Did you wear purple today?

[christiane]

I did.

In support of my friend & family in the LGBT community! Especially for the teens... homophobic bullying needs to stop.

 

[MushyMushy]

I did, and so did my husband!

 

[I Am What I Am]

I did!

I'm still wearing purple.

 

[tink20]

I didn't even know about it. I wish I would have. I wore my pink breast cancer awareness shirt.

 

[MariDisney]

We wore purple today!

 

[Jazzybell]

I did!

 

[cassiez76]

i did!

 

[donaldduck352]

If I known I would of..

I do have a pink wristband on and will not take it off till Oct is over tho.I do get alot of ragging on the jobsite for it till I explain what it means!!

It's sad how many peeps don't know.

 

[mom2cinderella]

I did!

 

[Hedy]

Yepp.

 

[SAHDad]

Nope. I knew about it, but I don't like the idea of wearing a certain color because one group or another is bullied. We really should try to stop all bullying - but by highlighting the suicides of one group, it can create the impression that some victims matter more than others.

Wear purple to stop all bullying - and I am there.

 

[jackemail]

Purple-wearer here.

 

[LOVETHATMOUSE]

Yes I did!

 

[Plannin'Shannon]

Yes I did.

 

[dislaney]

I wore purple!

 

[whatsup]

Nope. I knew about it, but I don't like the idea of wearing a certain color because one group or another is bullied. We really should try to stop all bullying - but by highlighting the suicides of one group, it can create the impression that some victims matter more than others.

Wear purple to stop all bullying - and I am there.

Bravo! Well said!

Fat people have been bullied for a 100 years! Stop ALL bullying not just one specific group.

 

[sunshine1178]

My son did, but I think it's a coincidence. Every Wednesday since school began, his kindergarten class has been asked to wear a different color. The first week was red, the second was orange, the third was yellow... So last week, I told my husband that this week would be purple (ROYGBV), and it was. I have a feeling that the internet "purple day" wouldn't go over well in our tiny conservative town.

 

[christiane]

for everyone who wore purple!

We saw many people wearing it today. Many of the local highschool students were head-to-toe purple. My children wear school uniforms but each added a little something. I hope it really meant something to young teens who are feeling confused/frightened/bullied to look around their communities & see the support!

For those who didn't know, don't feel too bad about it -- I didn't find about it until last night. Thanks to my sister-in-law for posting it on Facebook.

Pink bracelets & T-shirts are great, too. Being part of the community & showing support for a cause is awesome!

 

[Magpie]

First I heard of it was when my daughter came home from school today all disappointed that she'd forgotten to wear purple. She says she's right in there next year!

I thought it was just something her school was doing - I didn't realize it was bigger than that until I saw this thread.

And FWIW - I don't think the "I won't wear purple because bullying hurts everyone not just gays" argument holds water. Well, not unless those same people would also refuse to wear pink ribbons for breast cancer awareness (after all, cancer hurts lots more body parts than just breasts), or red on Fridays to support our troops (what about civilian employees of the military?), or any other sort of "awareness" campaign. If they opt out of them all, then I can understand. Some people just aren't joiners.

Me, I would have worn purple, if I'd known.

 

[bookgirl]

I hate the color purple and don't own any purple shirts, so I wore my pink/wine colored shirt. And I did talk to people at work about it. One did wear purple today, one had on purple did not realize what today was but commented how her and three other people at her day job were all wearing purple, so I let her know what it was for.