Via Evan and Pandagon…here’s a wee Google news search…
“They had fooled us…I remember going home that night in tears…I sat on the sofa in my prom dress, laying on my mother’s breast and crying all night…” The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Wow. This was very powerful. I highly recommend reading this article. It brought a tear to my eye.
Is there any doubt that Constance will also be apologized to by students in years to come?
Thanks for sharing this article, Wayne. It reminds me of being a scared, confused gay kid in high school, being taunted and bullied for no reason other than I was different.
Recently, on Facebook, I was asked to join a group for my graduating class and get reconnected to people I hadn’t thought of in 30 years. So I joined. Some very tender emotions welled up and some of the fears I faced back then came to the surface in a hurry. I could’ve stayed in my comfort zone and refused to get involved, but I chose otherwise. Taking this path forced me to reach out to a few and start some dialogue. Is everything better because of it? No. It’s hard to erase what happened that was so hurtful it still impacts me today. Yet, I have learned that as I’ve grown and matured all these years, so have the others. And life has softened us and helped us see things differently.
Back to the story: I admire this woman’s courage and the support her family gave her during that horrible time in school. Hopefully healing comes through all of this for her. She’s a wonderful example of perserverence and forgivness.
What’s sad is seeing people today justify their bigotry, just as people then did. The more things change the more they stay the same.
Is there really any hope?