Lord oh lord, I got the blues so bad I can't even shut my eyes. Prop-8 has been an absolute disaster. The latent racism and bigotry against Mormons has exploded in the GLBT community. We need to be building coalitions, not burning bridges and sadly things are not going well.
But then, there is always GWAR. You WNYers are not as familiar with GWAR as you should be. You are hungry. Hungry for something but you don't know what. You hunger for
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11/07/2008 18:41 #46594
Post-election Blues11/07/2008 09:26 #46582
Dear CaliforniaCan you vote on prop 8 again in two years when voter turn out it low?
kisses,
James
kisses,
James
james - 11/07/08 18:30
Our nation was founded as a liberal democracy. I think it became fashionable to tell people how to live their lives when 'liberal' became a dirty word.
Our nation was founded as a liberal democracy. I think it became fashionable to tell people how to live their lives when 'liberal' became a dirty word.
tinypliny - 11/07/08 18:18
I say such creepy props should be banned altogether. Why can't people be sane and rational for once and stop introducing crazy voting points like this?? WHO THE HELL do people think they are to decide for how their neighbours should live their life?
I say such creepy props should be banned altogether. Why can't people be sane and rational for once and stop introducing crazy voting points like this?? WHO THE HELL do people think they are to decide for how their neighbours should live their life?
libertad - 11/07/08 14:52
That was exactly what I was thinking.
That was exactly what I was thinking.
11/02/2008 20:18 #46477
Oh hell yaroswellI am writing my cover letter for a job I am applying to at Roswell. Cover letters are so tough to write, I have been in front of the computer for an hour banging my head against my desk. It is such a parched writing style, devoid of any personality.
Wish me luck. I really want to work there.
Wish me luck. I really want to work there.
james - 11/09/08 15:42
Mike: the hubub happened today. I am sorry that I applied for the same job as you. It was completely unintentional.
Mike: the hubub happened today. I am sorry that I applied for the same job as you. It was completely unintentional.
mike - 11/09/08 15:12
ahh sorry i didn't respond. I have not been keeping up with my e-mail or checking estrip. I did get your e-mail and I think it is the same job . it happens, i didn't think you heard about it from my journal, i figured you found it on the site just like me. maybe they are hopefully hiring two people? I didn't realize all the hubub it was causing in the comments.
ahh sorry i didn't respond. I have not been keeping up with my e-mail or checking estrip. I did get your e-mail and I think it is the same job . it happens, i didn't think you heard about it from my journal, i figured you found it on the site just like me. maybe they are hopefully hiring two people? I didn't realize all the hubub it was causing in the comments.
jim - 11/09/08 15:06
Yeah, James still doesn't know what Mike is applying for...
Yeah, James still doesn't know what Mike is applying for...
matthew - 11/09/08 14:38
yeah, I assumed that. After re-reading my comment, it sounded pretty harsh. Sorry about that, it wasn't my intention.
yeah, I assumed that. After re-reading my comment, it sounded pretty harsh. Sorry about that, it wasn't my intention.
tinypliny - 11/09/08 14:22
Hey! (e:james) and (e:jim) told me that (e:james) would love to work at Roswell and gave me good idea about the kind of skills they were targeting and I have been actively looking at job-postings that satified the criteria ever since (e:jim) posted that (e:james) was looking for a job! This was one of those jobs!
Hey! (e:james) and (e:jim) told me that (e:james) would love to work at Roswell and gave me good idea about the kind of skills they were targeting and I have been actively looking at job-postings that satified the criteria ever since (e:jim) posted that (e:james) was looking for a job! This was one of those jobs!
james - 11/09/08 14:20
I did not find out about it through Mike's journal. I actually emailed Mike several days ago to find out what the situation is but haven't heard back yet.
I did not find out about it through Mike's journal. I actually emailed Mike several days ago to find out what the situation is but haven't heard back yet.
matthew - 11/09/08 14:14
You are applying for the same position as (e:mike)? I hope you didn't find out about the job from mike's journal, 'cause that would make you a real asshole.
You are applying for the same position as (e:mike)? I hope you didn't find out about the job from mike's journal, 'cause that would make you a real asshole.
james - 11/02/08 22:18
It is the Clinical Navigator position. If it is the same job Mike I hope they are looking for two people ^_^
It is the Clinical Navigator position. If it is the same job Mike I hope they are looking for two people ^_^
mike - 11/02/08 22:13
i hope its not the job i just applied for
i hope its not the job i just applied for
fing - 11/02/08 20:46
What job are you interviewing for?
What job are you interviewing for?
paul - 11/02/08 20:33
We could be lunch buddies.
We could be lunch buddies.
10/31/2008 10:09 #46443
Hamster on a Piano10/30/2008 13:49 #46428
> Rock the Votemuch, much, much better than Aerosmith urging you to vote for whoever.
jason - 10/30/08 14:59
HAHAHA same sex hog coupling?? Freebasing coke? LOL
HAHAHA same sex hog coupling?? Freebasing coke? LOL
Jason, foul language is not only acceptable on this journal but it is also encouraged.
I would rather say that shitting on Mormons is PE, politically expedient. They only represent 2% of California's population and even if they are a unified bloc, that still leaves another 48% of California to share the burden of guilt. Granted, Mormons won the money game for them, but there is plenty of blame to go around.
The great irony of this is that gay people are saying to the social conservatives "Hey, we want to be like you. We want to take part of the great civilizing force, marriage." It is the most conservative thing the GLBT community has ever done. And our demand for normalcy is rejected, as if social conservatives like the good old bachelor homosexuals of popular imagination.
That's so charming! Why are you upset??! You still look as youthful as a 17 year old!!
PS - Sorry bout the foul language, I'm not upset with anyone, I was just carded and denied for cigarettes at Willies. Crying out loud.
Obviously, the numbers with the Mormons realistically may not matter compared to the numbers that can be swayed in the correct direction. I imagine attitudes in some areas are changeable and some are not.
I agree with (e:James) when it comes to coalition building.
It's easy and PC to shit on Mormons. Nobody should be afraid to say, well, 70% of blacks voted for Prop 8, and that shit is fucking wrong. We all know god damned well it's wrong, but people shit their pants over people knee-jerking on them and calling them racist. Fuck that. Wrong is wrong.
The Mormon Church and individual Mormons are two different things. I am seeing blanket blaming of Mormons when it is the Mormon Church and certain individual Mormons who are guilty of disgusting discrimination. Hold them culpable, not the whole lot of them.
And as far as coalition building, I did not mean with the Mormon Church. Specifically we need to work with our relationships with the Latino and Black communities. Both of these groups voted overwhelmingly for prop-8 and both are minorities who are discriminated against. Working towards a solid voting block is more constructive than pissing on Mormons, who, by and large, are worthy of our piss.
I hope you are being sarcastic but there is no ground on which it is reasonable to defend mormonism. To me it is the epitome of the outageousness of religion. I have zero tolerance or respect for them.
Nothing fills me with more religious hatred than the mormons. I hated them as long as I can remember and it has nothing to do with prop8 and everything to do with my personal interactions with even the nicest of them. That plus a couple book I read about them. This one book :::link::: was particularly interesting, obviously the mormons hate it.
Why should I need to build any sort of coalition with them - I am just assuming you are kidding. I have no peace with the mormons, nor will I ever. In fact I hate them more than they hate me.
YEAH! GWAR :D