Comments on: “I am not the protesting type” http://my.counseling.org/2009/06/25/%e2%80%9ci-am-not-the-protesting-type%e2%80%9d/ ACA blogs, written by counselors, for counselors: Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:16:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brooke Collison http://my.counseling.org/2009/06/25/%e2%80%9ci-am-not-the-protesting-type%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Brooke Collison Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:10:43 +0000 http://my.counseling.org/?p=77#comment-19 Jessica, A good statement--reflective. I like that. It seems to me we need a new word to replace "protest." Although dictionary definitions include some aspects of positive statements for the meaning of "protest," the majority of times the word conveys being against something--as in "protest marches," "protest demonstrations," etc. A person's presence at a protest rally or their participation in a protest march as often may be a statement FOR something as it is a statement against. Perhaps your cross-cultural class can come up with a new adjective. Oh, and keep blogging. I'll certainly be a regular reader. Brooke Jessica,
A good statement–reflective. I like that.
It seems to me we need a new word to replace “protest.” Although dictionary definitions include some aspects of positive statements for the meaning of “protest,” the majority of times the word conveys being against something–as in “protest marches,” “protest demonstrations,” etc. A person’s presence at a protest rally or their participation in a protest march as often may be a statement FOR something as it is a statement against.

Perhaps your cross-cultural class can come up with a new adjective.

Oh, and keep blogging. I’ll certainly be a regular reader.
Brooke

]]> By: Anon.. http://my.counseling.org/2009/06/25/%e2%80%9ci-am-not-the-protesting-type%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Anon.. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:43:08 +0000 http://my.counseling.org/?p=77#comment-11 A question for you from someone who "is the protesting type" - what sort of things are you projecting on to this "protesting type" You have in your head. As a citizen who does participate in demonstrations, I can tell you the people that do - are AS diverse as the general population... This is not an attack, just an invitation to explore what's going on with that statement... A question for you from someone who “is the protesting type” – what sort of things are you projecting on to this “protesting type” You have in your head. As a citizen who does participate in demonstrations, I can tell you the people that do – are AS diverse as the general population…

This is not an attack, just an invitation to explore what’s going on with that statement…

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