RIP Rosa Parks

gillyruless · 10-25-2005, 05:23 AM

On the surface, it might seem funny that one of the American women whom I respect the most is a seamstress with a criminal record. That is until I tell you that her name is Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks changed the world that we all live in forever by refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white man, something that is so simple yet required an enormous amount of courage. She not only sparked the movement that challenged the segregation and jump started the Civil Rights movement in America but also taught all of us the power of peaceful civil disobedience and how the people banded together for a common purpose could actually change the world for better.

Rosa Parks, mother of the civil right movement, a simple yet great American died yesterday at 92. In 2002, at a celebration to honor her she said:

"I am leaving this legacy to all of you ... to bring peace, justice, equality, love and a fulfillment of what our lives should be. Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die — the dream of freedom and peace."

RIP Rosa Parks, as a prominent black politician said, you stood up by sitting down, I'm only standing here because of you.

Dasilva · 10-25-2005, 05:29 AM

I've read about her. It's sad to see someone like this die.

Lucien21 · 10-25-2005, 05:45 AM

Everybody dies sometime. (and 92 isn't bad)

Still sad though

Dasilva · 10-25-2005, 05:48 AM

92 is a very good age, but then again when you reach 80, theres not much you can do besides wait until you die.

squarejawhero · 10-25-2005, 05:51 AM

There are people within the AG community around that age who'd vehemently disagree with that.

*Melanie68* · 10-25-2005, 05:55 AM

Rest In Peace...

Maquisard · 10-25-2005, 05:58 AM

*Flashbacks to Cedric's monologue from Barbershop*

Dasilva · 10-25-2005, 06:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by squarejawhero

There are people within the AG community around that age who'd vehemently disagree with that.

80 Years old? Okay I take that back.

Fairygdmther · 10-25-2005, 11:06 AM

Spitfire - do a search on the member Len Green. He's in his 80's, and still does write-ups and walkthroughs. He's a very active adventure gamer in the community!

Lynsie

SakSquash · 10-25-2005, 12:14 PM

Tis sad, but i'm still kinda odded out about her suing Outkast.

Maquisard · 10-25-2005, 12:26 PM

What was that about?

10-25-2005, 01:49 PM

I thought she died long before.

Dasilva · 10-25-2005, 01:53 PM

I would think older member would be more active, because all the little ones are either in college, getting drunk or having sex.

When I get older Im bound to stay here. And all the other communities around me. If we all leave when we're old, there would be nothing left if we left the forums to the next generation. I could imagine my kids spaming...

Intrepid Homoludens · 10-25-2005, 02:10 PM

A rose for you, Rosa. And thank you for your very humanistic act of bravery to do what you knew was right.

It's interesting, last night I was discussing to my best friend (who is also my niece) my personal experiences with racism within the gay world. Yes, contrary to what we all think, the rainbow flag is an illusion, it's not for all colours in practice. For one thing racism against us gay asians and lesbians is quite rampant, and I have been victimized myself. I've been treated as a fetish object, discriminated against, and asked insulting questions that perpetuate stereotypes of people like me. And I've had to deal with them again and again. And now, someone who I love so dearly and intimately is revealing a streak of racism to me as well in how he treats me and other asians. It's so painful, seeing how bigotry, hatred, and plain ignorance can be so deep seated in people.

But as with Rosa Parks, who I consider my hero and ally, I can only endure my mistreatment with the hope that one day no one will ever have to go through what I'm going through. We're all heroes inside, really. And people like Rosa remind me that. That I am a hero and that I can endure and champion and sustain a strong sense of hope. That I am a good person has nothing to do with the colour of my skin.

10-25-2005, 02:13 PM

She is a pretty big inspiration. I never knew I could save the world by not moving my ass on a bus.

Intrepid Homoludens · 10-25-2005, 02:23 PM

You'd be amazed at what you can accomplish by simply being stressed out tired after a very long day at work.

SakSquash · 10-25-2005, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mares

What was that about?

They named a song after her and she sued them.

Maquisard · 10-25-2005, 03:23 PM

Well, she's dead, so I won't comment on that.

