Not only has the public image of gay men been tarnished by the over-promotion of the Foley scandal, but they have actually been put into physical danger. It's already starting with news items about teenage boys using online sites to lure gay men on dates to attack and rob them. What in the world are the Democrats thinking? We saw the beginning of this in that grotesque moment in the last presidential debates when John Kerry came out with that clearly prefab line identifying Mary Cheney as a lesbian. Since when does the Democratic Party use any gay issue in this coldblooded way as a token on the chessboard? You'd expect this stuff from right-wing ideologues, not progressives.
Saturday, October 28, 2006
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Paglia says:
"Not only has the public image of gay men been tarnished by the over-promotion of the Foley scandal,"
This is baloney. In no way has the Foley scandal done any damage whatsoever to the image of gay men. It's a stupendously idiotic statement.
"but they have actually been put into physical danger."
More baloney. This kind of thing has been going on, probably since the days of the Romans. Did you ever see "As good as it gets"? You really believe the Foley scandal got teenage boys starting to lure and beat up gays? Nonsense!
She's obviously not the intellectual the interviewer thinks she is. This is fairly typical Dem tactics, at least recently.
off topic:
"As Good As It Gets" Great flick. Stellar performances all around. I was especially impressed with the scene in the restaraunt where the Nickleson character realizes he said something really stupid to the Helen Hunt character regarding her son. You see it in his eyes first. Awesome.
Nicholson is one of the greats. As Good as it Gets is great, but I think my favorite is former astronaut Breedlove in Terms of Endearment.
Paglia is an interesting writer. She is an intellectual, but some of her writings are "out there" and I disagree with much of what I've read. I would not consider her liberal by any means.
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