Oppression, Resistance & Revolution: Friday

[hisownagenda.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure most of you are keen on leaving this class early," Magneto announced as he walked into the danger shop precisely as the bell rang. "Rest assured your homecoming activities can wait. Fun and frivolity has it's place. So does knowledge."

"Before the fall break we watch a movie," he continued as he began his regular circuit around the room. "About a man and his desire for a free country for his people. You may ask: what made that man different from others? For that I can give you a simple answer: conviction. As I mentioned before, just because you may take the option of non-violence does not mean it's going to be easy."

He gave his students a sinister grin and snapped his fingers. The danger shop swift changed from blank walls to what appeared to be a modern day protest. The only switch to this that there were counter protesters on the other side.

"Today, we're going to test your conviction," Magneto said with a malevolent look of glee. "And just see how well you can do. If you wish to bow out... you may. However that may tell me more about you than any other class you have taken with me so far."

He pointed at the protest going on and gestured for the class to join in. "Begin."

Comments

Sign-In

[hisownagenda.livejournal.com]

With dread. Or dreadlocks.

Re: Sign-In

[batwaffles.livejournal.com]

Stephanie Brown

Re: Sign-In

[failsatspirit]

Korra

Lecture

[hisownagenda.livejournal.com]

Get the feeling today's class may not be fun? You're probably right.

Re: Lecture

[monkeymonkeydie.livejournal.com]

"Wait, wait, this is important:" Bucky announced, as the class was getting ready to join the protest. "What are we protesting? I mean, seriously, these people are hippies and weirdos." He looked at the Occupiers with obvious disgust. "You want conviction? Give me a reason, first."

Re: Lecture

[hisownagenda.livejournal.com]

"Pick your own cause," Magneto said stepping up to loom in front of the cat. "And if you can't do that then you have not been paying attention in class."

Re: Lecture

[genesishero]

Evan had never been involved in anything quite like this before, but he was pretty sure he was up to the task.

What was the worst that could happen, right?

Classroom Exercise

[hisownagenda.livejournal.com]

"As you can see the people opposite of you are not very happy with your cause," Magneto said with a smirk. "And they are going to act against you in a... despicable fashion. Your assignment is to weather these actions. As much as you can. You may opt out of this assignment at any time. Though how that affects your grade is debatable."

Re: Classroom Exercise: Part I

[hisownagenda.livejournal.com]

Oh look. The counter-protesters are yelling and shouting at you and saying not-so-pleasant things about you.

Re: Classroom Exercise: Part I

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

Cassidy was really not enjoying this at all.

Re: Classroom Exercise: Part I

[genesishero]

Evan, over the past half a year, had grown to be a bit of a pro at ignoring what people were saying about him. And the fact that these ones were yelling about something as shallow as money... that made it easier. Evan continued holding his sign, quite content to ignore any slurs that were thrown his way.

Re: Classroom Exercise: Part I

[glacial_queen]

Karla dealt with it in silence for a little while, but once the other people started insinuating things about who she was and why she was there...well, it was a safe bet to assume that Karla was indeed going to yell back.

At first, she contented yelling things in Eyrien, which really was a language suitable for snarling. But as their insults heated up, Karla decided to go for broke and began retaliating in a language they could understand.

Because she was the maturest and shut your face.

"Yeah, well, you fellate goats, you bastard son of a gutter whore!"

Re: Classroom Exercise: Part I

[abitlowkey]

Loki just sighed, working on his sign to add some glitter. Because he'd learned the great need for glitter since coming to school in Fandom.

Really, he'd heard better insults from the denizens of the internet.

Re: Classroom Exercise: Part I

[upmysleeve.livejournal.com]

Ace didn't bother with insults in other languages, though she'd picked up quite a few in her life, and she made a note to ask Karla later to teach her some of the nastier sounding things she'd shouted back.

She went straight for the good old Anglo-Saxon stuff, with a side of AND YOUR MUM DOES TOO.

Look, she hadn't blown any up yet. That was not engaging.

Re: Classroom Exercise: Part I

[failsatspirit]

Korra really didn't want to go along with this exercise, but since Magneto was a jerkbender she didn't particularly feel like telling him why, so she sat down in a meditative pose.

See, she could play at this game.

Re: Classroom Exercise: Part I

[selfhelphero]

Oh no. No one had ever said anything mean about Billy, really. He sighed and rolled his eyes. Stupid people were stupid.

Re: Classroom Exercise: Part II

[hisownagenda.livejournal.com]

Well the counter protesters have now found a heap of squishy vegetables and have begun to fling them at you. Isn't that nice?

Re: Classroom Exercise: Part III

[hisownagenda.livejournal.com]

Well now that you've gotten all dirty, the counter protesters feel you need to be cleaned.

Which is why they are now spraying you with cold water from a fire hose.

Re: Classroom Exercise: Part IV

[hisownagenda.livejournal.com]

Still here? Well the opposing side is not very happy with you. Which is why they are now having you arrested. The police seem very happy to drag you off, cuff you and put you into a police wagon for the remainder of class.

If you are willing of course.

Talk with the TA

[hisownagenda.livejournal.com]

When he pings in.

Re: Talk with the TA

[selfhelphero]

Billy was wet and annoyed, but he was here nonetheless.

Talk with Magneto

[hisownagenda.livejournal.com]

Who would love to hear all your complaints.

Re: Talk with Magneto

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

Cassidy wasn't going to complain, but she did have questions.

"Professor?" Her voice was quiet and respectful. "I don't understand. What is the point of not defending ourselves and not fighting back if they were just going to lock us up in the end, any way?"

OOC:

[hisownagenda.livejournal.com]

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Re: OOC:

[glacial_queen]

I am...not actually sorry for my girl. But, you know, kinda.

Except not really again.

And this is why I don't go to protests where I have to be nice.

EDIT: As always, I have no problems with Karla getting a detention/other punishment you feel is appropriate.