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Pre-Viewing Questions. Speech and thought patterns… Am I quick to label? Do I tell inappropriate jokes? Am I careless with gender descriptions? How wide is my circle of friends? Do I have the courage to ask a friend not tell a sexist or racist joke?
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Pre-Viewing Questions Speech and thought patterns… • Am I quick to label? • Do I tell inappropriate jokes? • Am I careless with gender descriptions? • How wide is my circle of friends? • Do I have the courage to ask a friend not tell a sexist or racist joke? • How can I go out of my way to get to know somebody who is treated differently because of their race, the way they dress, etc?
Post-Viewing Questions… • Which characters or statements moved you the most? • At what points were you surprised? Angry? Sad? • Could an attack like this happen in Cambridge? • What statement does Matthew’s father make regarding the death penalty? Would you have made the same choice as he did if you were in his position? Why? • How did people in Laramie stand up to hatred and violence? • There’s a line in the film where Fr. Schmit, the Catholic priest they interview, says that every time someone is called a ‘fag’ or a ‘dyke’ that is the seed of violence! Do you agree? Does this seed exist in our school community? • What concrete steps can you take – in your school, city, province, country – to help prevent anti-LGBTQ violence and other forms of prejudice and discrimination?