Green Room - Week 39 - Day 6

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I learned about something this weekend, which means it was a success.

Because any time you can come out of something knowing more than you walked in with is a good thing.

Of course, it's less of "Here is this knowledge" and more "I now have more questions". Which, hey, that can be a success as well.

Rather than "checking the internet", I figured that I would start by asking here - because there are a lot of folks here. (Not sure how many are actually, you know, reading and participating in Green Rooms, but I know a lot are at least scanning)

We volunteered with Equality Florida at the Florida Collegiate Pride Coalition Conference 2015.

In theory, this would have involved a lot of signature gathering. But we were the last shift, so everyone attending had already signed. So, instead, it involved going to the panels! There were a lot of good ones, I wish we had the time to attend more.

Old(er) white heterosexual cisgender male hanging out at a conference, listening to people tell their stories. It was pretty awesome - and I have to say that I felt extremely welcome in a way that I know they wouldn't feel in a room of people who fit my own basic profile. (Which, of course, is bullshit. They *should* be welcomed there as much as anyone else. But that's a different tangent)

The thing that I learned, was that there is a huge controversy (to the point that one of the participants in the group got *really* uncomfortable and tried to change the subject when someone asked about it saying that he had "seen it tear a room apart") about Allies using the term "coming out" when it comes to telling people about their support for the community.

Would have never crossed my mind to use it. But apparently there are people quite vocal on both sides of the issue.

So - what about YOU? Is this "coming out"? Or should people be using another term?

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Of course, the only *real* transition here is this one - where I ask you who are YOU "coming out" to support in this week's poll: http://therealljidol.livejournal.com/842453.html

It is TIGHT this week.

Any of the remaining contestants want to advocate for themselves?

Heck - any of them want to say why people *shouldn't* vote for you? :) ("I can't take anymore!!!")

Results - Week 39

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There are weeks when I read the entries and I go "Wow. This is why I do this!"

There are also weeks when the votes go so wonky that I say "Why the hell do I do this?!?!?"

This was both of those weeks.

I'll come out and say it - there were some voting irregularities that impacted 1 of the 2 results.

Honestly, there were minors ones from almost everyone, to the point that if I just tossed the votes, they end up coming down nearly in the same exact order that the final vote total.

The one who is definitely leaving us is jexia, who has been absolutely amazing this season. Thank you so much for coming out and being such a force to be reckoned with! I hope to see you in the Home Game, and in the Jury, helping to decide how this whole thing is going to play out!

The Jury ended up giving immunity to gratefuladdict! Congratulations for staying in the fray. (and this week, that's no small feat!)

That means that the next lowest will be leaving us - but that's where it gets tricky, because there are quite a few of the discrepancies in those votes.

I *could* strip them out, but it would still be pretty close, and let's be honest, I don't think any actual contestant is telling their friends "Vote with multiple accounts!!!" There are people just getting a little too excited. Which, I understand that. This is exciting!

I'm not going to put the two in the tie head to head in Redemption. They will be in the main poll. But I will have my eyes on everyone, even more than I do now.

Let's see if we can calm it down for next week. OK?

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Apologies to jexia for making her goodbye post me yelling at people. But people should be yelled at when you are eliminated! :)

Topic - Week 40

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What is your topic this week?

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You have until Thursday, March 5th at 9pm EST to link your entries back to this thread.

Have fun!