Only if you think about the irony

[charliesmum]

I was watching a few minutes of this show on the Logo Channel; it was a show about two couples getting married in Mass., I think. Anyway, the bit I caught was where they had some blue-haired, much-pierced guy who said he thought homosexuality was disgusting*. He had nothing against the people, mind, but marriage was between a man and a woman, marry your dog, blah blah blah fishcakes.

He was wearing a shirt that said 'Intolerance is a beautiful thing' I believe, and the whole time he was yacking all I could think about was how he would react if suddenly confronted by a group of people holding signs that said blue hair and pierced lips was against nature and should not be tolerated.

I mean, how beautiful of a thing would it be if he was denied enterance into somewhere because he looked like a punk? Not so much, I'm sure.



*I'm sorry, but whenever I hear that 'ew, gross' defense, I can't help but wonder if it squicks them out so much because in their heart of hearts it really, really doesn't.

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*uses token slash icon*

[nam-jai.livejournal.com]

I can't help but wondering if the show's producers called Central Casting for a blue-haired, much-pierced guy to yak on about homosexuality is disgusting, just for the shock effect. In any case, even if the guy was genuine, you know they pulled him out of the crowd because it was far more interesting than your average person with normal hair and no piercings spouting the same views.

So I can't decide whether to roll my eyes at the blue-haired guy, or the show's producers! I guess I vote for both. :)

[slammerkinbabe.livejournal.com]

I love people who think that their kneejerk reaction of "ew that's gross" actually translates perfectly to "that is a sin against nature of the foulest sort". Because you're so right - lots of people have an "ew that's gross" reaction to blue hair and pierced lips. Does that make them morally wrong? I have an "ew gross" reaction to fundamentalists who voluntarily sign over their capacity for rational thought. Can we make them illegal?

[sphinxvictorian.livejournal.com]

To answer your asterisked comment, that has actually been shown to be true. The people who are the most homophobic are often those who have latent homosexual drives themselves. Sometimes they are actually discreetly having gay affairs while publicly denouncing it. A very good example of this, Roy Cohn, Senator McCarthy's right hand man during the House UnAmerican Activities Committee hearings, was a very vocal homophobe, but carried on many affairs with men in the privacy of his own home. So, you're definitely not wrong on that one!