Set Course for Fabulous!!
February 23rd 2007 00:29
A few months ago when George Takei came out about being gay, several people who knew I was into Star Trek sent me links and articles about it... I guess I was lucky he didn't decide to shave his head. Unfortunately, too many people included variations on "What do you think?" along with the articles.
What was I supposed to think? With all the various Star Trek series it was inevitable that at least one regular would turn out to be gay, but unless it was Nichelle Nichols or Linda Park it wasn't going to have any real effect on my private fantasies. A guy being gay is like a guy having green eyes; I'd have to look closely to find out, and even then, why should I care?
I know a lot of people care, and took the news badly. A lot of people buy into the argument that God makes so many gays so we'll always have a fresh supply to hate, and so there's a mental disconnect when they find out that a hero (or at least a Good Guy) is one of The Dreaded Them. For some it must have been as traumatic as finding out that Might Mouse snorts cocaine.
So anything a celebrity does is big news- choosing Coke over Pepsi, going to a spa, knifing people to death- I get it. Likewise some people get all bent out of shape over people's race or sexuality or religion or preference for cats over dogs or choice of internet service, it seems there's no anger left over for those who betray the public trust or who blatantly lie for their political agenda.
I wonder if a democracy was ever meant to work for a culture where we get more upset over what we see on Entertainment Tonight than on C-SPAN?
What was I supposed to think? With all the various Star Trek series it was inevitable that at least one regular would turn out to be gay, but unless it was Nichelle Nichols or Linda Park it wasn't going to have any real effect on my private fantasies. A guy being gay is like a guy having green eyes; I'd have to look closely to find out, and even then, why should I care?
I know a lot of people care, and took the news badly. A lot of people buy into the argument that God makes so many gays so we'll always have a fresh supply to hate, and so there's a mental disconnect when they find out that a hero (or at least a Good Guy) is one of The Dreaded Them. For some it must have been as traumatic as finding out that Might Mouse snorts cocaine.
So anything a celebrity does is big news- choosing Coke over Pepsi, going to a spa, knifing people to death- I get it. Likewise some people get all bent out of shape over people's race or sexuality or religion or preference for cats over dogs or choice of internet service, it seems there's no anger left over for those who betray the public trust or who blatantly lie for their political agenda.
I wonder if a democracy was ever meant to work for a culture where we get more upset over what we see on Entertainment Tonight than on C-SPAN?
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