Buju BYE BYE!!!
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It’s hard to believe that over 2 decades have passed since abominable Jamaican dancehall “artist” Buju Banton (whose real un-Jamaican name is Mark Anthony Myrie), then only fifteen years old, solidified his name in the Homophobe Hall Of Fame with his virulent and heinous ode to murdering gays, “Boom Bye Bye”. Today, this hatemonger was [...]
(Portland) People Have The Power
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From TOWLEROAD: On Sunday night, more than 4,000 people showed up to a Facebook-organized demonstration against last week’s anti-gay hate crime in Portland, Oregon and held hands across the Hawthorne bridge where the attack occurred. Earlier I reported that volunteer patrols had started in the area. Just Out reports: Demonstrators packed into the space beneath the [...]
Texas: United State Of Hate
In one of his many brilliant NEW RULES segments last year, Bill Maher stated (and I paraphrase), “Of course not all Republicans are racist – it would be stupid to say that. But if you are a racist, you’re probably Republican”. It was astoundingly simple and absolutely true (and I’ll reiterate his thoughts – OF COURSE not ALL Republicans).
But the term RACIST could be interchanged with HOMOPHOBIC, or the word HATEFUL, in general.
“Of course not all Republicans are HOMOPHOBIC. But if you are HOMOPHOBIC, you’re probably Republican.”
“Of course not all Republicans are HATEFUL. But if you are HATEFUL you’re probably Republican.”
I’ll give the Republican Party this – at least they’re BOLD with their hatred for their fellow countrymen. What irks me is COWARDICE. If you hate, then EMBRACE YOUR HATE, and stop the mendacity about NOT being filled with such hate. Reading through Texas’ 2010 STATE REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM, you’ll find segments seeped with such vitriolic enmity. Yet, ask any Republican politician and they’d never admit such animosity. Cowards.
Once upon a time, hating your fellow man in politics was fringe-based – politicians weren’t so obvious. These past few years, it’s out in full force more powerfully than ever before.
If Texas Republicans have their way, we’ll have to rename America THE UNITED STATES OF HATE:
Their Satanic Majesties Request
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I just need to get something off my chest. Again.
It infuriates me that this sick, perverted, evil, Nazi hasn’t been arrested yet for his crimes against humanity. LOVE is dangerous? Commitment is insidious? But the systematic RAPE of thousands of children and YOUR covering it up is A-OK? I’m not a believer in heaven or hell, but I will say this – if there is indeed a lake of eternal fires, bring your flame-retardant swimming trunks, Ratzy baby.
And while I’m at it, let me ask his retarded followers this (and yes, I’m calling YOU mentally damaged if you support this man. End of story!): if the principal of your child’s school knew about his staff raping little boys, and once he found out about it did nothing but transfer that teacher to other schools instead of calling the proper authorities, what would you say? What would you do? IT’S THE SAME FUCKING THING!
Shame on you if you support this vile debased creature of hell.
Pope says gay marriage is ‘insidious and dangerous’
The Pope condemned same sex marriage as a “dangerous and insidious” challenge to society in an address to half a million Catholic faithful.
In a strongly worded attack, Benedict XVI insisted that marriage should be founded on the “indissoluble” marriage between a man and a woman.
Addressing a huge crowd at the shrine of Fatima at the climax of his four day visit to Portugal, the 83-year-old Pope said that same sex marriage and abortion were among the “most insidious and dangerous challenges that today confront the common good.”
He expressed his “profound appreciation” for anti-abortion campaigners, who he praised for defending the right to life and the “recovery of people wounded by the drama of abortion”.
The Vatican regards being homosexual as a “deviation” and an “irregularity” and the act of homosexual sex as a sin.
In December a leading Roman Catholic cardinal reinforced the message, saying that homosexuality was an “insult to God” and that homosexuals and transsexuals will never go to heaven.
In remarks which outraged gay rights groups, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan, 76, claimed that people were not born homosexual, but chose to embrace homosexuality of their own free will.
The Pope himself angered homosexual groups in December 2008 when he suggested that the need to save humanity from the harmful blurring of gender roles was as critical as conserving the world’s rainforests.
Stonewall, the British lesbian and gay lobby group, condemned the Pope’s remarks.
“Some might say that it’s dangerous and insidious for the Pope to spend so much time publicly belittling gay, lesbian and bisexual people,” said Derek Munn, director of public affairs.
Left-leaning MPs in Italy have proposed various kinds of legislation for some kind of homosexual union in recent years.
But the measures have gone nowhere in the face of stiff opposition from the Vatican, which continues to wield enormous influence over Italian politics.