Aj_ · 10-25-2005, 03:28 PM

She is famous because the incident was perfect for a test case, and of course she was a member of an organisation called the NAACP. I'm not a fan of building up folk heroes for political agendas. Aren't the people who protested before her but didn't get as much publicity just as righteous?

Civil disobedience might have been named (that's great in it's own right) in America by an American, but it was not in the 20th century, and the tactic was used many times, well before then.

I'm not so sure whether she instigated the lawsuit against Outkast, it's not consistant with her attitude of modesty and correcting the rumours with her true account. Such as being physically tired, was possibly a misquote, she remembers being tired of discrimination, making the motive of staying in the seat much more noble than laziness. This attitude is the thing I'm going to remember, I don't like heroines much, normal honest people can do incredible things.

SakSquash · 10-25-2005, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aj_

She is famous because the incident was perfect for a test case, and of course she was a member of an organisation called the NAACP. I'm not of fan of building up folk heroes for political agendas. Aren't the people who protested before her but didn't get as much publicity just as righteous?

Civil disobedience might of been named (that's great in it's own right) in America by an American, but it was not in the 20th century, and the tactic was used many times, well before then.

I'm not so sure whether she instigated the lawsuit against Outkast, it's not consistant with her attitude of modesty and correcting the rumours with her true account. Such as being physically tired, was possibly a misquote, she remembers being tired of discrimination, making the motive of staying in the seat much more nobel than laziness. This attitude is the thing I'm going to remember, I don't like heroines much, normal honest people can do incredible things.

Yeah, I mean there have been people who died for doing what she did, and do we know their names? Nope.

10-25-2005, 05:23 AM	#1
gillyruless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,022	RIP Rosa Parks On the surface, it might seem funny that one of the American women whom I respect the most is a seamstress with a criminal record. That is until I tell you that her name is Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks changed the world that we all live in forever by refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white man, something that is so simple yet required an enormous amount of courage. She not only sparked the movement that challenged the segregation and jump started the Civil Rights movement in America but also taught all of us the power of peaceful civil disobedience and how the people banded together for a common purpose could actually change the world for better. Rosa Parks, mother of the civil right movement, a simple yet great American died yesterday at 92. In 2002, at a celebration to honor her she said: "I am leaving this legacy to all of you ... to bring peace, justice, equality, love and a fulfillment of what our lives should be. Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die — the dream of freedom and peace." RIP Rosa Parks, as a prominent black politician said, you stood up by sitting down, I'm only standing here because of you. Share Share this post on Twitter

10-25-2005, 05:29 AM	#2
Dasilva Hitch-Hiker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Mediterranean Sea Posts: 4,364	I've read about her. It's sad to see someone like this die. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Regards, DaSilva "If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is." - Angelina Jolie _ <Susan falls through the floor and gets stuck> <Paco looks at her blankly> "Whats wrong with you?! Lassy would of had a firetruck here by now!" - Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives

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Lucien21 Psychonaut Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 5,114	Everybody dies sometime. (and 92 isn't bad) Still sad though Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ I'm not insane, my mother had me tested!

10-25-2005, 05:48 AM	#4
Dasilva Hitch-Hiker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Mediterranean Sea Posts: 4,364	92 is a very good age, but then again when you reach 80, theres not much you can do besides wait until you die. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Regards, DaSilva "If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is." - Angelina Jolie _ <Susan falls through the floor and gets stuck> <Paco looks at her blankly> "Whats wrong with you?! Lassy would of had a firetruck here by now!" - Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives

10-25-2005, 05:51 AM	#5
squarejawhero Epinionated. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: London Posts: 5,841	There are people within the AG community around that age who'd vehemently disagree with that. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Starter of Thread Must Die.

