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 09-22-2011, 02:51 PM | #1 |
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 51,559 |
Lady Gaga Wants Meeting With President Obama To Make Bullying a Hate Crime The suicide of teenager Jamey Rodemeyer, a participant in the It Gets Better video campaign against bullying, has so shaken Lady Gaga that she's asked for a meeting with President Barack Obama with the intention of pushing to make bullying a hate crime. The singer, who was an idol for the teenager, announced on Twitter Wednesday, "The past days I've spent reflecting, crying, and yelling. I have so much anger. It is hard to feel love when cruelty takes someones life." She continued, "I am meeting with our President. I will not stop fighting. This must end. Our generation has the power to end it. Trend it #MakeALawForJamey." Rodemeyer was a 14-year-old living in Buffalo, N.Y. who had endured taunts and bullying online about his hom*osexuality for over a year before finally ending his life on Sunday, Sept. 18. His parents found him outside the family home on that morning, though police have not revealed the cause of death. In his video for It Gets Better, helping gay teens learn to deal with excessive bullying, Rodemeyer called Gaga an inspiration, saying, "She makes me so happy. She lets me know that I was born this way." According to MTV News, the White House could not confirm that the singer had officially set up a meeting with the President. |
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Update: Lady Gaga Attends Pres. Obama's Fundraising Event to Address Bullying| 09-22-2011, 07:40 PM | #2 |
Tweety Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 18, 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 6,796 |
She wants to talk to the guy who sends his SEIU and Teamster union thugs out to assault conservatives at Tea Party rallies? |
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| 09-22-2011, 08:57 PM | #3 |
Dork Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 30, 2010 Posts: 587 |
Her hat is hideous! |
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| 09-22-2011, 09:27 PM | #4 |
Riley Martin Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 09, 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 471 |
Too bad Mr. Blackwell isn't around anymore... he'd be ripping her to shreds every year. |
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| 09-24-2011, 03:44 AM | #5 |
Brad Russ Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 17, 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 10,087
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I read this wrong, and thought it said Lady Gaga to discuss Anti- Christ law, which makes sense since she is one of the illuminati's favorite puppets. Two peas in a pod. |
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| 09-26-2011, 02:36 PM | #6 |
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 51,559 |
Lady Gaga Attends Obama Fundraising Event Lady Gaga was among the guests at a $35,800 per couple Obama fundraiser tonight at the home of Facebooks Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg and David Goldberg in Atherton, Calif. At the event, which took place under a tent in Sandbergs yard, Gaga reportedly wore a black dress scalloped high plunge back and high heels. Her blond hair was upswept, with black flowers and black veil sweeping down back of hair. According to a source present in the tent fundraiser, Gaga asked a question during the Q&A. She first thanked the president for what hes accomplished, then read from what she said was a letter from a fan about the suicide of another fan who had been subjected to bullying. She thanked Obama for hosting his anti-bullying conference with Michelle Obama, and then made a general plea to everyone in the room, including the president, to do what they can to prevent bullying. Obama thanked her, spoke about his administrations anti-bullying campaign, and then more generally about the importance of values and who we are as Americans. Before the dinner, Gaga came through the photo line with her manager. She and Obama reportedly spoke for two minutes, with many others in the room. Gagas attendance at the fundraising event comes after the singer tweeted that she would be meeting the president and intended to discuss youth bullying with him in relation to the suicide of Jamey Rodemeyer, the 14-year-old student who took his own life last week after years of bullying. Gaga dedicated the song Hair to Rodemeyer at the iHeartRadio Festival this weekend in Las Vegas. The performance included a video tribute to Rodemeyer. |
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| 09-26-2011, 04:51 PM | #7 |
retrofan05 Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 25, 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,111 |
I applaud her for caring enough to take action on such a heartbreaking issue. |
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| 09-26-2011, 06:11 PM | #8 |
ABlairican Pie Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 12, 2001 Location: Living where cats reign more Supreme than a pizza. Posts: 31,390 |
Why does she imply that all bullying is somehow anti-gay-related? |
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| 09-26-2011, 07:11 PM | #9 |
retrofan05 Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 25, 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,111 |
Quote: Originally Posted by ABlairican Pie Why does she imply that all bullying is somehow anti-gay-related? I don't think she is implying that. She is just referring to anti-gay bullying, because the most recent bullying incident involved the suicide of a gay teen. Of course kids are bullied for a variety of reasons and all incidents are equally wrong, but there's no denying that anti-gay bullying in particular has increased greatly in recent years. |
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