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Ark. school official to resign after posting anti-gay screed
Topic Started: Oct 29 2010, 02:05 PM (1,021 Views)
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The head of an anti-bullying group has applauded the decision of an Arkansas school board member to resign after posting on Facebook that he thinks gay youths should kill themselves.

Clint McCance, a member of the Midland school board in Pleasant Plains, about 70 miles northeast of Little Rock, announced his resignation Thursday night on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360." He said he was quitting "to help my school, my community," though he added that he might run again for the board at some point.

"The only thing I can do is extend my apologies for my poor speech," he said. "I don't wish death on anyone."

McCance had scoffed in a Facebook posting at a campaign asking supporters to wear purple Oct. 20 to show solidarity after several gay and lesbian youths killed themselves, reportedly because of bullying.

"Seriously they want me to wear purple because five queers killed themselves," McCance wrote. "The only way im wearin it for them is if they all commit suicide. I cant believe the people of this world have gotten this stupid. We are honoring the fact that they sinned and killed thereselves because of their sin."

In a follow-up response to Facebook users who criticized his comments, McCance wrote that he liked that gay people "can't procreate (and) I also enjoy the fact that they often give each other AIDS and die."

Jowharah Sanders, founder and executive director of the anti-bullying group National Voices for Equality, Education, and Enlightenment, told The Associated Press that she was glad McCance was resigning because that means his sentiments will no longer represent authority in his community.

Several gay rights groups had condemned the Facebook posting, including the Human Rights Campaign, which launched its own Facebook page calling for McCance's resignation.

McCance did not respond to a phone message left Thursday by The Associated Press at his carpet cleaning business, and there was no answer at a number listed for his home.
Facebook is no friend to gay-bashing school official

In his interview on CNN, McCance said the language he had used on Facebook was "too harsh ... too emotional." He also said he and his family had received "thousands of phone calls and hate mail" and that he had sent his family out of the state to protect them.

Sanders noted the irony of that statement.

"His cyber-bullying has affected his family," Sanders said.

The Midland district disavowed McCance's sentiments in a statement Wednesday, and Superintendent Dean Stanley echoed that in a letter Thursday to 1998 Midland graduate R. Anthony Turner, who wrote the school board a letter calling attention to McCance's Facebook posting.

Stanley's letter to Turner said McCance "does not represent the board or speak for the board when he posts on his Facebook page."

"Every student life is equally valuable without regard to race, sex, or sexual orientation, religious belief or affiliation," Stanley wrote. "Everyone really is someone special and deserves to be treated with care and respect."

Link to article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39888918/ns/us_news-life

It's scary to think people like this work with children. No one is falling for his obvious fake apologies so he should just quite while ahead if that's even possible. He meant every word he said and is only backtracking because of all the bad press it got him.
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Don't know how I missed this post. What we have here is another holier-than-thou, hypocrite who is a living brain donor. Yes, Rapture, if he was locked in a room with a zombie, the poor zombie would starve. I believe he really likes guys but is afraid to admit it.
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People are terrifyingly homophobic. I was helping fix someone's computer that my husband used to work with. . . nice guy, but when talking about some of his former co-worker, the man used the term 'fag' and 'queer' with a hatred that I wasn't comfortable with. I think people have the right to love who they want. Society has determined this normal relationship as being between a man and a woman for the sake of procreating.

Bullying is wrong and it's a rising epidemic, even more so in children that attend school. What a horrible example to present as an adult who's intolerant and a bully himself. He shouldn't have had the time to resign, he should have been fired and not allowed to work with children again.
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I don't understand why people have a problem with gays.

Is it because they are secretly jealous that gays live out of "society's norms" and are happy? They want to fit in with the "cool" crowd and mock there behaviors to be accepted.

Homophobes are a growing minority thankfully... it makes no freaking sense to hate some for who they love.

I watched a documentary where a heterosexual christian male lived with gays and lesbians for a month. He was debating with a pastor of a gay church and she asked him "What about killing, the 10 commandments are against that." He found a 'loophole' to find it rightful to kill someone, but couldn't find an excuse to let love pass. I honestly think they are the "faggots." I hate using that word. I get so many teenagers telling me "O I said it to mean cigs/pile of sticks, to mean happy" i'm like fuck no, the context in what you put the word in doesn't fit with the failuse you gave me.

"That's so gay." -- and related phrases tend to tick me off.. I'm like is it soooooooo difficult to say the word stupid instead? -.-

and then there are heterosexuals defining what a homosexual is. I'm like are you a homosexual? NO then you shouldn't be labeling what is gay lol because they have no experience or real knowledge.
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Feb 17 2011, 12:12 PM
People are terrifyingly homophobic. I was helping fix someone's computer that my husband used to work with. . . nice guy, but when talking about some of his former co-worker, the man used the term 'fag' and 'queer' with a hatred that I wasn't comfortable with. I think people have the right to love who they want. Society has determined this normal relationship as being between a man and a woman for the sake of procreating.

Bullying is wrong and it's a rising epidemic, even more so in children that attend school. What a horrible example to present as an adult who's intolerant and a bully himself. He shouldn't have had the time to resign, he should have been fired and not allowed to work with children again.
I agree Mana. He should be away from kids totally. Do we really need a new generation of hypocritical homophobes? No way in Hell.
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