Speech & Debate Page #4

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- shouldn't be forced to start a GSA.

- [Howie] See, that's because

in the Constitution,

it clearly states all men

are created equal,

not all straight men.

And no one's forcing it

on the community.

Why shouldn't communities

have a right to censor plays

or change newspaper articles if

they incite harmful activity?

That's nice. All right,

well, I'm gonna kick your ass.

- Come at me!

- Oh, whoa. Hey.

The school board needs to

- stop shielding students

- Eyes.

- From meaningful discussions

- Hands.

Where are your hands?

About abortion, religion, sex...

- Your spirit animal is wounded.

- Politics...

You hit him with your car.

- Indeed, the very debate about

- Don't let him die.

Whether a GSA should be...

- Radiate likability.

- Officially...

be, should be,

Stop thinking about genies.

But who are they protecting?

Where are your hands?

[Solomon] So why should a

community stand by a school play

if its characters

behave in a manner

that encourages lewd behavior?

Well, do we take The Da

Vinci Code off the shelves

to keep kids from

stealing the Mona Lisa?

Who's my b*tch now?

Giles is dead.

They press him, John.

Press?

Great stones,

they lay upon his chest

until he pled aye or nay.

They say he give them

but two words.

"More weight," he says and died.

"More weight."

Ah, crap. I forget the rest.

Um... Okay.

That's a wrap, boys.

I'm meeting

with Bellingham tomorrow

to get him to sign off

on Portland.

I thought you

already had approval.

I do. Relax.

I babysit his kid Jean, who's

completely obsessed with me.

Kids love me, just FYI,

so there won't be any problems.

This is a big problem.

I can't let you guys travel,

not under the school's name,

not without an approved budget,

a schedule,

and a faculty Advisor.

- Are there conditions?

- What did he say?

I need to get

a faculty Advisor to sign off,

and I know someone

who will do it, Mrs. Poluski.

- But what about money, though?

- Who's she?

Because I'm working two shifts

and I definitely can't afford...

Relax, ladies. Relax.

We get reimbursed as long

as we collect all the receipts.

That's how the system works.

I'll just use my mom's

emergency credit card until...

Wait. Who is Mrs. Poluski?

Mrs. Poluski, these are

the other star competitors,

Howie and Solomon.

Guys, this is Mrs. Poluski.

Poluski is name

of Serbian rapist husband.

I am Oksana.

Oh, my God.

Did you just pay her?

- Let's talk about our uniforms.

- Uniform.

You have to wear a suit.

I don't own a suit.

Well, borrow one from Solomon.

Have you seen his wardrobe?

- Hey, Casey.

- Exactly.

[Diwata] He dresses like

he's already in this club,

so let's go with that.

[Howie] I'm not even his size.

[Diwata] We'll make it work.

Are you cheating on your

Internet girlfriend already?

["Rollercoaster" playing]

So come a little closer

There is something

I can tell ya

You are such

A roller coaster

And a killer queen you are

We took the bones out

From the road

Those endless nights

That we traveled we stole...

[knocking on door]

Come in.

And lit a fire

While I waited for more

And now I'm running

And I won't stop

I don't wanna go

I think about it

Every day and night

I can't let go

Hey, I'm never the same

It's a hundred miles an hour

On a dirt road running away

So come a little closer

There is something...

[switching through

radio stations]

Finally, no more

small-town radio.

And you don't belong

To me, yeah, yeah

Whoa. Dude,

that was aggressive.

Sorry. It's... that song.

What?

Fine.

So, [sighs] when I was nine,

I was a Boy Scout...

[Diwata heartily laughing]

What's funny about that?

Everything.

Literally everything.

Thank you. So,

for talent show that year,

all the other kids were doing,

like, wrestling moves

and tying knots,

and, um, I decided I was going

to make up my own dance

to that song.

And the dance had all

these really special moves,

and I was gonna teach

all the other kids, but...

Don't feel bad.

Mary Warren got in trouble

for dancing naked

in the forest with Tituba.

It's nothing to be ashamed of.

Guys, Mary Warren is the star

of the new musical I'm writing.

It's time the leader of naked

forest dancing gets her due.

It's called "Crucible,"

based on Arthur Miller's play...

So what happened with the dance?

Oh, um...

No, we... I actually

never ended up doing it.

I did archery, or they ran out

of time or something. I forget.

Wow. Really good story, Howie.

Yeah, yeah

Freedom

Oh!

Freedom

Freedom

Oh, guys, this competition

is gonna be so chill.

- [group leader] Holy...

- [competitors] Ghost!

- Holy...

- Ghost!

- Holy...

- Ghost!

- Holy...

- Ghost!

[indistinct chatter]

[girl 1]

There was blood in my eyes...

[girl 2] And mama said, "Don't

forget your little brother,"

so I wrapped him up tight,

and off we went.

- Holy whoa.

- Excuse me.

[Solomon] This is...

This is cool.

My first event is upstairs.

And mine's in the library,

so I need...

I'm right here. So...

Okay, come on.

Circle up. Bring it in.

Can we get in a circle, please?

This is a triangle.

- Holy...

- Ghost!

Okay, I just want to say

don't be intimidated

by these guys, okay?

You guys have done

such amazing work

these last few weeks, and you

have something they don't, okay?

So just remember that.

We have the Holy Spirit

on our side. Who's on yours?

A gay guy and an overachiever.

That's like our whole school.

[bell ringing]

[judge] Welcome to the first round

of the Lincoln-Douglas debate.

Competitors, you have six

minutes to make your case.

[bell dings]

[speaking very quickly]

Resolved:
When in conflict,

an individual's freedom of

speech should be valued over

a community's moral standard. The response

is that moral standards have no standard...

This concept... page 170.

Contention one,

oppression crushes

human dignity.

By its very definition,

oppression is cruel and unjust.

The question becomes, how much

weight should we give to this pain?

Justice also maintains

credibility as a central value,

because the concept which regulates

the terms of all social contracts

as well as being

an unlimited good...

[bell ringing]

People talk down to us because

they're looking down at us.

Being short in America today

means that we're facing

a variety of prejudices,

and I am here to convince you

that those challenges

and prejudices

that height-challenged

Americans face today

are not only real,

but pervasive,

and they should be dealt with.

No matter what your size,

you can soar to new heights.

Thank you.

[audience applauds]

[bell ringing]

Join me on one woman's

extraordinary quest,

for though we all have to make

tough decisions in life,

a few of us will ever

make a decision as difficult

as Sophie's Choice,

by Alan Pakula.

[firm voice] You may keep

one of your children.

[nervous voice]

I-I have to choose?

I cannot choose.

[firm voice] Be quiet, or I

will send them both over there.

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