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*WARNING* Angry Rant Ahead *WARNING*
Now, I haven't ranted in a public forum like this since I owned a Xanga (yes I did say Xanga) back in middle school, but sometimes I just have to rant somewhere, luckily the internet invented little places like this for just that exact purpose. The most recent subject of my rant today is FSU's College Republicans, and the Genocide Awareness Group.
Now once you get to know me, you will find me relatively reasonable, albeit the fact that I can have some crazy ideas for the most part I consider myself relatively fair-minded and open to various ideas. However, there are few things that anger me, one thing that really boils my blood is ignorant rightists that are attempting to shove extremist Christian beliefs down my throat, or Upper-Middle/Upper Class WASPs trying to push domestic policy which only benefits themselves, and it seems like the two have fucked and spawned an abhorrent display of shock publicity.
Now to introduce the players which have induced my anger party...
The First Offending Party: FSU College Republicans.
This umbrella organization houses rather disgusting organizations that preach and proclaim anti-choice and anti-LGBTQ sentiments. I can't decide if they are just trolling, or if they are really as ignorant, and crass as they seem, as displayed by their "affirmative action bake sale" where they gave people of other races whole sections of baked goods, versus the whites who only got half. Now I have no problem with trying to make political statements, but thats just douchy, and plus a lot of the facts that they spew out, aren't even correct, and when people get angry at them, they hide behind free speech, which is extremely convenient if you ask me... But in any case another one of the disgusting associations is the "Noles' Anti-Choice League" or something along those lines, basically its a group that wishes to strip rights away from women and essentially make women forfeit the right to their own bodies, which I find to be totally bullshit. No one should have human rights stripped from them.
Second Offending Party: Genocide Awareness Project
This is another group of anti-choice mutha-fuckahs who liken abortions to the genocide in Rwanda, the Holocaust, and to every other genocide throughout history. What makes things worse is they have full length displays which show graphic images of aborted fetuses compared to images from the various genocides they think that aborted fetuses are comparable to. I believe this to be pure, unadulterated ignorance. One could spin an anti-abortion view however they want, but abortion is not comparable to the slaughter of millions. Thankfully our campus isn't taking this blight lightly as various organizations have banded together to try to push them off campus. Unfortunately we have this thing called Freedom of Speech, so even the most ignorant of hate speech can be spewed on our fair campus.
Conclusion: This situation pisses me off to no end, and I'm sure that the college republicans are smugly sitting in high backed chairs, swirling warm brandy and smoking cigars and laughing at the chaos they've caused. One of thing things that really angers me is the fact that my student fees are going towards funding these Ultra-Rightist assholes right to speak on my campus. Also I'm angry at the fact that the college republicans keep getting funded year after year, for that matter I'm angry that any political party gets funded every year. FSU really needs to think more about the way they give out money to RSOs, in fact they should hold more over sight over all these processes, or move protests, at this point I have no reasonable solutions as I am that angry about this situation. I am just glad that these people are leaving tomorrow, but thats two days too late.
A HellzIronChef suitable outcome: All College Republicans/Genocide Awareness Project people are rounded up and shot, or they are forcibly re-educated Clockwork Orange Style to not be assholes.
Realistic Outcome: They are allowed to come back to campus year after year, due to free speech laws... and this process of protesting protests will continue. But luckily we have people that are willing to stand up for what's right, and hopefully we never lose such people
I just want to point out that my amazing, well-spoken resident actually went to the president of Student Affairs today and logged a formal complaint against CR, the Anti-Choice League, and GAP. I'm so proud of her for standing up for her beliefs and her rights.
ReplyDeleteI sincerely hope that GAP does not return next year. Their display was disliked by both sides of the argument and if anything, made their sponsoring organization look like fools. I would also venture to guess that both the Market Wednesday vendors as well as the businesses inside of the union saw a dip in sales while the GAP display was up, because -- as many of my fellow students said -- people were avoiding the union since "no one wants to see that much blood before they eat".
I certainly support freedom of speech and am thrilled to live in a country where educated debate is encouraged. However, for a public university to give funding to an organization in this manner is highly disturbing. If the CR would like to have GAP return to campus, I suggest that A) they use their own financial sources and do NOT rely upon my student fees and B) they refrain from shoving their views down my throat and rent out the Union Ballrooms. After all, I don't walk around comparing them to Dr. Mengele when they play with bloody corpses.