Rick Mercer's rant from last night has generated a lot of attention, and for a good reason. He brings a focus to the aftermath of the suicide of a gay teenager: that is, the bullies who made it happen.
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John, I think Rick did a great job with the rant, but I think it would have been more effective if he had taken the first step he was asking other celebrities to take and talked about his own lifestyle choice.
Posted by: viewpoint2010 | Saturday, October 29, 2011 at 00:23
@ viewpoint2010 : It was a great piece. He did take the first step. His choice was to take a stand. He did that as a human, not a gay-human,or a sub-human, or what have you. He just basically told people to get off their asses and stand up for these kids as role models, because we adults no longer need them, so we need to become them for our children. As a professional, he took himself out of the equation as a good journalist does, and just gave the facts, -in your face, as is his style. He is to me a shining example of a role model if ever there was one, for all Canadians. Who's to say that he won't write a book or speak about this issue in the future on a personal note anyway?
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Posted by: Elementofpeas | Tuesday, November 08, 2011 at 03:36
I should say my reply was NOT @Elementofpeas on Twitter but @Element_of_peas, the former is some band from NC! Oops! I'm the Canuck! :)
Posted by: EOP | Sunday, February 05, 2012 at 23:23