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Southern Discomfort
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At Harvard, The Fun Just Never Ends
A speaker at Harvard University is under fire for a speech that was overly “heteronormative” and made gay students feel uncomfortable by not sufficiently addressing their status, reports The Crimson.
Organizers of the Cultural Rhythms show are apologizing for the offense caused by a speech by Jada Pinkett Smith. In the speech, she was said to be giving the story of her life “and her perspective was a heterosexual perspective.
“She wasn’t trying to be offensive. But some felt she was taking a narrow view, and some people felt left out,” the apology reads.
Members of the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA) said Pinkett Smith’s comments implied that standard sexual relationships are only between males and females.
“Some of the content was extremely heteronormative, and made BGLTSA members feel uncomfortable,” said BGLTSA Co-Chair Jordan B. Woods.
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1. OK, it's a story of HER life; why the hell would anyone in their right mind expect it to be from any other perspective than her OWN??!!!
2. You mean to tell me it took this hussy to make the gays feel uncomfortable??! Society doesn't do that for them already? They ain't picked up on all the clues we left layin' around? No one told 'em?
At Harvard, The Fun Just Never Ends
A speaker at Harvard University is under fire for a speech that was overly “heteronormative” and made gay students feel uncomfortable by not sufficiently addressing their status, reports The Crimson.
Organizers of the Cultural Rhythms show are apologizing for the offense caused by a speech by Jada Pinkett Smith. In the speech, she was said to be giving the story of her life “and her perspective was a heterosexual perspective.
“She wasn’t trying to be offensive. But some felt she was taking a narrow view, and some people felt left out,” the apology reads.
Members of the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender, and Supporters Alliance (BGLTSA) said Pinkett Smith’s comments implied that standard sexual relationships are only between males and females.
“Some of the content was extremely heteronormative, and made BGLTSA members feel uncomfortable,” said BGLTSA Co-Chair Jordan B. Woods.
**end**
1. OK, it's a story of HER life; why the hell would anyone in their right mind expect it to be from any other perspective than her OWN??!!!
2. You mean to tell me it took this hussy to make the gays feel uncomfortable??! Society doesn't do that for them already? They ain't picked up on all the clues we left layin' around? No one told 'em?