Clueless.....

[mdehners]

Recently(well, today),a Het commented on one of my groups about the 'Chik-Fil-A' brouhaha, "Homosexuals should stop taking this personally". True and African Americans a couple of decades ago should have done the same with, "Whites Only" businesses.
But "that's different!" they say. After all, "it's impossible for (most) Blacks to "pass" as White. Homosexuals can.". This is true. We can pretend to be Het. We can even ruin the hopes and dreams of some Hets by doing so with the Ultimate Cover, marrying one of them and having kids. Sacrificing those Hets lives are a small thing, Right? so that you can "Fit In" and the Sensitive Het won't be worried someone thinks of them the way they think of their Prefered Sexual Partner(s).....
Cheers,
Pat(who Beleives Individuals should NOT support those who hurt EVEN through willful Ignorance...)

Comments

[weofodthignen]

That's the kind of remark that makes me think the term "privilege" has its place after all. As if it could be anything but personal ... including the underlying assumption of "of course you're evil".

[mdehners]

There was a great column on Huffpost of a young, not-fully Out Lesbian new to the city she'd moved to and her personal feelings seeing her new neighbors line up at the Fast Food Outlet of Christ. And, of course the sort of "Stop Personalizing their support of Tradtional Values as an attack" BS that caused me to post in my blog. Personally, I don't want anyone who thinks 2nd Class Citizenship status(or lower) for non-Het, non-Christian, non-White, non-Male folks subbing to my journal(s) anyway.
Cheers,
Pat(who's off to the local Korean store to buy Rice and Doenjang;>)

[ngakmafaery]

...HOMOSEXUALS SHOULD STOP TAKING THIS PERSONALLY...?????!!! I do not technically define myself a homosexual or heterosexual, but **I*** take it personally when a big company uses its money or the serious money of the owners, to support ANTI-RIGHTS GROUPS OF ANY SORT...one of my dear friend sis gay and STILL in great misery and shame in hismid-60s, even with a loving partner, due to the unkindness of people in his small town in the UK, where even his so-called 'friends' think it's okay to fling in his face that he's gay, as if it were a bad thing...it's terrible and makes him so miserable and crying, even at his age, even being a tough strong working man...nobody should have to suffer such unkind ignorance, no matter what, and for some prominent company to support *or appear to support* such cruel ignorance only hurts society...

[mdehners]

Another fav comment of mine on the subject is: "What are you(people) complaining about!?! It's not like it's taking away any of your Rights!?!" Perfectly True. We don't have the same Rights so we CAN"T HAVE THEM TAKEN AWAY!!!!!!
Like that makes it OK. Like telling Women(or Working Men in Britain) at the turn of the last century to stop complaining about not being able to Vote since they couldn't ANYWAY. Sounds less effective of an Answer that way, dunnit;>?
Cheers,
Pat

[arlie]

Recently(well, today),a Het commented on one of my groups about the 'Chik-Fil-A' brouhaha, "Homosexuals should stop taking this personally".

The poor baby. How could anyone care about anything that doesn't matter to him/her, what with him/her being the center of the universe and all?

If there'd been a Chik-fil-a anywhere near me, I'd have been sorely tempted to show up for the kiss-in. I'd have had to find a person-of-the-same sex to be indignant with, though ;-)

But perhaps I just have a thing about people who attempt to enforce (they'd say "promote") the "values" of their religion.

[mdehners]

You HAVE met Humans, Right;>? Most are self-absorbed and seldom see things from even those of their own culture and gender's POV, let alone someone with different views. It didn't surprise me the "Chik-phillatio" but I know my fellow Panhandlers....
Heck, even my Mom says stupid things like "If other Gays were like you and Chuck..." no matter how many times I point out we're pretty much Generic Queers. Then again, Change isn't the easiest thing for someone in thier mid 80's to Embrace....no matter how Progressive she wass in the 70's;>
Cheers,
Pat