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Fairygdmther Magic Wand Waver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 3,142	Spitfire - do a search on the member Len Green. He's in his 80's, and still does write-ups and walkthroughs. He's a very active adventure gamer in the community! Lynsie Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson

10-25-2005, 12:14 PM	#10
SakSquash Banned User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Paltz...for now... Posts: 6,177	Tis sad, but i'm still kinda odded out about her suing Outkast. Share Share this post on Twitter

10-25-2005, 12:26 PM	#11
Maquisard Citizen of Bizarro World Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Htrae Posts: 4,219	What was that about? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ By no rocket’s blue shade am no shells dead down there, Gave no proof all day long that the flag was unwhere! No say does am spar-strangled shroud hang limply! Under land of no free! Am us home coward-leeee! ~Excerpt from the Bizarro Anthem

10-25-2005, 01:49 PM	#12
SamNMax Guest Posts: n/a	I thought she died long before. Share Share this post on Twitter

10-25-2005, 01:53 PM	#13
Dasilva Hitch-Hiker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Mediterranean Sea Posts: 4,364	I would think older member would be more active, because all the little ones are either in college, getting drunk or having sex. When I get older Im bound to stay here. And all the other communities around me. If we all leave when we're old, there would be nothing left if we left the forums to the next generation. I could imagine my kids spaming... Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Regards, DaSilva "If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is." - Angelina Jolie _ <Susan falls through the floor and gets stuck> <Paco looks at her blankly> "Whats wrong with you?! Lassy would of had a firetruck here by now!" - Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives

10-25-2005, 02:10 PM	#14
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	A rose for you, Rosa. And thank you for your very humanistic act of bravery to do what you knew was right. It's interesting, last night I was discussing to my best friend (who is also my niece) my personal experiences with racism within the gay world. Yes, contrary to what we all think, the rainbow flag is an illusion, it's not for all colours in practice. For one thing racism against us gay asians and lesbians is quite rampant, and I have been victimized myself. I've been treated as a fetish object, discriminated against, and asked insulting questions that perpetuate stereotypes of people like me. And I've had to deal with them again and again. And now, someone who I love so dearly and intimately is revealing a streak of racism to me as well in how he treats me and other asians. It's so painful, seeing how bigotry, hatred, and plain ignorance can be so deep seated in people. But as with Rosa Parks, who I consider my hero and ally, I can only endure my mistreatment with the hope that one day no one will ever have to go through what I'm going through. We're all heroes inside, really. And people like Rosa remind me that. That I am a hero and that I can endure and champion and sustain a strong sense of hope. That I am a good person has nothing to do with the colour of my skin. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

10-25-2005, 02:13 PM	#15
SamNMax Guest Posts: n/a	She is a pretty big inspiration. I never knew I could save the world by not moving my ass on a bus. Share Share this post on Twitter

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Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	You'd be amazed at what you can accomplish by simply being stressed out tired after a very long day at work. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

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10-25-2005, 03:23 PM	#18
Maquisard Citizen of Bizarro World Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Htrae Posts: 4,219	Well, she's dead, so I won't comment on that. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ By no rocket’s blue shade am no shells dead down there, Gave no proof all day long that the flag was unwhere! No say does am spar-strangled shroud hang limply! Under land of no free! Am us home coward-leeee! ~Excerpt from the Bizarro Anthem

10-25-2005, 03:28 PM	#19
Aj_ Beyond Belief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Blighty Posts: 2,186	She is famous because the incident was perfect for a test case, and of course she was a member of an organisation called the NAACP. I'm not a fan of building up folk heroes for political agendas. Aren't the people who protested before her but didn't get as much publicity just as righteous? Civil disobedience might have been named (that's great in it's own right) in America by an American, but it was not in the 20th century, and the tactic was used many times, well before then. I'm not so sure whether she instigated the lawsuit against Outkast, it's not consistant with her attitude of modesty and correcting the rumours with her true account. Such as being physically tired, was possibly a misquote, she remembers being tired of discrimination, making the motive of staying in the seat much more noble than laziness. This attitude is the thing I'm going to remember, I don't like heroines much, normal honest people can do incredible things. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Richard Dawkins :: AAI 07 :: NOVA ID on Trial :: Skeptic's Guide :: Beyond Belief :: Out Campaign :: NeuroLogica :: Skepticality Last edited by Aj_; 10-25-2005 at 06:21 PM.