Comments | throughadoor: can't believe my way back when

throughadoor

can't believe my way back when

Nov 11, 2008 11:43

It's been a week since the election, and I still haven't managed to sort out all my feelings. I'm happy, I'm relieved, but mostly, I'm jealous. I'm jealous of the people who are able to whole-heartedly embrace what has happened, and, as a queer person, I can't help but feel left behind. I have a lot of complicated feelings about the passage of ( Read more... )

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tipofaspoon November 12 2008, 00:48:26 UTC

yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes.

throughadoor November 12 2008, 19:43:58 UTC

Yes!

kengwen November 12 2008, 01:02:34 UTC

re: [a] - Thank you. Lateral oppression, absolutely. Because what better way is there to keep the minority in power than by making sure the majority keeps fighting amongst themselves and doesn't unite.

throughadoor November 12 2008, 19:45:28 UTC

Christ, yes, absolutely. It's depressing that people can unilaterally accuse African American communities of being homophobic but not logically think through that, even if that's true, there might be a reason why that homophobia was fostered.

imogenics November 12 2008, 04:41:22 UTC

I said as much before, but once more with feeling: WORD.

throughadoor November 12 2008, 19:46:05 UTC

JUDGING YOU RIGHT NOW.

Also, I saw CJ and he said he was maybe going to be in Sacramento this month so I gave him your e-mail address. Maybe he would also enjoy paddle boating!

blinkiesays November 12 2008, 07:05:17 UTC

I've seen a lot of knee-jerk reactions to Prop 8 on all sides of the issue, and I was sort of waiting to see what you were going to say. I want to thank you for , as always, having a well thought-out, well articulated reaction. Especially re: lateral oppression. So, really, thank you.

I'm thankful, too, that the Obama election comes with a national spotlight on Michelle Obama who is, in fact, a black woman from a working class family who does believe in gay rights.

throughadoor November 12 2008, 19:46:51 UTC

I'm excited that there will be a national spotlight on her ass. But that's ... probably not quite what you had in mind. But thank you for the kind words, I appreciate it!

blinkiesays November 13 2008, 02:11:29 UTC

Oh, believe me, I'm excited about THAT TOO. Oh, and her arms. And shoulders. I like that she wears sleeveless dresses, it's kind of a fuck-you to all the other political wives who are not NEARLY as toned.

besquared November 13 2008, 17:35:30 UTC

regarding points a&b: i made a big ranty, loldramatic post about this here the second i got wind of who the queer community and general public were "blaming" for the outcome of this amendment. because, whaaaaat? seriously?