Gay
May 8th
He is only 12 years old, but Vlogger Theo Chen‘s rant against bullies has struck a major chord online, going viral with over 80,000 views in just a day. The video, titled "Gay", sees the opinionated student telling off anonymous posters who leave abusive and vulgar messages on his YouTube videos. In the video, Theo shares his feelings over getting bullied both online and in school by school mates who call him a ‘fag’ or ‘gay’ because he dances in his videos.
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College Boy
May 7th
No stranger to controversial subject matter director Xavier Dolan’s work is always fierce and distinguished. And with his new music video for Indochine’s College Boy he’s causing a stir in France. The black-and-white video stars actor Antoine Pilon as a high-schooler bullied by his classmates. The video takes us from his tortured time in the classroom to his life at home where he acts out his more violent impulses in the comfort of his bedroom. Again we see him back in school where his peers continue to taunt him, beat him up, and urinate on his face—culminating in his being crucified and shot at in the school yard.
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Dolan and Indochine are using these heavy images to make a strong statement about bullying and they seem to be more specifically making a point about homophobic bullying. However, French TV has already censored the video and it’s caused an outcry amongst other channels as well. Speaking to Le Figaro, Dolan responded to the video saying, "It seems absurd to me that the clip is censored. Is it really more violent than all the movies that arrive on our screens every day? The question shouldn’t be – did I go too far? It should be – what’s stopping a group of teenagers from going this far, given how powerful the gun lobby is in the U.S."
Periodical Political Post *163
May 5th
Queer News
- Iceland: World’s first openly gay prime minister quits politics
- Estonia: 35,000 sign petition to oppose marriage equality
- Italian equal opportunities minister resigns over homophobia
- US Boy Scouts may start allowing in gay kids but not adults
- McDonald’s worker harassed by management for being too gay
Other News
- UK internet providers collaborate on government surveillance
- All telephone calls recorded, accessible to the US government
- Israel airport security officially allowed to read all your e-mails
- 5-year-old kills his little sister with gun he got for his birthday
- Pirate Party enters Iceland’s national parliament for first time








