So I do have a sensitive side. Well sort of. I went to Rent with my girl friend. For those of you (normal) males out there that have no idea what I'm talking about, Rent is a musical. Not only is it a musical, it is a musical about mostly homeless, gay couples with AIDS. What inexplicably horrible thing did I do to her to force me to go to a musical about gays with AIDS you say? Truth be told, I bought her the tickets as a Valentine's day gift (at significantly lower price than market value, don't put me on a pedestal just yet ladies).....Now, just because I'm an emotionless slob that is content sitting in my room watching baseball tonight until i doze off with one hand in my pants and the other in a bag of doritos (insert any flavor here to complete the visual except zesty taco/chipotle ranch, thats just gross) doesn't mean she doesn't get bored.
So her roommate says to her, "you know he's going to be miserable right...he hates gays, makes fun of people with aids, and thinks theater is for pussies"... or something to that effect. Whoa. I was sort of offended for the first time in a while.
Look, just because i hate perez hilton, clay aiken, ricky martin, and sam bradford as much as the next straight guy doesn't mean I hate gay people. Just because I call things that annoy me "so gay" or call people who throw a football like Nick Jonas "fags" doesn't mean I hate gay people. And I will argue to the grave that being gay IS a choice and you are not born that way but even still I don't hate gay people. That's my opinion, deal with it. Intolerance of opinion, in my opinion, is as equal an evil as being a homophobe or bigot or feminist (yes, this is the correct word choice).
Just because I tool on Magic Johnson and laugh at south park episodes doesn't mean I laugh at people with aids. Referring to my cat Mr. Bigglesworth (who has cat aids...for real-Feline Immunodeficiency Virus) as my monkey doesn't mean I in someway belittle the seriousness of the disease and the people's whose lives' it greatly effects. It's just funny to me. Racial jokes are funny to some. Sexist remarks are funny to some. They're funny or they wouldn't persist. I'm sure there are some things that you find humorous that I think are outright stupid (dave chappelle, the golden girls, popsicle sticks), but they must be funny to some because they are around. If you take your opinions in life too seriously I guarantee you will be miserable to be around...i mean look at hitler, PETA, and the white people who jailed daryl hunt.
As for theater, I'm aware that it takes much skill. Just because I'm not good at something or don't "like" it per se doesn't mean I can't respect it (allude to glassjaw and craig morgan). But if you spell theater "theatre" or can't handle criticism of your craft then I feel perfectly comfortable calling you a pussy. No offense...
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