The Pope’s remarks carried particular resonance for his host country – three years ago Portugal decriminalised abortion and it is now on the verge of legalising homosexual unions.
A law allowing same-sex marriage was passed by parliament in February.
President Anibal Cavaco Silva, a practising Catholic, is expected to sign the bill into law by May 17, three days after the end of the papal visit.
His ratification would make Portugal the sixth country in Europe to allow same-sex marriages after Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Norway.
In Britain, same sex marriage is not legal, but since 2005 homosexual couples have been allowed to enter into civil partnerships, which carry the same rights and responsibilities as marriage.
One of Christianity’s most important pilgrimage sites, the shrine of Fatima consists of an enormous white basilica marking the spot where three Portuguese shepherd children allegedly witnessed a series of apparitions of the Virgin Mary in 1917.
The Pope’s visit commemorated the anniversary of the first apparition – May 13.
He was greeted with cheers and applause when he arrived at the steps of the basilica in his bullet-proof “Popemobile”, with pilgrims from more than 30 different countries chanting “Vivo o Papa” – Portuguese for Long Live the Pope.
Ratz In A Cage
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It’s no secret my disdain for religion, but especially the Catholic Church, the Vatican, and the malevolent Pope Benedict. Well, in light of the ever-more prevalent crimes against humanity that have been brought to life in recent weeks, I felt the need to revisit this classic moment in TV.
I literally cheered Sinead O’Connor then and always will, for her steadfast truth, her honesty, her powerful conviction – and for one of the supreme moments in the history of TV; castigating the despicable Pope John Paul and the cesspool of debased humanity known as the Vatican for their crimes against children and their millions of stupid, foolish sheep. She was castigated, she was maligned, her career halted in its tracks…and she was right.
The satanic forces of the Catholic church, the Pope and the Vatican as a whole, historically – and still today – has been a purely evil institution, whose sole purpose of existing is to thwart the free will of their blinded flock, to rape their children, to pillage their bank accounts, to pass judgment and condemnation on humanity via archaic tomes they themselves created, while having no morality themselves. Harsh? No. Truth.
I dedicate this to the current, wicked Pope AKA Joseph Alois RATZinger AKA Pimp Benedict/Beelzebub. Finally – FINALLY – his participation in these crimes is coming to a light brilliant enough to brighten the darkest caverns of time.
Fight the real enemy? FIGHT THE REAL ENEMIES!
Regulate…G(ay) Funk Error
(via Towleroad)
I’m not sure what’s worse – Warren G’s ignorant homphobia (in the vein of, “hey, some of my best friends are…”), his assault on the English language (not uncommon in this “thug culture” we’ve curiously embraced), or the fact that Vanity Fair has dedicated time and space on the thoughts of a one-maybe-two hit wonder?
Here’s what the “G” man said:
I ain’t against gay people. I’m just against it being promoted to kids…I know people that’s gay. My wife’s got friends that are gay. I got family that’s gay. Cousins and shit. He cool as fuck. He cool as a motherfucker. He’s my homie. I just mean that on some of these TV shows, they got dudes kissing. And kids are watching that shit. We can’t have kids growing up with that…I know it happens, but let’s keep it behind the scenes. Ain’t nothin’ wrong with it if that’s what two dudes wanna do. Cool. But that’s not bring that out into the world, where the kids can see that. We don’t want all the kids doing that. ‘Cause that ain’t how we was originally put here to do. Like I said, I ain’t got no problem with the gays.
Imagine the uproar if we substituted the word “black” for “gay”:
I ain’t against black people. I’m just against it being promoted to kids…I know people that’s black. My wife’s got friends that are black. I got family that’sblack. Cousins and shit. He cool as fuck. He cool as a motherfucker. He’s my homie. I just mean that on some of these TV shows, they got blacks kissing. And kids are watching that shit. We can’t have kids growing up with that…I know it happens, but let’s keep it behind the scenes. Ain’t nothin’ wrong with it if that’s what two dudes wanna do. Cool. But that’s not bring that out into the world, where the kids can see that. We don’t want all the kids doing that. ‘Cause that ain’t how we was originally put here to do. Like I said, I ain’t got no problem with the blacks.
The public outcry and upheaval would be absolutely justified and labeled as racist. But will Warren be called out for his ignorance (most stupefying is that even this interviewer let it go)? Probably not. We give free passes for homophobia time and time again, especially in Hip Hop. Like the deeply-closeted sports world, the stigma is so traumatizing that it’s almost a right-of-passage to proudly display one’s homophobia for the world to see.
Sickening, ain’t it?
