"OMG!!! I think he's gay!!!" - part 2
Last year, there was "OMG!!! I think he's gay!!!" - part 1 (cue hair-raising screams)...and now from the same blogger that bought you that unseen original comes the sequel..."OMG!!! I think he's gay!!!" - part 2 : Shoot 'em up!
Now with more sexual discomfort and expectations of male violence! Just when they thought it was safe to assume a supposedly heterosexual schoolkid could ignore another supposedly homosexual schoolkid, a gun will be fired (cue gunshot and more hair-raising screams) and a community will be shaken.
[end 'movie trailer voice' here]
Honestly, I'm not going to waste time pretending to be surprised, appalled, or even pleased that yet another case of anti-gay bullying has resulted in the loss of another male life - that of one *Lawrence King. While a woman who dresses like a man may very well become the next President of the United States (at the time of this writing), a boy who dresses like a girl gets a gunshot to the head. Even more depressing than that is how quickly some are to think passing a bunch of laws will be a better step than to encourage 'sexual minorities' to become just as violent and ready to kick ass as their 'normal' peers are supposed to be.
For all the claims that our culture is awash in violent entertainment, no one seems to be able to take away a really important message - that being ready and able to defend oneself is a better option than hoping your enemies will stop on their own or that someone else will save you. I can't recall any movie I've watched or game I've played where one is rewarded more for taking abuse than taking serious action (often violent) against the source of the abuse. Before anyone tries to state the obvious, yes, I know it isn't always possible.
Another thing I'll point out is how misguided some are to claim 'hypermasculinity' is the cause for these kinds of events (not that 'hyperfemininity' seems to get blamed for much). How can people think some moron is hypermasculine for killing a helpless kid over sexual issues when that same moron could have easily went around flirting with (and probably picking up) the girls on campus? Surely displaying the 'aggressiveness' to pursue available girls for courtship purposes would be more 'manly' than killing a boy who probably made no hostile gestures toward you, no? The fact that such misguided souls can consider events like this 'hypermasculine' in the first place represents societal corruption in and of itself. Passing this corruption onto otherwise normal developing boys while teaching them to give up 'girlier' interests and lash out in rage at the slightest questioning of their sexuality has to be the gift that keeps on giving to crooked politicians and religious lunatics alike. It virtually guarantees a steady supply of men that can be made into examples of why we need this law or that program. If that weren't enough, idiots like you-know-who try to convince the gullible that the presence of sensible gays (not to mention the fringes) is a nation-dooming sin; this while not spending nearly enough time and effort to remind the 'normal heterosexual man' that God wouldn't be pleased with all of the bullying and killing being done in his name - unless you know, certain parts of the Bible aren't really true.
All that's left for me to do in light of this tragedy and that other school shooting is to give the true victims (meaning not the gunmen) a moment of silence and wait for the day a bullied gay kid will actually punch/slice/shoot the hell out of a would-be bully. That will be a truly surprising day.
*edited at 12AM 2/25/08 because I forgot to add the shooting victim's name the first time...
Labels: annoyances, posted in windows
posted by el-chozo-loco @ 9:50 PM
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