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sparkindarknessIt made me smile, but a lot of truth to it:
http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=16648
Of course, being the person I am, I can't post a link without commenting on it. Sorry, I'm mouthy, deal.
1) I never understand the arrogance of this. Homophobic, red neck loony with a beer belly, stubble and Really bad breath instantly assumes I'm after him. Credit me with better taste man! Besides, even if you were Brad Pitt, why anyone'd want to share a bed with someone who loathes them I'll never know, sorry, I don;t have those kind of self-esteem issues.
2) Agree totally - and further would like to add that gay people CAN be monogamous, thank you. Yeah, we can be promiscuous, just like straight people, and I'm not even against it, but don't assume, 'kay? Some people will take offence.
3) Enough said.
4) I do not wear drag, and don't intend to. I wear decent clothes but aren't obsessed. I am as likley to stomp around in steel toe-caps as mince. Keep this in mind, 'cos I kick people who call me "ducky".
5) And every other religion for that matter.
6) N/A to me.
7) Moi, make slurs against my fellow man, ah, heaven fore-fend!
8) Alright I'm not partisan about this, but most of us folks have to operate under the radar of a great deal of prejudice, so most of us keep our head down and the cloest at least partly closed. Sad, but true. If you wear any signs that identify us as openly gay, you will probably get some desperate closet inhabitant terrified of being "outted" approaching you. Wear the sign, but don't get pissy if it happens, and let the poor person know early before they get in the swing of flirting. It's embarrasing.
9) Heh, a lot of gay people I know won't watch them, complaining about stereotypical behaviour. (Frankly "gay eye for a straight eye" sounds like the sort of show that would make me gag, but then I haven't seen it, so can't judge).
http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=16648
Of course, being the person I am, I can't post a link without commenting on it. Sorry, I'm mouthy, deal.
1) I never understand the arrogance of this. Homophobic, red neck loony with a beer belly, stubble and Really bad breath instantly assumes I'm after him. Credit me with better taste man! Besides, even if you were Brad Pitt, why anyone'd want to share a bed with someone who loathes them I'll never know, sorry, I don;t have those kind of self-esteem issues.
2) Agree totally - and further would like to add that gay people CAN be monogamous, thank you. Yeah, we can be promiscuous, just like straight people, and I'm not even against it, but don't assume, 'kay? Some people will take offence.
3) Enough said.
4) I do not wear drag, and don't intend to. I wear decent clothes but aren't obsessed. I am as likley to stomp around in steel toe-caps as mince. Keep this in mind, 'cos I kick people who call me "ducky".
5) And every other religion for that matter.
6) N/A to me.
7) Moi, make slurs against my fellow man, ah, heaven fore-fend!
8) Alright I'm not partisan about this, but most of us folks have to operate under the radar of a great deal of prejudice, so most of us keep our head down and the cloest at least partly closed. Sad, but true. If you wear any signs that identify us as openly gay, you will probably get some desperate closet inhabitant terrified of being "outted" approaching you. Wear the sign, but don't get pissy if it happens, and let the poor person know early before they get in the swing of flirting. It's embarrasing.
9) Heh, a lot of gay people I know won't watch them, complaining about stereotypical behaviour. (Frankly "gay eye for a straight eye" sounds like the sort of show that would make me gag, but then I haven't seen it, so can't judge).
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Date: 2003-08-26 03:56 pm (UTC)7) heh, it might just work, how many insults have been nicked by the party insulted? it's hard to call someone queer (or "kweer")now, 'cos it's been claimed.
8) I agree that's why I adapted her statment, claiming a symbol as ubiquitous as the rainbow is bloody arrogant. Yes many people will assume you're gay, and you have to mkae allowances, but to say "straight people can't wear them" is just another form of bigotry.
9) I hate things that are said to target gays - we're NOT a homogenous group, we have no common culture, common history, common interestes, common NOTHING. The only thing that could possibly be directly targeted at gays is porno. I will admit it's nice to see shows where every couple isn't male/female, but to make every couple gay, or to spotlight the gay couple is less awareness and reality building and more "ooh, lookit the freaks!"