Comments on: Visibility and Parenthood http://www.mombian.com/2008/10/08/visibility-and-parenthood/ Sustenance for Lesbian Moms Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:39:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Uncle Roger http://www.mombian.com/2008/10/08/visibility-and-parenthood/comment-page-1/#comment-82166 Uncle Roger Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:35:50 +0000 http://www.mombian.com/?p=2467#comment-82166 I don't watch a whole lot of TV, but when I do, or when I hear about any celebrity, I don't instantly start thinking about their sex life (well, okay, maybe Lucy Liu or Angelina Jolie). If someone's delivering the news or running for office or selling something, I don't decide to watch them, vote for them, or buy heir product simply because they're straight, gay, hot, not, or whatever. Garrison Keillor comes to mind -- I love his voice and he could probably read the foreign exchange rates and I'd enjoy listening. Dave Morey, a local DJ here, is the same. The fact that he's gay has no bearing on it. So the fact that Rachel Maddow happens to be a lesbian probably wouldn't register with me either. If someone mentioned it, I'd probably go "Hmm", pause for a moment for that straight-guy-lesbian-fantasy thing (Sorry! I can't help it!) and then forget it. The thing is, it shouldn't matter. (I know it does, just as racism is not gone nor anti-semitism, but I think if we can keep meeting the "He's Gay!" type comments with "So?", our kids, at least, may pick up on it not being a big deal.) I don’t watch a whole lot of TV, but when I do, or when I hear about any celebrity, I don’t instantly start thinking about their sex life (well, okay, maybe Lucy Liu or Angelina Jolie). If someone’s delivering the news or running for office or selling something, I don’t decide to watch them, vote for them, or buy heir product simply because they’re straight, gay, hot, not, or whatever.

Garrison Keillor comes to mind — I love his voice and he could probably read the foreign exchange rates and I’d enjoy listening. Dave Morey, a local DJ here, is the same. The fact that he’s gay has no bearing on it.

So the fact that Rachel Maddow happens to be a lesbian probably wouldn’t register with me either. If someone mentioned it, I’d probably go “Hmm”, pause for a moment for that straight-guy-lesbian-fantasy thing (Sorry! I can’t help it!) and then forget it.

The thing is, it shouldn’t matter. (I know it does, just as racism is not gone nor anti-semitism, but I think if we can keep meeting the “He’s Gay!” type comments with “So?”, our kids, at least, may pick up on it not being a big deal.)

]]> By: Connie http://www.mombian.com/2008/10/08/visibility-and-parenthood/comment-page-1/#comment-81696 Connie Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:33:04 +0000 http://www.mombian.com/?p=2467#comment-81696 Great article! Great article!

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