Excuse My Ignorance Dude...I Saw ZOMBIES!
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PUBLISHER: T.ALEXIS FORMATTER: G.POSTERARO Inside this issue: Excuse My Igno- 2 rance Volume III, Issue 3 November 12, 2009 Dude I saw Zom- 3 bies (cont) Excuse My Ignorance A devastating look 4 at the mind of How many times a day do using the name grade nines you hear the phrases, of someone’s sex- “That’s so gay!” or, “You’re ual orientation to Oppurtunity 5 Knocks such a fag!” at school? describe some- How many times a day do thing negatively, Kicking their way 5 you use those very phrases we are displaying to the champion- ship yourself? Most of us are discriminatory unaware of the homosex- behaviour. It Love, Lust, Or 6 ual people around us needs to be ac- Louse? whom we offend every knowledged that Athlete of the 8 time we use these words in this behaviour is Month: Brendon a derogatory manner. Did not okay in any Pope you know that approxi- way. that there are many either Damage Control 9 mately 10% of the popula- "out" or "closeted" homo- on the Justice Sys- tion is gay?* Hypotheti- Most people aren’t speak- sexual people around tem cally, that’s three people ing this way with the in- them. Unfortunately To Howl With The 11 per class. On average, gay tention of hurting others; though, there are some Wild Things people are forced to hear for most people, it is sim- people who do associate An In Depth 11 about 26 degrading gay ply that they are ignorant the word gay with some- Study of Suther- comments every day. By and insensitive to the fact thing negative because land Zoology The Metal Shall 13 Live On: A Brutal Review Dude....I saw ZOMBIES! Extra Fascination 14 What other time of the store to buy a bunch of got it, yes, it's HALLOW- of Sutherland year do you see zombies candy for you and your EEN! Sutherland defi- walking down the hall friends? What other time nitely got into the Hallow- Students Blessed 15 with Writers’ coming towards you and of the year are you able to een spirit this year; from Fest you act totally chill about let that creepy, horrifying left to right people were it? What other time of the side of you, that you dressed in outfits that Sutherland’s Got 18 Style! year are people so darn wouldn't show otherwise, were creepy, gory, and just gLee Review 20 nice that they go to the come out? I think you've plain *cough* uncomfort- Page 2 Excuse My Ignorance (Cont’d) they have negative feelings toward be threatened by these differences. ents? Few to none. And even when gay gay people. When gay people hear They need to accept the fact that eve- people are portrayed in the media, it’s their sexual orientation being used ryone is born a certain way, and that almost always the stereotypical flam- to describe things in a negative there’s no right or wrong way when it boyant gay guy or the tough lesbian way, how do you think that makes comes to sexual orientation. Homo- girl. Homophobia has also been sup- them feel? How would you feel if phobes should understand that the ported by certain laws, such as the law someone used a word that de- word "different" is not synonymous preventing gay marriage in some parts scribed you in a negative way? with the word "wrong." of the world. What if the tables were turned and Some people are so wrapped up in the people said “Oh, that’s so straight!” For those of us that believe homo- cultural "norm," they have put up or “You’re such a hetero”? Now sexuality is a choice, think again. At- walls preventing them from accepting picture how you would feel if only traction to other human beings is a differences. In some cases, this can even mean parents rejecting their own ten percent of the human popula- natural inclination that we have no children. Twenty-six per cent of gay tion were heterosexual. It's not so control over. You can’t help who you youth are told to leave home. But the fun being in the minority. If the fall in love with. When this is ques- truth is, there is no normal! We’re all different and that is what makes life shoe were on the other foot, maybe tioned, one may wonder: why are interesting! No one should be forced then people would understand that people homophobic in the first to spend their lives stuck in a closet by using these three letter words, it place? Well, in some cases, people because they fear the discrimination and disapproval of others. is possible inflict great pain and act as though they are strongly Everyone should have the right to love sadness. against gay people, when in fact they whomever they choose, and society may only be trying to compensate for shouldn’t make anyone feel guilty or embarrassed for loving another hu- Constantly hearing your sexual their own homosexual feelings. It man being. At the end of the day, orientation being used in negative could also simply be ignorance, reli- we’re all equal humans. In order for terms would eventually start to gious upbringing (in some cases), or the world to function harmoniously, take a toll and make you feel infe- feeling threatened by differences. we have to learn to respect and accept each other. Everybody deserves the rior. Our ignorance is contributing right to be who they are and feel com- to the low self esteem, and even the There are many myths regarding ho- fortable in their own skin, and that self hatred that some homosexual mosexuals, including: openly gay will only happen if everyone can learn to appreciate differences. And by the people are unfortunately forced professionals/role models trying to way, Canada accepts gay marriage, so into feeling. What we don’t realize convert other people to become gay; shouldn't we redefine the word nor- is that we are unintentionally bul- gay men tend to be pedophiles; and, mal? lying gay people, and this bullying all lesbian couples have the roles of - Ali Noble can even lead to something as se- either ‘butch’ or ‘femme.’ All of these vere as suicide. Statistics have myths have been busted. When it *Sources cited from: http:// shown that 30% of suicides are comes to stereotypes, the media is a www.pflagcanada.ca/ &http:// committed by homosexual people. huge contributor. How often do you www.mcgill.ca/ Why should that be the case? Sex- see movies about a romantic gay cou- ual orientation does not define a ple falling in love and living happily person. People who are opposed to ever after? How many TV shows are homosexual behaviour need to not there about families with gay par- Volume III, Issue 3 Page 3 Dude....I saw ZOMBIES! (Cont’d) able for the rest of us to tight,black, stretchy look at. There was even a shorts, werewolves, gang- bit of controversy thrown sters, and a pregnant nun. in. We all saw it, Forrest If this had been any other B. graced our halls day except Halloween, I dressed as Jesus, which think we could safely call won him first prize for the this place a little on the grade twelve group. For coo-coo side. Thankfully the grade elevens the though, it was Halloween, ShamWOW guy won first and people let their per- prize, congrats. In the sonalities and that crea- grade ten group the two tive side shines through. “ Come Join me, Thy son.” members of the Beatles' Whether it was a knife in band won, you deserve it. “ the back, a knife through Tyrone looking goofy guys in In the grade nine group the head, or a knife in the ti ght,black the The pregnant chest, we saw what hap- , str nun...bravo, bravo. Fi- pens when peoples imagi- etchy nally, in the grade eight nations let loose. Only on shorts, group, the lone angel, Halloween is this kind of w erewolves great costumes everyone! brutality, gore, or total , All these people and more gangs bizarre craziness admit- ters, marched, limped, or ted into schools across and a boogied on down the aisle Canada. Makes me won- pregna put up by the student der what's next. nt council, waiting to be Being new to this school I nun” judged. I'd go so far as to was really impressed with how just about everyone say that it was more en- contributed to making Rock On tertaining than watch- Halloween (eve) a fun day ing Twilight (which I'm for all. With a special thanks to the student not really a fan of...aside council for putting all that from T.Lautner) as stu- sweat and blood into cre- dents worked their cos- ating the wonderful Hal- loween high that coursed tumes. through the veins of Suth- Personally, I didn’t dress erland. Kudos Sutherland up…too bad, because I - Charla Lewis actually felt like the odd- one-out standing next to all those zombies, KGB agents, guys in Page 4 A Devastating Look At the Mind of the Grade 9’s So I went to interview the grade alright I guess… sometimes I miss my previous boyfriend… but I do like this nine class of Mrs. Boucher, and grade 11 guy (bursts out laughing and blushing - it was really funny) to my surprise, they were full of energy and shot their hands up G: Kanye or Taylor? the second I asked to interview them.