Project was done on September 4th, 2009
Our morning began very strange since both Leah and I are not used to dark makeup. We woke up at 5:30 in the morning to get ready, and our hair wasn’t teased since we ran out of time. Leah got her outfit at Gordmens, and then got our accessories at Hot Topic. After wearing our accessories and makeup, we were ready for the day. Most of the kids hardly reacted to us until we held hands for a long period of time. My mom, Song, was very upset at my outfit even though I told her ahead of time to not freak out. Mrs. Campbell reacted to Leah thinking something was wrong with her since Leah hardly wear’s dark clothing and makeup. Sam Mitro was also the same with Leah, but didn’t care what she wore. So overall the looks we got were mainly quizzical…and so our day at Springfield began!
At our first antique store, the lady behind the counter gave us a very strange look when we walked into the deserted store. The reason why is probably how I acted ‘manly’ when I stomped a huge spider after Leah pointed it out. Moreover, we also held hands when we walked past her. When we bought our stuff, she seemed mellow about our sexuality. The next store was at The Sangamon Antique Mall. Besides the people in our group, everyone at the store was very distant and wanted nothing to do with us. They made no eye contact with us….at all. When we were walking to a small bistro in downtown Springfield, a guy in a car was flirting with Leah and I. He acted weird while he was flirting at us, even though we swung our arms to prove that we were holding hands. After we got our lunch and sat with Mrs. Grimaldi, we continued to get rude glances at us.
The next stop after lunch was the museum, and surprisingly all of the older workers treated us as equally as everyone else. After walking around the museum, we headed to our bus. While we were walking, people driving or walking by us kept staring at me and Leah the entire time. When finally got to the bus and Cold Stone, we were further ignored.
Overall, it was an uncomfortable experience since both of us were not used to that kind of attention. I felt like scum the entire day and extremely awkward when we talked to strangers. “Scene” kids really have to go through a lot to get the look they want, and I understand how much work it takes to get ready in the morning! People who are homosexuals should have more respect than they actually get in real life. It is so rude to stare at someone just for how they look and act. I also felt like utter trash by the end of the day. Both groups really do deserve a bit more respect than they actually get. Before the project, I used to make fun of scene kids for being the rich emo kids. Now I never will after our experience. Both of us had nothing against homosexuals, but I will never stare at a gay couple again! It was a huge slap in the face for me.
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