Don’t ask don’t tell is on hold while Griff poses the query “Are we doing enough to support our gay youth?” We also have a round of what the pfucks and our picks of the week. Don’t forget the nominations for the Best of the Bears 2010 are open.
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I have to say I disagree with Griff’s attack on apple tv. For some of us it offers all we are looking for in a stylish package. I am constantly moving about my house and there is no other product that offers the airplay feature. I can be watching something on my ipad while cooking dinner in the kitchen hit a button and pick up right where I left off in my living room. Also it is a great solution for having access to all the music and videos on our macs which are running most of the time anyway so the limitation of having to have it on to stream doesn’t impact us. I agree other boxes do more, but as someone living in the year 2010 I already have other devices to fill those voids such as the PS3 or internet enabled TV. I am sure Griff will rip these comments to shreds but I had to stand up for apple. – Homer
Topics:
- Are we in the gay community focusing on the right issues?
- The “It Gets Better” project on YouTube
- Bike shorts!
WTP:
- The chance that Paladino could still be elected. – Griff
- New Cinematic for World of Warcraft Cataclysm – Jeff
Picks:
- Hot Dogs a la Rose – Tim
- RED – Jeff
- Outsourced – Griff
In jr. high I was often made fun of for being or acting “gay.” I think this type of animosity towards gay people was definitely taught by parents and peers; I’m sure issue of gay rights made it a more common topic. However, in jr. high nothing is off limits. Kids were made fun of and picked on for everything including race, economic background, and mental or physical disabilities. It might still be okay to be openly homophobic these days, but kids certainly degrade their peers in ways that are deemed hateful and wrong by larger society. It’s not just a gay issue, but bullying feels worse when it seems that the rest of society is against you as well. I think achieving equal rights would actually do a lot to improve the self-esteem of gay teenagers along with the slow shift in our culture’s attitudes towards gay people. Parents and teachers are in the best position to try to actively put and end to bullying though. I’m not sure what gay population could do specifically.
I actually came out in high school while Queer Eye for the Straight Guy was at its peak in popularity. I think prominent depictions of gay men in the media do help gay teens feel more comfortable with themselves, but I was very worried that others would judge me by the stereotypes they saw in such shows. It was nice to see homosexuality acknowledged in a somewhat positive way, but it is certainly a double-edged sword.
As for DADT, I think it should be repealed, but it is never going to be my cause of choice. For one it is a good excuse if that draft comes back, but I do not live in a state that offers protection from discrimination based on sexual orientation (outside of state work), so I guess I don’t feel all that bad… ? I think protesting Red Cross blood drives is probably the biggest waste of time though.
You said 24-year-olds should respond, so I did! Hopefully it wasn’t too disjointed.
In jr. high I was often made fun of for being or acting “gay.” I think this type of animosity towards gay people was definitely taught by parents and peers; I’m sure issue of gay rights made it a more common topic. However, in jr. high nothing is off limits. Kids were made fun of and picked on for everything including race, economic background, and mental or physical disabilities. It might still be okay to be openly homophobic these days, but kids certainly degrade their peers in ways that are deemed hateful and wrong by larger society. It’s not just a gay issue, but bullying feels worse when it seems that the rest of society is against you as well. I think achieving equal rights would actually do a lot to improve the self-esteem of gay teenagers along with the slow shift in our culture’s attitudes towards gay people. Parents and teachers are in the best position to try to actively put and end to bullying though. I’m not sure what gay population could do specifically.
I actually came out in high school while Queer Eye for the Straight Guy was at its peak in popularity. I think prominent depictions of gay men in the media do help gay teens feel more comfortable with themselves, but I was very worried that others would judge me by the stereotypes they saw in such shows. It was nice to see homosexuality acknowledged in a somewhat positive way, but it is certainly a double-edged sword.
As for DADT, I think it should be repealed, but it is never going to be my cause of choice. For one it is a good excuse if that draft comes back, but I do not live in a state that offers protection from discrimination based on sexual orientation (outside of state work), so I guess I don’t feel all that bad… ? I think protesting Red Cross blood drives is probably the biggest waste of time though.
You said 24-year-olds should respond, so I did! Hopefully it wasn’t too disjointed.