Time to Refuse the Abuse

By Nathan Clark / 11 February 2013

Several segments of American society are clearly under assault, culturally and legislatively, by other segments. The mouse has risen to roar at the lion, and for the most part this mismatch has played out in ways that portray the mouse as juggernaut and the lion as … a timid pussycat. Enough already, say I! It is high time for a return to an America where freedom of conscience and respect for all segments of society rules the day.

Traditional gender roles are under frontal attack. Hollywood cannot make a sitcom, movie or even commercial without over-representing the GLBT community. Why do I dare imply over-representation? Just click through the TV channels. Even the “reality” shows on HGTV and the Food Network have some GLBT representation every third or fourth episode, giving the subtle implication that people of “alternate” lifestyles equal a quarter to one third of the population, when, in fact, reliable statistics put the number around 5%.

The federal government and the NEA are in lock-step pushing this agenda also. The gay community has even taken to bullying their own, for not being “gay enough“, whatever that means. I recently read a response by actor Sean Hayes to criticism from the gay publication The Advocate, implying that he has “skirted the issue of his sexuality for too long.“ For those who remember, Hayes portrayed Jack McFarland, the flamboyantly gay neighbor on Will & Grace for eight years, picking up seven Emmy nominations along the way for his acting in the show. Last time I checked, a person’s sexuality was a private matter, not public property. Hayes was gracious if wounded in his reply, but the insistence of the gay community on owning his private life because he is “one of them” is nothing short of bullying.

As a masculine male I refuse to be bullied into diplomatic silence or retreat of principles by feminine men or masculine women. Don’t get me wrong here. I have no desire to persecute or harass other people, but neither will I stand timidly aside while a tiny segment of the population attempts to use my government, public education and popular culture (sheep mentality) to buffalo me into acquiescence and approval of their choices. If you push me, I will push you back. Hard.

The pendulum has swung very far to the opposite pole on this matter. It is time to restore some balance, and simply say “No more.” Straight people need to stop surrendering ground, based on false guilt and perverse sophistry. We CAN all get along, but not while one side is bludgeoning the other.

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"Even the “reality” shows on HGTV and the Food Network have some GLBT representation every third or fourth episode, giving the subtle implication that people of “alternate” lifestyles equal a quarter to one third of the population, when, in fact, reliable statistics put the number around 5%."

That's the truth! I love HGTV, remodeling and house hunters but the remodeling shows always got to have the gay guys remodeling their house every little bit. Have yet to see a lesbian couple remodel, might have to turn that one off.