Friday, August 16, 2013
Don't "B" Gay
I feel that it is time for me to start standing up for my morals and what I believe in. I am a baptized, non-practicing Catholic. I don't know that I believe in God, but I believe in something after we die. I have faith in myself and I practice good morals and have an overall positive attitude towards life. Sometimes it can be hard for me not to go against my beliefs in a society that thrives off of stereotypes. If anyone says differently, they're lying. Everyone is guilty of saying things like "that's so gay" or "that's retarded" even though we know it's not right to say those things. I'm not going to get into all of my issues with society and race and religion, but with recent on-going events, and that this song will be performed for the world to see and hear in two weeks, I felt a strong urge to put my two cents in about Gay marriage and people who are gay.
"Same Love" by Macklemore pretty much sums everything up for the people who are like me. If you are an overall good person who doesn't use a Bible to hide behind or a congregation to forgive you for your sins just so you can turn around and commit them again, then you'll know what I'm talking about. It's really no one's business who someone has an intimate relationship with, other than the two people in the relationship. So where is the judgement coming from? I'm pretty positive God isn't walking around talking about Gay people being an abomination... Your pastors, priests, what have you, might be but they aren't God...or, excuse me, Jesus. I'm also 100% positive that people who really are gay, don't choose it. Why would anyone want to choose to love the same sex when they know what's going to come from it? No, I'm not gay, but that doesn't mean I can't stand up for those who are. In all honesty, I'm getting tired of hearing about the subject.
I'm not being mean, but seriously why is this becoming the most important thing our Government is looking into right now? I won't get into politics any further than to say it's stupid. Instead of letting the arguing go on about whether or not to "allow" gay marriage, we should be focusing on other and more important things. For all of you "Christians" out there, please take the time to find in the bible where it says "Gay people choose to be gay and they should go to hell if they're gay" and show it to me. And please, don't pick out bits and pieces and try to put it all together to try to say what you think is right. I want one good, solid paragraph that says Gay people are not born that way, that they choose it and that they should all die. Also, please do tell what gay people do to hurt YOU, because I have certainly seen what straight people do to hurt THEM.
When I read the comment feed for this music video, I couldn't believe the ignorance...well that and how horribly people are with their grammar these days (very sad, get a dictionary or use spell check people!).
So to end my rant let me just say this: What are the good things gay people do? Well, for one thing they adopt children who are given up and don't have homes. We know how anatomy works so procreating isn't an option...well at least between the two people in the relationship. I've seen more gay people adopt inside the United States than straight people, which is saying something since most of your "celebrities" (who are straight...with partners) like to adopt from other countries when ours is filled with too many kids in the foster system or in children's homes. Another thing they do is teach others how to be open minded while a lot of straight families are filled with the stereotypes. Being a college graduate, I have also taken a few college courses where we studied the topic of families, and guess what? Oh no, could it be?? YES! Gay families end up (statistically) raising children who do extremely well in society, are straight, and more open-minded and polite than children with straight parents. WHAT?? Shocker? It shouldn't be by this point.
I can ramble off statistics all day long, but it really comes down to the individual person. All people are different, though some may act the same. So why would you think of your best friend differently if all of a sudden he told you one day that he was gay? Because you think he might hit on you? Or make sexual advances towards you? Don't flatter yourself.
Once again, feel free to leave me comments, or if you want to state your opinion privately, you can message me on Facebook or here's my email: kg6891@yahoo.com
For your enjoyment: "Same Love" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Till next time,
KNG :)
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