Word: aalarmed
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...hope that no one else will espouse AALARM's blue squares until the organization makes clear what exactly they represent...
...second: Why do AALARM's members feel that they are above the laws of this university? There are means provided for the advertisement of AALARM's cause without their resorting to graffiti. Should we all, after their example, scrawl our sentiments across the pavement over which everyone has to walk, or cover other posters with our own? These people have decided that their voice is more important than those of other groups and must be heard above orderly free speech...
...AALARM to please use the forum for the exchange of ideas which the University has provided...
...third: Does AALARM, which apparently is attempting to counter the pink triangle with its blue squares, understand the genocide for which the pink triangle stands? The Nazi regime branded gays with the pink triangle in the death camps of World War II, just as it branded other minorities with similar symbols: Jews wore the yellow star; lesbians, Gypsies, and prostitutes wore the black triangle; political dissidents wore the red triangle...
...members of AALARM: Of whose oppression does the blue square speak? I propose that the blue square is a dangerous symbol. It holds the potential to incite violence against minorities, and especially against gays. It too easily can be read as a symbol for the supporters of a hateful hegemony who, fearing disempowerment, would have all members of society be like themselves, even if by force...