Foreign Ground

It's always weird hanging in someone else's digs, but I told Jack that I would at least put up one post before I skipped town myself.

And I've been meaning to link Ophelia for over a week now on her gay stereotype bashing post. A young one in blog years, and yet, she's got the idea.

It's interesting to gain a new perspective.

Pam discussed this several months ago, and I linked her on it. We wondered why so many homosexuals have seemed to define themselves by their homosexuality.

Ophelia blames Hollywood for handing down that definition, rather than the gay community. And I say: How can you not blame Hollywood? Those feather-muckers.

I will say this, at least of late, the movement seems to have gotten away from the "nasty, sickly, disease-ridden" stereotypes, and more towards the JUST JACK! overly animated type from Will and Grace.

That's our fault. As humans, we find comfort in stereotyping, almost as much as we are enraged by it. And as an audience of this generation, we seek comedic relief as a refreshing contrast to the world's coming to an end! mentality of the late 80's.

And so here we are...

Regarding our position on the bell curve of balance - on ALL of the issues - I have to question where we stand.

I can't help but wonder how close we are to "as good as it gets."