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I first wrote this post June 2014 and am sharing it again, for the theme is still timely.
Monday afternoon while shopping at Party City for some sugary treats for my son, in front of me in line stood a teenaged girl with wrists covered in fake blood depicting gory razor slash wounds. She told the older woman she was with, “I don’t see why the school says it’s offensive. It’s just makeup.” I was tempted to step in and educate this young woman, but I did not. Perhaps I should have. She was completely oblivious to the effect she might have on others, specifically on those who suffer or have suffered from suicidality and those who have loved and lost someone to suicide. Her special effects make-up I consider constitutionally protected speech. Unfortunately, she was completely unaware of the power of that speech.
Driving home from my writers’ group…
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I probably would have said something, but just a simple comment like “Aside from myself I know other people who have been treated for self inflicted wounds like that and the pain that causes them”. Something to explain how it might offend or affect others in a way that gives her pause. I would hope saying something like that would not infringe upon her freedoms but simply give some perspective.
i hope I would be brave enough to say that anyway.
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I don’t think saying that would infringe on her rights. I would never be able to get it together enough to say something myself.
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i’m not sure i could but i would like to think so.
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