Sorry to take you away from your regularly scheduled HATertainment. The following is me being serious. This is the home for HATe; a place we can rant about all the things we dislike in this world. We rant about movies, cars, and airports. But what does this really say about us? I know for a fact that most of the contributors to this blog are in fact loving and open people who happen to play HATers on the Internet. I sometimes forget that there are still people with real biases and HATred toward others in this world. I forget that not everyone is alright with others because of their skin color or sexual orientation or any number of other equally insignificant reasons.
The fact that there is HATe in this world is something I have a hard time tolerating. I was raised to value other cultures and opinions and I have a hard time even understanding how this HATred and bigotry can still exist. I try to look to the heart of each person not at their skin color or listen to their accent. I know not everyone is like me and, in fact, I love that! We can all learn from each other and become better people for it.
This weekend a very lovely man and his boyfriend were turned away from his sister’s home once her boyfriend found out one of them was black. Even before this they were told they couldn’t sleep in the same bed because they were gay. His sister allowed her partner to discriminate against her brother’s loved one. I just don’t understand this; she is open and loving or at least pretends to be, how can she raise her kids to HATe her brother and his way of life and the people he loves. Family is love and there should be no place in that for HATe. She says, that’s just the way he was brought up. I say, the man is 24 and says he knows about the world, he can shove his experience where the sun doesn’t shine. He should know that not all the things our parents tell us are true and not every opinion our parents have we need to have.
I don’t even know this bigot but I HATe him! He doesn’t know them! He can’t even comprehend that he could be wrong. His beliefs are so obviously right so therefore all the rest of us are wrong. The civil war was over long ago. I can’t believe that these racist ideas still persist
When Barack Obama won the election, the first thing one of my aunts said was she couldn't believe we had a "nigger for a President." I chalked it up to her living South Carolina, where the Confederate flag still flies proudly over their capitol building. Unfortunately, that kind of HATe is regionally ignorant. :(
ReplyDeleteThe United States of America is still one of the most racist nations on the planet and that racism isn't limited to white people. Each demographic wants to have all of the benefits of assimilation into our society yet all of the privilege of their individual culture/race without concession or compromise.
ReplyDeleteIn order for a homogeneous land such as ours to survive much longer it's imperative for the various races and cultures to get along. (and that doesn't mean little white girls dating black dudes to piss off daddy) Look for the entertainment industry to perpetuate the racial divide. Racial tension is profitable for the media, Hollywood, Music, Stand Up comedy, and I'm sure a mime could find a way to profit from it.
Now that pisses me off. I HAte mimes.
Oh yeah, and a gay black man must be a fashion genius. I wouldn't mind a few pointers to spruce up my wardrobe of blue jeans and black t-shirts.
ReplyDeleteOh Kim, I love you with all of my gay heart!!! And AM SO GREAT FULL FOR YOU!!!! WOO WOO WOO
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