It is, however, in print.

This is the sort of stuff that is being fed to the less-rational among us (i.e., readers of the Enquirer) for news, and the more-rational of us (the Times’ readers, maybe) for the humor.

And this is Not. Funny.

So yeah, it’s from a rag. Doesn’t mean it’s not supporting the patriarchy like everything else.

A friend of mine broke it to me gently that the Post is a freakin’ rag and I may as well good and balanced news coverage from the Enquirer. Pretty eye opening to me since major cities in Canada only have two papers, and there’s only two national papers, so I’ve never really thought about a spectrum of reporting before.

So okay, they should not have attacked him, knifed him and beaten him. You can’t advocate that course of action in a civilized society at any time. But what exactly WERE they supposed to do? “Just walk away”?

GOSH, THAT’S EFFECTIVE.

NOT.

When he laid hands on one of them, and choked her, that was assault, they certainly could have grabbed a cell phone and called the police. Beyond that, what recourse is there in “civil” society for nipping gay bashing in the bud?

As far as the NY Post goes, they are a notorious right-wing publication, known also for their sensationalism. Their coverage sounds like par for the course as far as they are concerned.

I told BG this reminded me of an incident that took place in Florida in the early 1990s. I was a field organizer for NOW, and in the state to help organize a march and rally against hate (imagine the irony coming …). A co-worker was with me, an older African American man, and we were joined by a lesbian couple from the DC area who had come down to help. We were leaving a restaurant on the beach, and the lesbian couple made the “mistake” of walking arm-in-arm. I didn’t think much of it, because lots of women gay and straight walk arm-in-arm sometimes. It just didn’t seem like a big deal.

Well, it was a big deal to the white guy driving a Mercedes, who started yelling at us. One of the women took offense to this and started yelling back. My co-worker and I were walking behind them and he turned to me and said – and I quote — “I’m getting in the car, because they always kill the colored guy first.” I told him I’d try and get our friend to just get in the car so we could leave. That was easier said than done, because she was really angry.

The guy circled around us in his car. His girlfriend, and the couple in the back seat, seemed equally uncomfortable with what was happening. He finally stopped the car, with the car facing us, got out and proceeded to reach under the front seat. I suddenly saw my life flash before me and thought – “I’m too young to die. I haven’t done all the shit I want to do yet!” He stood up, with nothing in his hand, and said “scared you didn’t I.”

This made my friend even angrier and she started to charge toward him. I stepped in front of her to try and talk her out of it, as he drove by. Unfortunately, I was the one closest to him when he decided to spit on us, and I caught it all. He drove off, we got in the car and I couldn’t help thinking to myself …”this is precisely why I’m here organizing a march against hate.”

Love n’ panties,

Blue Gal

Even last year, the idea was that the women were crazy, and not that the guy had done anything wrong. Usually, guys who are bold enough to say hello to a woman or group of women on the street, are saying more than just hello. Phucked up world we live in with equally phucked up gender roles/expectations. The cherry on top of this poop is the incompetant media. What’s a girl to do?

(Sorry about all of the phucks)