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Reply to "Queers are the Blacks of the 1950's!!! Anti-Gay is on the RISE!!"

I think gay is 'packaged' for the media into stereotypes that they can enjoy. The Madonna kiss with Brittany, the cute quirkey funny will n graces, the hot chicks on L word. But thats all not real life, it's sexy packaged. I think anti gay IS on the rise as the RIGHT wing is on the rise and puritanical thoughts, laws and quasi McCarthyism is also slowly, quietly on the rise. These things happen as people are more an more apathetical - very very few kids are political - especially in American. Very few seem angry about anything - i remember MY YOUTH which was filled with teen groups of the young socialists, the rock against racism concerts and the Glad to Be Gay anthems. But the youth now are fed on consumerism and believe that the dollar is the answer to their prayers. It is so not about any activism at all. And this goes for so many issues, the war, police injustice, government influence, race, immigration... etc etc - and of course queer issues - Don't you agree?
Again, it sort of reminds me of the days of Germanys fascism ...the rise of family values, the rise of people being promised this booming fruitful materialism, but the slow quiet persecution of the great "unwashed" (the jews, gypsys, queers etc)... and of course most people didn't bother, didn't care... as it didn't DIRECTLY affect them. I know this is an extreem comparrison but i think all what Sweetie, Lex etc are saying is part and parcel of a very right wing environment.... i think we HAVE to just educate the kids not to be so apathetical and to be aware of others and their lifestyles and exceptance and understanding. I sort of try my best to push this into my kid
"Human beings are all members of one body.
They are created from the same essence.
When one member is in pain,
The others cannot rest.
If you do not care about the pain of others,
You do not deserve to be called a human being."
A Quote from Persian Poet Saadi Shirazi
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