Warning... this is an adult site. If reading or viewing things about what gay men do sexually with one another bothers you - you should not read this blog. This blog is a reflection of my adventures and thoughts. Some are fun, some not so pretty. I won't name names, or kiss and tell... but I will live to tell. And baby, trust me - I am gonna spill it all over your pretty little party dress. Enjoy!
When I think of an outlet for release, gardening is certainly not the first activity to spring to mind (well, not my mind). However, it served exactly that purpose this weekend. It was a great escape; digging in the dirt turns out to be a great way of venting anger, frustration, anxiety and fear. Not that I was strangling posies, no, far from it.
With chaos reigning down all around us this weekend, I found myself avoiding the newscasts, internet news outlets, social media and neighborhood sites. Still, news of what was happening found me. Well-meaning neighbors took it upon themselves to knock on doors and inform people of nearby issues, warning us to put our vehicles in garages, to pull our trash cans out of the alley (people were setting them on fire), and to keep our porch lights lit.
I was getting texts and calls from my ex (he tends to run on anxiety) and my youngest sister (very concerned about my mother's well-being). I did what I could to assure them that we were all doing our very best to keep everyone safe.
Word of phantom out-of-town cars sans licence plates being spotted in our hood (true) and additional looting (untrue) spread like tear gas in an angry crowd. Sorting out the truth from rumor was difficult.
I simply kept my head down... digging in a different kind of dirt.
Weeding gives one a great sense of power, especially when feeling powerless. Which is what we all were.
This grand scale drama continues to play itself out throughout the Twin Cities. I'm sure you've caught snippets on the news. The National Guard, military forces, the media, government officials, the MPD, the protesters, concerned citizens, community activists - all have their roles to play. But with the Covid-19 pandemic still playing itself out, and the death of George Floyd scarring our collective conscience, all the looting, instigating, inciting, arson, intrigue... it all seems a bridge too far; a brick of pathos dropped upon an already stacked dramatization.
Its far from over.
Even after the provocateurs have left the stage, the machinations of our legal system will work to keep this story front and center; yet another constant reminder of our failings as human beings. If only empathy came easily to all, perhaps this travesty could have been avoided.
But its here. Bleeding on our front walk. Every day.
And I'm glad.
It's time all of this bad energy had its day. Time for it to all be aired and vetted and dissected. While I deplore the events, I support the best intentions of the protesters. They represent change and transparency. It's unfortunate that their message is getting lost in the glut of media distortions, tainted by political hackery and opportunism, and sabotaged by those using George Floyd's death as an excuse to act out, exploit, profit or take advantage.
What to believe?
That truth will win out. I trust Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. I trust Governor Tim Walz. Their hearts are in the right place. Their track records demonstrate the integrity needed.
In the meantime, I will be keeping my head down...
Social
/ Cyber Terrorist Ted Shoebat decided to prove a point – only his argument was horribly
flawed.
The big
old whiney homophobe, who has a blog where he frequently rants about the evils
of homosexuality, posted a video where he rang up thirteen bakeries in his area,
each with a reputation for supporting gay rights, demanding that they make him
a cake for a “pro-traditional marriage celebration”. He requested that the words “gay marriage is
wrong” be written on the cake.
When
the bakeries refused, he would accuse them of not being for equality.
In his
words:
“In
conclusion, here is our point. A
Christian making a homosexual cake goes against his faith and a homosexual
putting 'gay marriage is wrong' goes against his faith as well. Now of course we honor their right to say no,
but what about honoring the Christian right to say no?”
You see
what’s wrong with his logic?
Being
gay or being supportive of gay rights is not a “faith”. He’s comparing apples to horse shit.
When a
gay couple asks a bakery to make them a wedding cake they are asking for a
service that is typically provided for straight couples by a bakery. In other words, they are asking to be treated
‘the same’ as anyone else ordering a wedding cake.
What
Mr. Shoebat is demanding - that an offensive, politically-charged
message be placed on a cake – is something quite different. He is expressing a point of view, one that
may not be shared by the owner of the bakery and asking for a service they
normally do not provide – to anyone.
It
would be like me calling up a bakery and asking for a cake with a picture of
a naked Ted Shoebat, in the throes of ecstasy, having his fat pimply ass
pounded by a big dicked, muscled gay guy. I’m guessing a lot of bakeries might find
that offensive.
I bet
Mr. Shoebat would, too.
So,
Ted, your little experiment is as full of shit as you and all the ridiculous arguments you foaming at
the mouth homophobes keep coming up with in order to demonstrate how accepting
gay folks as equals is such a hardship. When you pull little stunts like this, and call
attention to exactly how illogical these arguments are, you actually do your
cause a great disservice while helping those who are for equality make their
point. For, you see…
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