I was on Twitter (as usual) and I came upon a tweet between two people that had nothing to do with me that annoyed the hell out of me (another reminder that I need to stop clicking on things on twitter). No doubt the annoying tweet was from a republican and they were having a Twitter convo with a very liberal person. They were talking about DADT and the not so liberal was asking about bedding for the soldiers now that DADT has been repealed. Meaning where are the gay soldiers going to sleep now because apparently gay and straight people can't share bedrooms or whatever they call the sleeping quarters in the army.
This has to be one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. In the army, men all sleep in the same area and women all sleep in the same area, correct? So why should that change now? Didn't these people share sleeping quarters BEFORE anyone knew if they were gay or straight? And it wasn't a problem then so why should it be now? This person on Twitter questioned whether men and women would now have to room together. Again, stupid. I don't see what's so wrong with a gay person and a straight person of the same sex sleeping in the same room. What the hell do you think is gonna happen?
I swear I can't take this ignorant nonsense.
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Thursday, December 23, 2010
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Religion, Church and the Bible: My Thoughts
Another one of those hot button topics out there. My problem with the religion and church thing is when people try to force their beliefs on me or make me feel bad for not thinking the same way they do. For example, my dad. He's in church pretty much every Sunday and he's always trying to get me to go with him and I probably will eventually but no time soon (and not because I want to, but because he wants me to and I figure it's the least I can do). The thing that bugs me is that when I say no he's all "don't you want to go to heaven?" Really daddy? I love you but calm the fuck down. Sorry but I refuse to believe that not going to church is an automatic ticket to hell. And I don't think I should be made to feel bad for my decision not to go.
In the past I never had a specific reason for not going to church, I just didn't want to. But now I don't want to go because I don't agree with some of the things that are taught in church and I feel that some religious people take the Bible WAY too literally. I personally don't feel that the Bible is something that's meant to be taken word for word. I mean think about it. Look who wrote it and when. A bunch of semi-anonymous old white dudes somewhere in the beginning of time. Do I really want to live my life based on their words? They say it's what God says but how do I know that? How does anyone? Are we just supposed to take their word for it? To an extent I suppose but, I don't know. To be honest, old white dudes haven't always been kind to my people in the past so forgive me if I don't want to heed their advice.
Then there's the whole obedient wife thing I talked about in another post. And of course everyone's favorite topic: homosexuality. On Sunday mornings on BET they show sermons, etc from various preachers, churches and what not. One day I heard a pastor say something about how being gay is wrong, a sin, blah blah blah, bullshit, bullshit, bullshit, yadda yadda yadda. Of course the whole ignorant congregation was in agreement with this fool. At that point I decided I was done with church. If I had to sit there and listen to that idiotic nonsense about how "wrong" homosexuality is I think I might stand up and scream right in the middle of the service. Idiots. One thing I absolutely can not stand is homophobia. It truly pisses me off to no end. I talk about that a little bit here. I just have a serious problem with perpetuating hate and ignorance under the guise of religion. Don't blame your closed mind on God, it's not a good look. Anyway, that's all for now.
ps: I went to Catholic school for 8 years and yes I do believe in God, just not sure about the "institution" of religion (if that makes sense).
In the past I never had a specific reason for not going to church, I just didn't want to. But now I don't want to go because I don't agree with some of the things that are taught in church and I feel that some religious people take the Bible WAY too literally. I personally don't feel that the Bible is something that's meant to be taken word for word. I mean think about it. Look who wrote it and when. A bunch of semi-anonymous old white dudes somewhere in the beginning of time. Do I really want to live my life based on their words? They say it's what God says but how do I know that? How does anyone? Are we just supposed to take their word for it? To an extent I suppose but, I don't know. To be honest, old white dudes haven't always been kind to my people in the past so forgive me if I don't want to heed their advice.
Then there's the whole obedient wife thing I talked about in another post. And of course everyone's favorite topic: homosexuality. On Sunday mornings on BET they show sermons, etc from various preachers, churches and what not. One day I heard a pastor say something about how being gay is wrong, a sin, blah blah blah, bullshit, bullshit, bullshit, yadda yadda yadda. Of course the whole ignorant congregation was in agreement with this fool. At that point I decided I was done with church. If I had to sit there and listen to that idiotic nonsense about how "wrong" homosexuality is I think I might stand up and scream right in the middle of the service. Idiots. One thing I absolutely can not stand is homophobia. It truly pisses me off to no end. I talk about that a little bit here. I just have a serious problem with perpetuating hate and ignorance under the guise of religion. Don't blame your closed mind on God, it's not a good look. Anyway, that's all for now.
ps: I went to Catholic school for 8 years and yes I do believe in God, just not sure about the "institution" of religion (if that makes sense).
