Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Homophobia
It's not that I have ever been personally faced with homophobic ignorance (which is probably due to the fact that not that many people know about my sexual self), nor am I usually phased by the display of such. I know that people are generally intolerant, or not educated enough to see things in a different light, and that's ok. I am not one of those people who go up on the barricades defending gay rights, I am not out there trying to convert people, preaching tolerance by showing myself intolerant towards intolerance... so generally speaking: unless someone directly offends me, I couldn't care less about what people think.
Or so I thought.
When I read the following on one of my dear friend's sister's blog (which I shall not link to), it strung a chord within me, that sent me into a semi-full blown inner rage, and made me feel - for the lack of any better descriptive word for it - funny about myself and who I am.
"EWW! *********** from Yahoo messaged me and it's a woman who thinks I'm "gorgeous"! EWWWWWWW! GAWD! Why do I have to attract mostly married men and gay chicks? GAWD! I feel I need a shower now...GAWD!"
Gawd? Ewww? You feel dirty because a woman thinks you are attractive?
Take it as a compliment, girl, don't go off on a homophobic rampage here. Sides, seeing as you aren't all that "gorgeous" in the first place, I would savor the experience even more. But maybe that's just me.
Even though I thought stuff like that wouldn't bother me before, people like that do upset me, and make me wonder if this coming-out thing is such a good idea at all... I am not sure I am ready to deal with homophobia on a personal level, and I am pretty sure it is forthcoming, in my quest for telling the world...
Or so I thought.
When I read the following on one of my dear friend's sister's blog (which I shall not link to), it strung a chord within me, that sent me into a semi-full blown inner rage, and made me feel - for the lack of any better descriptive word for it - funny about myself and who I am.
"EWW! *********** from Yahoo messaged me and it's a woman who thinks I'm "gorgeous"! EWWWWWWW! GAWD! Why do I have to attract mostly married men and gay chicks? GAWD! I feel I need a shower now...GAWD!"
Gawd? Ewww? You feel dirty because a woman thinks you are attractive?
Take it as a compliment, girl, don't go off on a homophobic rampage here. Sides, seeing as you aren't all that "gorgeous" in the first place, I would savor the experience even more. But maybe that's just me.
Even though I thought stuff like that wouldn't bother me before, people like that do upset me, and make me wonder if this coming-out thing is such a good idea at all... I am not sure I am ready to deal with homophobia on a personal level, and I am pretty sure it is forthcoming, in my quest for telling the world...
