Comments on: On the "A" Word http://www.nysylc.org/2009/06/on-the-a-word/ Undocumented. Rising. Empowering Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:04:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Percy Lujan http://www.nysylc.org/2009/06/on-the-a-word/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Percy Lujan Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:08:23 +0000 http://www.nysylc.org/?p=625#comment-20 Thank you. I was sort of inspired when I wrote it. Do you agree with me that we should use the word to address each other as a way to fight back oppresion? Thank you. I was sort of inspired when I wrote it. Do you agree with me that we should use the word to address each other as a way to fight back oppresion?

]]> By: sam patton http://www.nysylc.org/2009/06/on-the-a-word/comment-page-1/#comment-19 sam patton Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:10:39 +0000 http://www.nysylc.org/?p=625#comment-19 Great article, reminds me of an incident I saw on the subway (NYC), where a woman proselytizing on a train at rush hour inspired another passenger to launch into a tirade against her. The two people ended up essentially screaming at each other across the car, to the delight/disgust of everyone on board. Words are only as powerful as we make them and let them be made. I wrote this poem about the incident I heard a Christian, heard a Loser tell me that we speak and we have spoken but the words are only sound waves, its the minds that make the meaning, its people hearing you and listening its the iceburg not the christening all that matters is where we want to go, and how close we are. stay strong Great article, reminds me of an incident I saw on the subway (NYC), where a woman proselytizing on a train at rush hour inspired another passenger to launch into a tirade against her. The two people ended up essentially screaming at each other across the car, to the delight/disgust of everyone on board.

Words are only as powerful as we make them and let them be made. I wrote this poem about the incident

I heard a Christian, heard a Loser tell me that we speak and we have spoken but the words are only sound waves, its the minds that make the meaning, its people hearing you and listening
its the iceburg not the christening

all that matters is where we want to go, and how close we are. stay strong

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