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I'm really concerned, so I just really wanted to get this out there.
On Tuesday my school had a lock down drill. We were told ahead of time, because it might have happened in 1st period, and my first period is a portable class. Which isn't deemed safe enough. Long story short, in the event of a lock down we're supposed to run off of school grounds and get help.
Anyways. The signal starts and my teacher starts yelling "Out the back door, out the back door! Run to the Seminary building, they'll let you in!" So we ran. And for over 45 minutes, we sat in the gym of the Seminary building with all the other Seminary/portable class kids. In the back, I was part of a cuddle pile with a couple of close friends and a few other queer kids.
For over 45 goddamn minutes, at least three teachers where nearly yelling because a lot of kids wouldn't really settle down and shut up. And when the teachers asked what we would do if it was a real lock down, if there really was a shoot? Well, the general consensus of my friends was "Well, I want to die anyways." We've had well, well over two hundred shootings this year.
And you know what? I'm pissed. Not about the shootings, because yeah, they're sad. But I'm pissed because it doesn't even feel real. Because we're so desensitized to this kind of stuff.
Stop calling out Gen Z for whatever the fuck people do these days. We're all depressed and anxious and tired and desensitized beyond recognition, a good percent are queer, and I'm pissed off.
Sorry, just had to get this off my chest, :/