Sunday, April 4, 2010
No homo? Stop the Stupidity
Of all the idiotic, unnecessary slang terms out there I'm pretty sure "no homo" is the worst. I mean seriously, what moron came up with that? Furthermore, why did the aforementioned moron's friends let him believe it was a good idea to actually use that term? I have such an issue with the use of this term because it just doesn't make any sense to me. What's really the point of saying "no homo" before making a statement?
I don't know for sure how the use of "no homo" got started but the first time I remember hearing it was in Lil' Wayne's song Lollipop. From then on it seemed like I was hearing it practically everywhere. The majority of people I hear saying it are African American males *insert my shocked face...NOT*. Apparently some men feel the need to say "no homo" before saying something so that whoever they're talking to doesn't think they're gay or so they won't sound gay. Personally, that's probably one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. I guess it's a guy thing because they feel this need to protect or prove their masculinity all the time. Even when it's not in question.
For me, if a guy feels the need to say "no homo" it only makes me think that he really is on the down low and trying to cover it up. Whereas if he had just said whatever he was going to say with no preface, I probably wouldn't think anything of it. But the fact that you feel the need to put a disclaimer before your statement makes me think there's something else going on. Are you so insecure that you can't make a simple statement without being afraid of what people may think of you? I mean really, dudes can't even compliment each other without it being a big deal. It's always "I'm not gay but...." whenever they compliment each other. Really dude? It's not that serious. Giving someone of the same sex a compliment doesn't mean you're gay and it doesn't mean people are going to think you're gay. Stop being an idiot!
I think it's very different and I guess easier for females. I myself can compliment another female without feeling like people will think I'm a lesbian. I have no problem saying "Oh she's cute" or "Hey, her boobs are awesome." What's the big deal? Just because I can admit that another female is attractive doesn't mean I want to jump her bones. I don't understand why so many males have yet to grasp this concept. I guess it's because most of them have this overwhelming need to constantly prove their masculinity. Apparently in guy world saying another guy is good looking is less than masculine or sounds gay but in my mind it's just the opposite. If a man is secure enough in himself and his masculinity he should have no problem saying anything he wants to say without putting "no homo" in front of it.
That's all for now. DEUCES!!!
I don't know for sure how the use of "no homo" got started but the first time I remember hearing it was in Lil' Wayne's song Lollipop. From then on it seemed like I was hearing it practically everywhere. The majority of people I hear saying it are African American males *insert my shocked face...NOT*. Apparently some men feel the need to say "no homo" before saying something so that whoever they're talking to doesn't think they're gay or so they won't sound gay. Personally, that's probably one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. I guess it's a guy thing because they feel this need to protect or prove their masculinity all the time. Even when it's not in question.
For me, if a guy feels the need to say "no homo" it only makes me think that he really is on the down low and trying to cover it up. Whereas if he had just said whatever he was going to say with no preface, I probably wouldn't think anything of it. But the fact that you feel the need to put a disclaimer before your statement makes me think there's something else going on. Are you so insecure that you can't make a simple statement without being afraid of what people may think of you? I mean really, dudes can't even compliment each other without it being a big deal. It's always "I'm not gay but...." whenever they compliment each other. Really dude? It's not that serious. Giving someone of the same sex a compliment doesn't mean you're gay and it doesn't mean people are going to think you're gay. Stop being an idiot!
I think it's very different and I guess easier for females. I myself can compliment another female without feeling like people will think I'm a lesbian. I have no problem saying "Oh she's cute" or "Hey, her boobs are awesome." What's the big deal? Just because I can admit that another female is attractive doesn't mean I want to jump her bones. I don't understand why so many males have yet to grasp this concept. I guess it's because most of them have this overwhelming need to constantly prove their masculinity. Apparently in guy world saying another guy is good looking is less than masculine or sounds gay but in my mind it's just the opposite. If a man is secure enough in himself and his masculinity he should have no problem saying anything he wants to say without putting "no homo" in front of it.
That's all for now. DEUCES!!!
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