When I first read the headline, "Lesbian teens named 'Best Couple'", I honestly expected the article to go on and on about how it created such an uproar or whatknot to have this in a high school yearbook but to my happy surprise, the article writer did no such thing. What was even more heartwarming was to see a prom picture of the teens and seeing not only were they accepted by their classmates for being lesbian, but also for being an interracial couple and not fitting the horrible 'size norm' of beauty. Uber kudos for them and espeacilly for their classmates. :)
The comments on the article (and links to other articles)... well, don't read if you don't feel like getting your blood pressure up.
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That is such an uplifting artical! My girlfriend and I attended our high school prom together aswell in May. For the most part we didnt have many issues either. Its so nice to have an enviornment to be accepted in. Like these girls, we had gotten a lot of looks and discomfort, but after about a year of being together and being the only out gay couple (of long standing), people began to deal. Prom was so nice, and went nicely despite having to explain to the photographer why we wanted to pose as a couple in the picture and not friends. Im so happy for these girls, they are breaking many racial and homophobic barriers and being named the best couple is really an amazing accomplishment, because they were elected by their peers. :) Im about to read the comments and im sure there will be many that I want to strangle, but im used to that! Im so happy for these two.
I saw this article but I didn't look at the comments. I learned not to do so, especially with articles that are linked on AOL Today (which is how I found it).
Aren't the comments from AOL so ridiculous? Seems like a bunch of children sometimes. No maturity. Sorry, off topic!
Yeah, I try not to read comments on mainstream blogs and news sites. They're horribly hateful about 99% of the time, and the other 1% is usually not worth it. Kudos to these young women, and to the students who looked past the politics and saw the people.