I just HAD to...
So today I take a look at the newspaper and there's some big breaking story about how Spongebob Squarepants is obviously gay and how there's a slew of protesting parents rallying up to point out all of the homosexual evils of the cartoon. They're this angry group of people who just can't get over how Spongebob's best friend is a big pink starfish and they live in a town called Bikini Bottom and blah blah blah. It's supposedly the biggest disgrace since they found out about good ole Tinky Winky from the fucking Teletubbies.
When is this going to end? It's like 2002 and people are still freaked out by gay people? When are these parents going to get busy enough to put protesting cartoons based on their paranoid homosexual interpretations at the bottom of the to-do list and just accept that gay people aren't going anywhere. They're here to stay. No matter how many cartoons and T.V. shows they protest or ban, their precious children are going to find out about gay people one way or another. I mean, maybe by living in Southern California I take this shit for granted. I know there's still places in this country that aren't quite as liberal as the Golden State, but for god's sake, I feel like homosexual prejudice is as ancient as slavery. Maybe I just need to hold out for a decade or two...you know, when all these protesting folks are in convalescent homes and the people of my generation are the ones raising kids and we'd rather have them watching some awesome cartoon with bright happy colors & hip tiki backgrounds like Spongebob Squarepants then lame network television like Everybody Loves Raymond or some crap like that. Wait, Everybody Loves Raymond isn't exactly a kid's show, but I swear to god it's much more offensive than some pink starfish froliking around a pineapple under the sea. It's just that honestly: I'm more afraid of my kid growing up being stupid than growing up and being gay.
Despite reading the newspaper, I had a great day. Hung out with my best friend, ate some tacos, and saw Punch Drunk Love. I won't spoil it for all you kids that haven't seen it, but I can't say it moved me (rather disturbed me) as much as Boogie Nights & Magnolia. I was skeptical of Adam Sandler's involvement in this movie at first, but I did leave the theatre convinced he did a job well done. I suppose it was just more subtle of a movie. But I probably need to see it about 3 more times before I can give it it's full review...once I pick up on all of the symbolism it's loaded with (in pure P.T. Anderson fashion). Then to top it all off, I saw Michael Moore's Roger & Me once we got home to my friend's house that's now blessed with cable.
All that's missing is a good night kiss from a beautiful stranger and it would be a perfect day.
When is this going to end? It's like 2002 and people are still freaked out by gay people? When are these parents going to get busy enough to put protesting cartoons based on their paranoid homosexual interpretations at the bottom of the to-do list and just accept that gay people aren't going anywhere. They're here to stay. No matter how many cartoons and T.V. shows they protest or ban, their precious children are going to find out about gay people one way or another. I mean, maybe by living in Southern California I take this shit for granted. I know there's still places in this country that aren't quite as liberal as the Golden State, but for god's sake, I feel like homosexual prejudice is as ancient as slavery. Maybe I just need to hold out for a decade or two...you know, when all these protesting folks are in convalescent homes and the people of my generation are the ones raising kids and we'd rather have them watching some awesome cartoon with bright happy colors & hip tiki backgrounds like Spongebob Squarepants then lame network television like Everybody Loves Raymond or some crap like that. Wait, Everybody Loves Raymond isn't exactly a kid's show, but I swear to god it's much more offensive than some pink starfish froliking around a pineapple under the sea. It's just that honestly: I'm more afraid of my kid growing up being stupid than growing up and being gay.
Despite reading the newspaper, I had a great day. Hung out with my best friend, ate some tacos, and saw Punch Drunk Love. I won't spoil it for all you kids that haven't seen it, but I can't say it moved me (rather disturbed me) as much as Boogie Nights & Magnolia. I was skeptical of Adam Sandler's involvement in this movie at first, but I did leave the theatre convinced he did a job well done. I suppose it was just more subtle of a movie. But I probably need to see it about 3 more times before I can give it it's full review...once I pick up on all of the symbolism it's loaded with (in pure P.T. Anderson fashion). Then to top it all off, I saw Michael Moore's Roger & Me once we got home to my friend's house that's now blessed with cable.
All that's missing is a good night kiss from a beautiful stranger and it would be a perfect day.