🚀 go-pugleaf

 Hi all...
 
As with many tragedies, there are people making ribbons in order to pay
their respects to the victims at columbine.

Because a lot of fans of industrial and electronic music happen to wear
some black clothing - and maybe even black trenchcoats - I feel this is
an appropriate place to post this:

Today, I had a job interview - it was chilly out to just wear my dress
shirt, and pants, so I needed a coat.  The only thing I could wear, of
course - was my black trenchcoat.  I got some particularly ominous
stares and looks today, as if I were disrespecting the world for keeping
warm.

As a response to this problem, and as a way to clarify to others that
the trenchcoats, the black clothing, etc - are not at all associated
with hate or discrimination - I would like to humbly request the
following: 

I am going to go and pick up Blue and Silver ribbon, and a bunch of
safety pins, in order to make ribbons to show that we are paying respect
to the > victims at columbine. Whether you wear khaki's and a flannel
every day, or wear lots of black - I will give you one if you just stop
by my place.

I'd like to see lots of people wearing them, putting them on their
bookbags, etc.  Whatever it takes to clarify that not only are those of
us who wear dark clothing, or trenchcoats not associated with violence -
but we are appaled by it.

The fact of the matter is, the black trenchcoat ranges from computer
geeks to techno kids to goths to just average people who think
trenchcoats are nice to have.  What happened is a tragedy, and the fact
that it's pigeonholing lots of people into being viewed as intimidating
is a tragedy as well.

Please help support the continued acceptance of diversity in this
country - stop by and get a ribbon.

Please email me if you'd like a ribbon, I'll give you directions, etc...

Also, if anyone else would like to help out by making ribbons, let me
know.

Your humbled CIA president,
Steve