Facebook Thread About “Not Acting That Gay”
December 10, 2009
The above youtube will probably get taken down soon, but you can get the link to the entire video segment below. It’s the clip from the Rachel Maddow show where she lays into the ex-gay Richard Cohen about his book being cited as justification for hate-killings of homosexuals in Uganda. He acts a fool, and if you don’t think the Ex-Gay Movement is STILL one of the major threats to our civil rights, you’re not paying attention outside of your queer bubble. The facebook thread below could just be an innocuous exchange between buddies, but it’s not. It’s an example of the thoughtless things people say to one another, and how they are directly related to violence and discrimination. If someone “knows” what gay people act like, then they think they can identify them by casual observation. Doing so won’t always translate to hate, but it does contribute to alienation, and thereby chip away at inter-demographic COMMUNITY. Even if Richard Cohen is no longer engaging in sodomy, HE IS STILL A HOMOSEXUAL BIG DUH LOOK AT HIS EARS. To have him preaching to people in small towns who (think they) have never met a gay person is not only physically dangerous, it also reinforces the notion that (public) behavior and identity are confined to an exclusive, static relationship. That rigidness only serves to hinder our progress in legislation and common understanding. Thankfully, we’ve got Maddow on our side. Happily, I have smart and fabulous friends that I can leach blog posts off of.
Status Update: wrist flipping rage will ensue next time someone says to me: “well, you don’t act that gay”… SHESUS, really? what are you, new?
Eric,
Thanks for callin’ me smart and fabulous — I adore you. You big pile of steaming faggot fabu-poo!
tuggs and pisses,
Gi Gi Von Snatch
big whoops…calling US smart and fabulous. love all of you!
Sorry, but you don’t get to choose what you’re responsible for after you’ve said, written, and published it Richard Cohen. I’m so glad Rachel did her research, put it in perspective, and proved the point that we’re all responsible for what we say and that those words have consequences.
What a tool this guy is – never admits a connection, never apologizes, and will probably continue to be in denial that the crap he writes will literally get gays and lesbians assaulted, if not killed, both in Uganda AND places where being gay ISN’T illegal.
I also worry about what this does to gays/lesbians from a mental health standpoint. It’s a scary world when we have to always wonder if people think we are predators – if we are constant suspects and points of unfair bias. I feel this way ESPECIALLY as an identified gay man. This stigma runs deep, and books like the ones he spews help cut harder.
I’m soooo glad we have some gay Rhodes scholars outing guys like this on television. Smart is sexy – Rachel Maddow – YOU GO!
smart IS sexy. davey makes a good point about putting forth a public document, and then not wanting responsibility for its consequences. if you work in the public sphere, speak to people outside of your personal circle or PUBLISH A BOOK, you MUST consider what will happen when people react. i think people go throughout their lives thinking it doesn’t matter, as long as their careers are moving in the direction they want. too bad for the rest of us, eh?
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