It's a rant...be warned
I have been watching the last season of Queer as Folk. Wow. I must admit I have been rather emotional over it. Maybe it's the problem I have with developing fictitiuos relationships with people (Paul our Blockbuster guy...we were best friends) or maybe it's that it's just really....realistic.
This country is...ridiculous. We are supposed to be a land of freedom and opportunity. For who? Immigrants? Well, we know that is probably going to be the case less and less since our president is a fucking jerk off on that issue. People who have nothing....those who are supposed to pull themselves up by the bootstraps? The myth of meritocracy is so tired...and so obviously not true. What about the people who were here "first"? Indigenous people....have less opportunities than a lot of people. While it probably would not be acceptable to have a video game where you had the option of lynching African Americans...there is a game where you have the option of scalping an "Indian" as they are called (and other cowboys....and one mission is to save the "whore"). It's fucking ridiculous. Women? Sure...if they are white and straight and went to college and didn't have kids at an early age. And if they "know their role" and wear tight clothes and makeup and wake up in the morning worrying if people will think they are hot or fat. G*d Damn. This "land of the free" treats everyone who is not white, male, middle to upper class, in the age range of 25-50, and Christain as though they are undeserving of rights...and more outrageous...they do not deserve respect.
The last time I checked...I was a decent person. Hell, I would say I am a good person. I've won an award where "citizenship" was a component. Well, if I am a citizen then shouldn't I get the rights...and...GASP...respect that other people get? Shoudn't my constitution which was written to protect its citizens from discrimination and protect their freedoms protect me? That's what I thought. However, the older I get, the more wrong I know I am for ever thinking that. Our government is disregarding this document to advance their agenda of hate and discrimination. Aren't people outraged? Aren't people worried? Haven't we heard of a "leader" using religion and family to blame a certain group of people for the failures of a country/idea/institution? Oh yeah...that was Hitler. I know that things aren't that bad (yet) and it is a bit absrd of me to say that...but I feel as though we are at step one of that type of nation. Why is it acceptable for people to hate other people openly. I know we have freedom of speech...and thank G*d but I mean really....things are ridiculous.
What do we do about DOMA? About the FMA? About all of these things put in place to deny us rights and priveleges. To deny us of our basic humanity. My mom told me to write my representitive...but unless I am writing him a 6 million dollar check...it probably won't do me any good. I can call Norm all I want...but it's not like he knows the password to his voicemail. This "representation" is just a lie they tell us to keep us calm.
Fuck.
This country is...ridiculous. We are supposed to be a land of freedom and opportunity. For who? Immigrants? Well, we know that is probably going to be the case less and less since our president is a fucking jerk off on that issue. People who have nothing....those who are supposed to pull themselves up by the bootstraps? The myth of meritocracy is so tired...and so obviously not true. What about the people who were here "first"? Indigenous people....have less opportunities than a lot of people. While it probably would not be acceptable to have a video game where you had the option of lynching African Americans...there is a game where you have the option of scalping an "Indian" as they are called (and other cowboys....and one mission is to save the "whore"). It's fucking ridiculous. Women? Sure...if they are white and straight and went to college and didn't have kids at an early age. And if they "know their role" and wear tight clothes and makeup and wake up in the morning worrying if people will think they are hot or fat. G*d Damn. This "land of the free" treats everyone who is not white, male, middle to upper class, in the age range of 25-50, and Christain as though they are undeserving of rights...and more outrageous...they do not deserve respect.
The last time I checked...I was a decent person. Hell, I would say I am a good person. I've won an award where "citizenship" was a component. Well, if I am a citizen then shouldn't I get the rights...and...GASP...respect that other people get? Shoudn't my constitution which was written to protect its citizens from discrimination and protect their freedoms protect me? That's what I thought. However, the older I get, the more wrong I know I am for ever thinking that. Our government is disregarding this document to advance their agenda of hate and discrimination. Aren't people outraged? Aren't people worried? Haven't we heard of a "leader" using religion and family to blame a certain group of people for the failures of a country/idea/institution? Oh yeah...that was Hitler. I know that things aren't that bad (yet) and it is a bit absrd of me to say that...but I feel as though we are at step one of that type of nation. Why is it acceptable for people to hate other people openly. I know we have freedom of speech...and thank G*d but I mean really....things are ridiculous.
What do we do about DOMA? About the FMA? About all of these things put in place to deny us rights and priveleges. To deny us of our basic humanity. My mom told me to write my representitive...but unless I am writing him a 6 million dollar check...it probably won't do me any good. I can call Norm all I want...but it's not like he knows the password to his voicemail. This "representation" is just a lie they tell us to keep us calm.
Fuck.