jenny42's Comments (382)

“show us a photograph of this young lady. At the age of 18, she is technically an adult. This is frightening especially for me because I have a son. What was this about?”

“Thank you for saying this! Thanks a bunch for you contribution of the letter to your congressmen. There is not "small" part., but big in measure. Continue to fight for truth.”

“Is there another online news media that is competitive with Huffpost? I asked yesterday if Huffpost had merged with the Enquirer.

This is messy and not professional. This made Huffpost headline. Wow, this is sad.”

“and???”

“Alicia Keys was the real winner in these two videos. She is the real musician and singer. A Class Act!”

“I stopped watching MTP when Gregory began and will not watch it again until they have changed moderators. I cannot bear to watch him. I would prefer they replace him with Chuck Todd”

“( SIGH) Way to go! Now lets move forward and support this healthcare reform! Please volunteer in you local communities to do canvassing!
We are the change that we have been waiting for!”

“Harriet, lets keep hope alive. One reason is that yes there has been abuses of power, but as long as we have breath in our bodies, we have a chance to change. Some people will change even though it is difficult, it is still possible.”

“Define what you mean by seeing color. If we say we don't see color, then we are blind and or we are erasing one another. What we need is an ability to see a human being who is black, white, hispanic, asain, or whatever color. Saying that we don't see color is a very loaded statement which will not bring a progressive solution.”

“I have questions... in the movie, when Bruno and Steve? were kissing, what do you think made the crowd stay and watch, plus what makes the men so angry about two men kissing? Although I believe that SC was over the top with some of the content. Let's say two men showing moderate affection, I wonder if that would cause the same amount of fury and if so, what is that?”

“Exactly”

“True, but Queer as Folks played into the sterotype of a great deal of sex going in the culture. To be honest Human sexuality is human sexuality and the physiological changes that happens with heterosexual couples happens to gay couple and just human.
I know many gay people who are celibate and waiting to meet the right person. Gay people who choose to discipline themselves and not give out their body as if it is a piece of bread.
However, our society has promoted sexually contented lifestyle and sex sales! You can barely find anything that does not promote sex. Barely are the groups that I am speaking of are represented in any arena. They prefer to promote the down low people who are another story for another day. The down low people are so unhealthy that this also creates a negative image. For instance Larry Craig. Yes there are some gay men who meet others men in bathroom, but not all. Queer as Folks really showed these bathroom scenes to not end. I just wish other gay life styles are presented.”

“Fabulous52 your comment is totally fabulous. My heart goes out for those within the community who have beliefs such as Mij13.”

“In all honesty, I live in Az and have never visited Vegas, but if I did, my children would definitely not accompany me. Besides, never been there, I have no idea of what is kid oriented.
However, gay or straight, I have always assumed that Vegas is for adults. Mij13 has a right to his/her belief, but I just believe that boundaries are needed to help in a child's development. The brain is not developed until age 22-25 these kids can barely understand simple things, exposure to such things is just too much in my opinion.”

“Just was wondering what you were exposed too when you were small and what influence those things may have in your life that is all. I know for small children their process of sex between mom and dad can be perceived as violatile.”

“I guess it is more my ignorance. I don't know any heterosexual males who kiss other men like Bruno and whose behavior is so similar to a particular group of gay males.”

“I was born and raised in Alabama, it did not do us justice either. I have passed through Cullman, and being black we were told not to ever stop in that area, but once we were almost out of gas and had to stop. I have never been more afraid in my life. The shell station was full of men and when we went in to get a snack, they all stopped talking and were watching us. The cashier threw the change at us and told us not to come back again. It was horrible. That was in the early 90's. So I was really afraid for this guy when he was there, but I laughed and was happy that acting like a gay man he got out alive.”

“Exactly”

“Thank you for this information. I have never heard of Foucault's view of sexual orientation. I share the same belief that it does undermine our fight. People look at all of us a freaks and this hurts.”

“Seriously Mij13, how old were you when you came out?”

“Mij13, see, I knew that we were talking about different things. The gay culture to me is about something totally different. I am attracted to females. I am a woman who loves women. Not all women, but those who makes my heart quiver. :o) I don't have to prove anything to anyone because I KNOW who I am. The gay culture to me is a culture of persons whose identities are already known and secured within their minds. It has nothing to do with sex or sexual behaviors. Sexual orientation is about our state of being who were are persons who are attracted to the same gender or sex. Now the best thing I love about our gay culture that people are not seeing because of all of the promotion of sexual behaviors, is that we are an intelligent, hardworking, spiritual, artistic, electic group who brings many gifts to the world. Our gayness is not the sum total of who we are. We are parents and we want our children to have healthy lives by presenting them with healthy options. Exposing them to men in leather gyrating with each other.. come on! Most of us could not deal with our orientation until we were much older. We needed to be taught more than just a sex act to understand who we are. Perhaps if our perspective of ourselves grew, some of the dysfunctional things might disapate as well.”

“Sad to say but ryan, with this one, you really could. It was a bit much. However, please don't do that, seriously please don't. Wait til it gets to your home on DVD.”

“Thank you Peachykeen, I am a black woman and gay, I am proud of being who I am and I would love it if there was such a parade where we could show more of who we are and less genitalia or sexually contented parades.
I don't like being called gay for this reason. The gay population that is out front and center, normally does not represent who I am and how I live. Perhaps I am just dull, but I love my dullness and do not want, not just my children, but anyone's child exposed to this behavior.”

“Come on Mij13, just because one orientation does it doesn't mean that the other has to do it. We are talking about modeling what is appropriate for children. Do you have children?”

“I have to agree, it was like watching gay porn. I felt very uncomfortable in some parts because he went over board. It left me wondering about SC's orientation, he appeared so comfortable with this part, but I thought he recently got married...hmmnn perhaps it is just great acting?”