Katie West: Thoughts on "It Gets Better"

jamesmerenda:

In response to a person who alleged that people who took issue with the campaign “[are not] understanding the point.”

I’m gonna jump in on this one. The idea behind the campaign is noble. Thank goodness someone is saying something. But the way it is being handled is…

I have had an issue with this campaign since it started, and this is the best articulated reason WHY I have come across.

Friday Oct 29 01:16pm
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tagged as: LGBT. it gets better.
reblogged from therealkatiewest
originally posted by jamesmerenda

  1. inthefuturethereisnofuture reblogged this from therealkatiewest and added:
    My thoughts on “it gets better” are always better conveyed by the people that Katie West reblogs than by me personally.
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  3. femmequeermexicanaslut reblogged this from handgrenade2
  4. handgrenade2 reblogged this from jamesmerenda and added:
    All of this. While I really do love...that it’s something that
  5. poeticartifacts reblogged this from jamesmerenda
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  7. sagemaria reblogged this from therealkatiewest and added:
    I was just talking about this the other day. “It Gets Better” seems like a really crappy thing to say to these kids. To...
  8. jtyoung reblogged this from therealkatiewest and added:
    I’ve wondered about this myself. At the darkest points of my life, I don’t think hearing “it gets better” would have...
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  11. sleepontheloveseat reblogged this from therealkatiewest and added:
    issue with this campaign since it started, and this is the best articulated reason WHY I have come across.
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  14. coldfish reblogged this from therealkatiewest and added:
    I felt horribly confused during Spirit day, and that whole time, and still now. The majority of the LGBTQI community is...
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