On Wed, March 28, 2007 10:49 am, Todd Walton wrote: > On 3/28/07, Lan Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> But consider this: You're 16 or 18 and just made the varsity football >> squad, and in the locker room before your first real game, the coach >> suddenly says "Let's pray to Jesus for victory," and everybody drops to >> one knee, bows, and thrusts their hands into a circle; are you going to >> hang back and say "aw, come ON, give me a freaking break!", no matter >> what >> your true feelings? > > I was 15, and it shocked the hell out of me. I didn't say anything. > I bowed my head for outward effect. As a token of protest I kept my > eyes open and cleared my mind the best I could. >
I did a lot of that, too. But I always knew it was aimed right at me ... me and "my kind." And it IS real and it DOES hurt. People who say you can just leave have never experienced it. Anyone ever have a Jewish friend share what it felt like in high school to get through the christmas season? Not exactly a time of joy and good feelings for everybody. -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
