{"id":9825,"date":"2010-10-21T21:44:03","date_gmt":"2010-10-22T04:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lamaravilla.com\/blog\/?p=9825"},"modified":"2024-07-19T14:20:43","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T21:20:43","slug":"youtube-president-obama-it-gets-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lamaravilla.com\/blog\/?p=9825","title":{"rendered":"YouTube &#8211; President Obama: It Gets Better"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Como ya he expresado antes, da mucha indignaci\u00f3n que j\u00f3venes sean empujados a cometer suicidio por sus compa\u00f1eros. El acoso que reciben llega a ser insoportable y la \u00fanica salida que encuentran es la muerte. Como dice el Presidente, el acoso no debe ser visto como algo normal entre los j\u00f3venes; es algo que no est\u00e1 correcto y debe parar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Obama: It Gets Better\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/geyAFbSDPVk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=geyAFbSDPVk\">YouTube &#8211; President Obama: It Gets Better<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La transcripci\u00f3n del texto:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remarks of President Barack Obama<br \/>Video for the \u201cIt Gets Better??? Project<br \/>Washington, DC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Like all of you, I was shocked and saddened by the deaths of several young people who were bullied and taunted for being gay, and who ultimately took their own lives. As a parent of two daughters, it breaks my heart. It\u2019s something that just shouldn\u2019t happen in this country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve got to dispel the myth that bullying is just a normal rite of passage \u2013 that it\u2019s some inevitable part of growing up. It\u2019s not. We have an obligation to ensure that our schools are safe forall of our kids. And to every young person out there you need to know that if you\u2019re in trouble, there are caring adults who can help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don\u2019t know what it\u2019s like to be picked on for being gay. But I do know what it\u2019s like to grow up feeling that sometimes you don\u2019t belong. It\u2019s tough. And for a lot of kids, the sense of being alone or apart \u2013 I know can just wear on you. And when you\u2019re teased or bullied, it can seem like somehow you brought it on yourself \u2013 for being different, or for not fitting in with everybody else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But what I want to say is this. You are not alone. You didn\u2019t do anything wrong. You didn\u2019t do anything to deserve being bullied. And there is a whole world waiting for you, filled with possibilities. There are people out there who love you and care about you just the way you are. And so, if you ever feel like because of bullying, because of what people are saying, that you\u2019re getting down on yourself, you\u2019ve got to make sure to reach out to people you trust. Whether it\u2019s your parents, teachers, folks that you know care about you just the way you are. You\u2019ve got to reach out to them, don\u2019t feel like you\u2019re in this by yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The other thing you need to know is, things will get better. And more than that, with time you\u2019re going to see that your differences are a source of pride and a source of strength. You\u2019ll look back on the struggles you\u2019ve faced with compassion and wisdom. And that\u2019s not just going to serve you, but it will help you get involved and make this country a better place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It will mean that you\u2019ll be more likely to help fight discrimination \u2013 not just against LGBT Americans, but discrimination in all its forms. It means you\u2019ll be more likely to understand personally and deeply why it\u2019s so important that as adults we set an example in our own lives and that we treat everybody with respect. That we are able to see the world through other people\u2019s eyes and stand in their shoes \u2013 that we never lose sight of what binds us together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a nation we\u2019re founded on the belief that all of us are equal and each of us deserves the freedom to pursue our own version of happiness; to make the most of our talents; to speak our minds; to not fit in; most of all, to be true to ourselves. That\u2019s the freedom that enriches all of us. That\u2019s what America is all about. And every day, it gets better.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Como ya he expresado antes, da mucha indignaci\u00f3n que j\u00f3venes sean empujados a cometer suicidio por sus compa\u00f1eros. El acoso que reciben llega a ser insoportable y la \u00fanica salida que encuentran es la muerte. Como dice el Presidente, el acoso no debe ser visto como algo normal entre los j\u00f3venes; es algo que no est\u00e1 correcto y debe parar. YouTube &#8211; President Obama: It Gets Better. La transcripci\u00f3n del texto: Remarks of President Barack ObamaVideo for the \u201cIt Gets Better??? ProjectWashington, DC Like all of you, I was shocked and saddened by the deaths of several young people who were bullied and taunted for being gay, and who ultimately took their own lives. As a parent of two daughters, it breaks my heart. It\u2019s something that just shouldn\u2019t happen in this country. We\u2019ve got to dispel the myth that bullying is just a normal rite of passage \u2013 that it\u2019s some inevitable part of growing up. It\u2019s not. We have an obligation to ensure that our schools are safe forall of our kids. And to every young person out there you need to know that if you\u2019re in trouble, there are caring adults who can help. I don\u2019t know what it\u2019s like to be picked on for being gay. But I do know what it\u2019s like to grow up feeling that sometimes you don\u2019t belong. It\u2019s tough. And for a lot of kids, the sense of being alone or apart \u2013 I know can just wear on you. And when you\u2019re teased or bullied, it can seem like somehow you brought it on yourself \u2013 for being different, or for not fitting in with everybody else. But what I want to say is this. You are not alone. You didn\u2019t do anything wrong. You didn\u2019t do anything to deserve being bullied. And there is a whole world waiting for you, filled with possibilities. There are people out there who love you and care about you just the way you are. And so, if you ever feel like because of bullying, because of what people are saying, that you\u2019re getting down on yourself, you\u2019ve got to make sure to reach out to people you trust. Whether it\u2019s your parents, teachers, folks that you know care about you just the way you are. You\u2019ve got to reach out to them, don\u2019t feel like you\u2019re in this by yourself. The other thing you need to know is, things will get better. And more than that, with time you\u2019re going to see that your differences are a source of pride and a source of strength. You\u2019ll look back on the struggles you\u2019ve faced with compassion and wisdom. And that\u2019s not just going to serve you, but it will help you get involved and make this country a better place. It will mean that you\u2019ll be more likely to help fight discrimination \u2013 not just against LGBT Americans, but discrimination in all its forms. It means you\u2019ll be more likely to understand personally and deeply why it\u2019s so important that as adults we set an example in our own lives and that we treat everybody with respect. That we are able to see the world through other people\u2019s eyes and stand in their shoes \u2013 that we never lose sight of what binds us together. As a nation we\u2019re founded on the belief that all of us are equal and each of us deserves the freedom to pursue our own version of happiness; to make the most of our talents; to speak our minds; to not fit in; most of all, to be true to ourselves. That\u2019s the freedom that enriches all of us. That\u2019s what America is all about. And every day, it gets better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56580,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[1600,23,135,125,851,1599,2641],"class_list":["post-9825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-acoso","tag-barack-obama","tag-civil-rights","tag-gay-rights","tag-glbt","tag-it-gets-better","tag-video"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lamaravilla.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lamaravilla.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lamaravilla.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lamaravilla.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lamaravilla.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9825"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lamaravilla.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79226,"href":"https:\/\/lamaravilla.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9825\/revisions\/79226"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lamaravilla.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/56580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lamaravilla.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lamaravilla.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lamaravilla.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}