Comments on: Homobigot Synergy!

By: Huynh Huynh Situation

Huynh Huynh Situation — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 23:01:30 +0000

Garfunkel & Oates say all that needs to be said in this respect far better than I possibly could. And to a catchy tune as well:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXPcBI4CJc8

By: mischiefmanager

mischiefmanager — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:27:00 +0000

This poor guy. He hasn’t yet learned the way to deflect personal questions from students. I’m not saying he should be ashamed of his gayness, not at all! But it is the case that kids love to try to learn about the away-from-school lives of their teachers, and it’s really none of their business, sweet though it can be.

The school should have been ecstatic that they had a male teacher in the first place. It’s not easy to find men who want to teach elementary school, and it’s so important for kids to see both women and men in teaching positions at that age.

And now the school can take comfort in knowing that the rest of its gay teachers (because they do have them) will take a lesson from this progressive, compassionate action.

By: laprofe63

laprofe63 — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:47:57 +0000

I fully support gay marriage and find the scare tactics of the who-ever-the-hell-they-ares of the country to be 100% wrong. Still, let’s make no mistake about it, for our society (or any) to move in the direction of acceptance of homosexuality is nothing short of revolutionary.

It truly is a major corner to turn in the fight for gender equity. I say that because hegemonic masculinity needs for homosexuality to remain “other” for it to maintain it’s hegemony. Once fem men aren’t as marginalized as they have historically been in the West and around much of the rest of the world, their fem characteristics become less “other” and that means so do we, those of us who are actually female.

The traditional amongst us may not know this in any intellectual, factual sort of way, but they know it in their gut. And instinctively, they guard it’s preservation, to preserve patriarchal-male dominance in general, culturally speaking.

So, what will *ACTUALLY* happen? At first glance, on the superficial level, perhaps not much. But at a deep, structural and symbolic level, a lot. And thankfully so.

By: Ms. M

Ms. M — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 22:20:02 +0000

That’s what always gets me… I wonder what people think will ACTUALLY happen. Because what has happened in states with equal marriage laws? Not much. Bunch of weddings. ‘Bout it.

The firing of the student teacher infuriates me. Should he really have LIED? Sheesh.

By: BeckySharper

BeckySharper — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:46:14 +0000

ZOMG, WHAT WILL HAPPEN?

Not much. Some weddings. No hail, no locusts, no dogs and cats living together. Just some folks getting married and going about their business.

By: wondering

wondering — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:34:15 +0000

Oh, and the lack of any abortion law.

By: wondering

wondering — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:33:42 +0000

Oh noes! America would become like…like… CANADA! No one wants that, what with the universal healthcare, the native land claims, and the underfunded military.

By: JennyK/Benevolent_Dictatrix

JennyK/Benevolent_Dictatrix — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:12:28 +0000

That photo is unreal. What will happen? Dudes will stand in front of the Supreme Court on a giant rainbow flag in beanies, undershirts, and popped collars, that’s what. Oh the humanity!!!