Friday 22 October 2010
Saturday 16 October 2010
Traditional homophobia in America
So there is a gay couple in my year now. I felt so proud and happy when one of them who is in my geography class explained the situation to me, as it is quite rare.
A couple of days later I saw this.
It disgusts me that delusional bitches like this are allowed on national American television.
People talk about Muslim extremists, taking the words of the Qu'ran and exaggerating them to commit acts of patriotic crime, but they seem to overlook extremists of other religions. Religion is a touchy issue, so people tend not to question it out of fear. This Christian is extremist and there are many of them spreading not only homophobic but also racial hate to gullible people across the world through the internet, and unfortunately, a lot of it originates in the US. Millions of Americans watch the news, and millions of them are Republicans who would be encouraged and cheer on ignorant people like this woman.
So mad props to Julie Banderas, the news anchor, for confronting her “church” evil on Fox News, which is known for putting out fairly Republican views. I was glad that although news anchors generally aren’t allowed to say their opinions, this woman bravely fought ignorance.
In the past few months, suicide among gay teenagers has become common in America, with many hanging themselves because of the amount of hate they have been subject to. Many famous people have spoken out at this topic, including Ellen Degeneres, Tyra Banks, Oprah and Kesha (even though she annoys me, it’s still good of her to do so).
A couple of days later I saw this.
It disgusts me that delusional bitches like this are allowed on national American television.
People talk about Muslim extremists, taking the words of the Qu'ran and exaggerating them to commit acts of patriotic crime, but they seem to overlook extremists of other religions. Religion is a touchy issue, so people tend not to question it out of fear. This Christian is extremist and there are many of them spreading not only homophobic but also racial hate to gullible people across the world through the internet, and unfortunately, a lot of it originates in the US. Millions of Americans watch the news, and millions of them are Republicans who would be encouraged and cheer on ignorant people like this woman.
So mad props to Julie Banderas, the news anchor, for confronting her “church” evil on Fox News, which is known for putting out fairly Republican views. I was glad that although news anchors generally aren’t allowed to say their opinions, this woman bravely fought ignorance.
In the past few months, suicide among gay teenagers has become common in America, with many hanging themselves because of the amount of hate they have been subject to. Many famous people have spoken out at this topic, including Ellen Degeneres, Tyra Banks, Oprah and Kesha (even though she annoys me, it’s still good of her to do so).
Don't Ask Don't Tell also failed to be repealed, apparently only short of four votes, despite the efforts of Lady Gaga to have the law overturned. Prop 8 is still in force, even though US District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker decided to lift the stay which banned same-sex marriage back in August.
The US has a codified constitution, meaning that entrenched laws are difficult to overturn. In other words, when it comes to equality, tradition outweighs what is right. It makes me wonder why, even though we are living in the 21st century, with such influential gay people like Ellen, Ian McKellen, Rufus Wainwright and the late Alexander McQueen and gay rights supporters such as Tyra, P!nk, Kanye West and Lady Gaga, and millions and millions of people across the world protesting against homophobia, things aren’t getting better in this self-proclaimed "democracy". But I really hope they will in my lifetime.
Friday 8 October 2010
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