Hal Duncan received a piece of hateful e-mail recently. Many people would bristle about its content, some people would feel hurt and withdraw, others might even respond back with vehemence. Not Hal. He posts it on his blog along with his vitriol-laced response. Here's the intro:
"Thank you for your charming email of bigoted homophobia. It amused me no end, I must say, with its witty mimicry of the quiz show question format (I can only presume you are an avid viewer of commercial television in preference to, for example, reading books), its air-tight syllogistic logic (compelling, I say, compelling) and its prurient interest as to what I do with my cock (though I must say I'm confused as to how this is any concern of yours)."And it just gets better from there. I'm always a little surprised and saddened when I see examples of such outright homophobia. I shouldn't be. This country is full of puritanical christians who think (read: know) they know what's right for everyone. That attitude is something I see even more since moving back to the Midwest where the homosexual community is smaller to well-hidden to nonexistent.
I'd love to think there'd be a day where we existed in tolerance of each other, but I suspect humans are too selfish to let other people be different. It's too bad since, in my opinion, it's our uniqueness that makes being human special (as opposed to being a monkey or a dog). I guess we'll just keep trying and move slowly towards a more enlightened life.
Like they say, "Even small steps will get you to the top of the mountain."
1 comments:
Dude, that was deliciously baroque.
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