January 22, 2007

• I didn't even mention what we did yesterday. Dave and Kelli, Mark, Mason, and Scooty and his whole clan came over to watch the game. Before it started, we noticed that Austin Powers was on, so we all decided that we would rather watch that instead of the game. Unfortunately, Heather kept calling and interrupting us watching the movie by talking about how the game was going. We also had so much food left over from Natalie's birthday party. Everybody that was there at some of the food, but we still had a ton left over. So, we sent a lot home with Dave. We had to fight Dave to take home the giant jar of pickles. He tried leaving it here, but I snuck it into the trunk of his car before he left. As he was leaving, he told me he took a shit in my toilet and didn't flush. I walked into the bathroom to find that in perfect Dave fashion, he put one of the pickles in the toilet! It doesn't sound as nasty as it was, there was no piss or shit in the toilet. It was pretty funny though. And, you would be surprised, the pickle didn't taste all that bad after soaking in the toilet for 10 minutes. I forget, I shouldn't make jokes like that, people that don't know me would think I actually ate it.

  I always thought the whole world hated us because of Bush, but I guess that aint always true. Turns out, a wise man in Australia wore a shirt on a plan that labeled Bush as a terroist. They would not let him board the plane because it was an "offensive t-shirt that could have upset other passengers". That is totally fucking stupid and really makes me appreciate the freedoms we have here in America. I have several anti-Bush shirts, all of them with curse words and have yet to be kicked out of anywhere for wearing it. Sure, I might get some dirty looks here and there, but nobody has ever said a thing about it. Ok, some people have said they like it and asked where they can get one, but I have yet to hear anything negative.

  I saw a video last night on YouTube. I will post the link real quick so that you can watch it before I talk about it:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8Esg_9QlOA&eurl

  This video really put me in a somber mood and almost brought me to tears. For those of you that didn't watch it, the video tells the story of gay/lesbian/transgendered people that were murdered for being what they are. It is so troubling that things like that still happen everywhere in the world, even America, where we are supposed to be tolerant and accepting of everybody. Why can't everybody just follow a simple rule of minding their own business and letting people live their lives, what ever somebody does, as long as it doesn't hurt somebody else, than live and let die. How can somebody have that much hate in their heart, to commit a murder based on what somebody is, especially when that does not affect anybody else. Its not just sad, but it is also appalling. I know this video might be tough to watch for some people, but I feel that people need to see it. They need to know what others go through. Even if the people watching the video are heterosexual or don't even know any gays, they still need to see it because this is a humanity issue. This is something that SHOULD upset people, because even if it doesn't affect you or somebody you know, these are still human beings that are being senselessly murdered in the name of cold blooded hate. And to make things even worse, our Congress could still not pass a hate law bill to help protect gays from such crimes. If killing a black person just because they are black is a hate crime, than surely killing somebody just because they are gay is a hate crime as well.

  This video also bothers me because I am not your typical gay guy. Because I'm not flamboyant in the least and not even out to everybody, I don't experience what other gays experience. I have never been called a faggot or gotten beat up or been threaten because I'm gay. I have never been chased or had anti gay slurs yelled at me as I walked down the street. I know that I should consider myself lucky and believe me, I do. But, I also feel like I can not relate to other gays or be able to be on the same level with them because I personally have not had to go through the same hell that they went through.

  Still, this issue is not about me. Its about how poorly gays are still treated by ignorant and hate people. Sure, there has never been a better time to be gay; gays are more accepted now then at any other time. But, to quote an old cliche, we still have a long way to go, especially when people are being murdered because of who they are. I haven't even mentioned the protesting of gays, the denying of rights and the disowning of gays by family and friends. There are still parts of the world in which being gay can get you hanged, as was the case for 2 teens that were hung for getting caught having sex with each other. Sure, America is not that extreme, but we also aren't as accepting and liberal as say, England, where gay marriage is legal. Which is why we need to continue moving forward in gays being more accepted and gay hate crimes not being tolerated in the least. People need to see this video so that gays will be seen as humans just like everybody else who don't deserve such treatment. I feel the more people see the video, the more accepting they will be of gays. Sure, some people will never be accepting, but those people are almost a lost cause. Anywho, that's all for now. Peace.

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