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profundisNote to self: Next time don't rant and run. Next time elaborate your rant into a full-on screed instead of venting and heading out the door to work.
OK - here's my beef with some of the "sides" of the prop 8 divide, as brought on by reading through the blogosphere of late:
For people whining that placing blame upon those who are to blame for Prop 8 passing is in itself a form of intolerance: Grow up. Everything is not cotton candy and kum-ba-ya in life. Being sweet is not going to get the job done. Also, being called out on that which you are responsible for is NOT intolerance, it is accountability, and sometimes that stings a little. Wah.
For people whining that suing / calling out the leaders and decision makers of churches and other organizations who funded and supported the Yes On 8 crowd is "hateful"...Wise up. It is entirely appropriate to levy any and all legal consequences upon those who enabled/organized/encouraged the passage of Prop 8. If you want to go play patty-cake with them instead, be my guest, but you may want to move your head a little to the left cause I'm trying to aim.
For people who get all butthurt and sniffly (and worse, preachy and shame-throwing) because there are pissed off angry faggots out there on a tear over Prop 8? Grow a pair. If you don't feel angry about it, fine. If you want to hold a love-in over it, go for it. But don't you presume to criticize those who are hella pissed over this slap in the face to our civil rights. Our anger is not only justified, it is necessary.
Oh, ACT UP, where are you now?
OK - here's my beef with some of the "sides" of the prop 8 divide, as brought on by reading through the blogosphere of late:
For people whining that placing blame upon those who are to blame for Prop 8 passing is in itself a form of intolerance: Grow up. Everything is not cotton candy and kum-ba-ya in life. Being sweet is not going to get the job done. Also, being called out on that which you are responsible for is NOT intolerance, it is accountability, and sometimes that stings a little. Wah.
For people whining that suing / calling out the leaders and decision makers of churches and other organizations who funded and supported the Yes On 8 crowd is "hateful"...Wise up. It is entirely appropriate to levy any and all legal consequences upon those who enabled/organized/encouraged the passage of Prop 8. If you want to go play patty-cake with them instead, be my guest, but you may want to move your head a little to the left cause I'm trying to aim.
For people who get all butthurt and sniffly (and worse, preachy and shame-throwing) because there are pissed off angry faggots out there on a tear over Prop 8? Grow a pair. If you don't feel angry about it, fine. If you want to hold a love-in over it, go for it. But don't you presume to criticize those who are hella pissed over this slap in the face to our civil rights. Our anger is not only justified, it is necessary.
Oh, ACT UP, where are you now?
