Will Phillips, a 10-year old boy from Arkansas, has been in the news lately. If you haven’t heard about it yet, Will has chosen not to recite or stand during the Pledge of Allegiance at his school. Why? “I really don’t feel that there’s currently liberty and justice for all,” specifically for gays and lesbians.
Will is my hero. In the face of teachers being cross with him, and other students calling him a “gaywad,” he continues not to stand. He’s getting a lot of media attention, too. (The Jon Stewart clip is particularly humorous.) He was interviewed on CNN, and he handles himself so much better than you might expect from someone who is only 10 years old.
His parents are to be commended, for supporting this kid while he takes a controversial stance at school, for standing next to him in the face of national publicity, and for teaching him these values in the first place.
November 25th, 2009 9:18 pm
There are adults I know that don’t have the balls that will and his parents have. I think they are amazing.