that you have not been a teenager for a while. On the
> subject
> > of homosexuality, trust me, kids, especially boys, do not want to
> stand out.
> > Doing schoolwork , which they have to do every day, is better than
being
> > considered a "fag". Defying a teacher is no big deal. they do it
> every day
> > and every way. Besides, much of the work that they will do on
> > any given day is written. It did not get them out of their school
> > assignments.
> >
> > 2. Even IF many of the kids were being opportunistic, the die has
> been cast.
> > There is safety in numbers, and nearly 300 kids have "spoken" There
> is no
> > going back.
> >
> > Lenny
> >
> > >
> > > Astonishment? Hmm.. let's see if I were a kid in school, and
somebody
> > > told me I could wear this little tag and NOT get called on or
have to
> > > answer questions for the day, I wonder what I'd do.
> > >
> > > I'm surprised there was ONLY 300 -- I guess the others probably
> > > couldn't read and/or weren't paying attention/listening.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
Received on 2005-04-15 22:39:00