Bigotry In Motion
Ah!! Homophobia and sports! A long-standing lovefest unmatched by nothing else. Here’s the latest example of bigotry in motion:
from JOEMYGOD via John Aravosis from AmericaBlog:
Sayeth John:
One simple question. If the ad called a show of affection between blacks and whites “weird” and “disgusting,” would you find it just as funny? The point of the joke is that a man showing affection to another man is weird and disgusting. It’s subtle homophobia – actually it’s not subtle at all, at one point the one guy moves away from the other out of fear he may touch him. Gay-bashing is not acceptable from ESPN or the NBA, or the idiotic ad firm that came up with this ad. Every year we have a new ad that pokes fun at the notion that a man might show affection to another man. They wouldn’t make fun of inter-racial affection, so why are gays fair game?
And anyone out there who thinks this ad is much ado about nothing, where do you think kids learn to hate gays, and adults learn to kill gays? From their friends, and their icons. Shaq just told millions of kids that it’s weird and disgusting for another guy to show him affection. Lesson learned.
To which I might add, what would the beer-guzzling, fag-hatin’ sports fanatics do if the dozen or so closeted ‘big name’ jocks (and there are at LEAST a dozen) all decided to come out of their multi-million dollar closets at the same time?
One More Reason To ♥ Dan Savage
Posted by DAN SAVAGE
In today’s New York Times Mary Cheney defends her decision to get her lezbo self knocked the fuck up. Like her father, Mary Cheney believes she shouldn’t have to answer for her party’s attacks on same-sex parents.
“When Heather and I decided to have a baby, I knew it wasn’t going to be the most popular decision,” Ms. Cheney said, referring to her partner of 15 years, Heather Poe. She then gestured to her middle—any bulge disguised by a boxy jacket—and asserted: “This is a baby. This is a blessing from God. It is not a political statement. It is not a prop to be used in a debate, on either side of a political issue. It is my child.”
Nice try, Mary.
Yes, it’s a baby, not a prop. My kid isn’t a prop either but that never stopped right-wingers from attacking me and my boyfriend over our decision to become parents. The fitness of same-sex couples to parent is very much part of the political debate thanks to the GOP and the Christian bigots that make up its lunatic “base.” You’re a Republican, Mary, you worked on both of father’s campaigns, and you kept your mouth clamped shut while Karl Rove and George Bush ran around the country attacking gay people, gay parents, and our children in 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006. It’s a little late to declare the private choices of gays and lesbians unfit for public debate, Mary.
And so long as your party insists on making the fitness of homosexuals to marry or parent—or, hell, exist—a subject of public debate, Mary, your decision to become a parent is germane and very much fit for public discussion and debate. The GOP’s selective embrace of some pregnant dykes—only knocked-up lesbians with powerful connections will be treated with respect—is a disconnect that demands answers. From you, from your father, from your venomous mother, from the idiot president you helped elect. Is that fair? Maybe not. Want to blame someone? Go look in the mirror—and then come out swinging, Mary, for yourself, your partner, and your child.
This was a pretty good start:
Ms. Cheney noted Mr. Dobson’s distortions of the research he cited [in a piece attacking her in Time] and added: “Every piece of remotely responsible research that has been done in the last 20 years has shown there is no difference between children raised by same-sex parents and children raised by opposite-sex parents; what matters is being raised in a stable, loving environment.”
She said Mr. Dobson was entitled to his opinion, “but he’s not someone whose endorsement I have ever drastically sought.”
But what’s with the “drastically,” Mary?
Could it be this: You sought Dobson’s endorsement in the past—your father certainly has, and you worked on his campaigns—but now, to avoid tough questions, you want to qualify and minimize your past sucking up to the likes of Dobson by stating that you never sought his endorsement all that, you know, drastically or anything.
Again, Mary, nice try. You kept your mouth clamped shut when your father needed the political support of assholes like Dobson. And now that your dad is a despised lame duck VP his gay-bashing political allies feel free to treat you with the same contempt with which they have always treated other gay and lesbians. And now you cry foul?
Sorry, Mary, and fuck you. You and your whole fucked up family crawled into bed with bigots like Dobson when it suited you. And now you and your whole fucked up family have some explaining to do. So welcome to the political debate, Mary, and remember…
Your side started it. It only serves you right that you’re going to have to finish it.
And you might want to have wrapped it up before your kid is old enough to understand what’s being said about his family by your dad’s political allies. Take it from me, Mary: Explaining to your child after he heard something hateful on the radio that his family is very much “real,” that it’s not an attack on anyone else’s family, and that his parents are, in fact, fit to be his parents is as distressing and emotionally exhausting and it is unnecessary. And I blame you.
