Savage Love Nov 14, 2012 at 4:00 am

Straight-Up Thanks

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Stop forgetting the "Q" you heteronormative shitbag. And what is up with the thanking the straight people bullshit? Are you serious? How about you thank the memory of Marsha P Johnson and the other original Stonewallers, many of which who died in diseased poverty while your rich White ass can whine about economic marriage equality. Fuck you Dan Savage.
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As one "The" to ano-THE-r, I'm new here, I don't quite grasp where you're coming from, but I really dig your style. What's your thrust?

Are you saying that the homosexual lobby is exclusively white? Has the original movement been co-opted? Do you begrudge them for financial success? If the so-called, "gay" movement is not about economic privilege, then what is it supposed to be about? If homosexuals are supposed to be disgruntled, then why do they call themselves, gay?
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My thrust is that I'm real tired of entities like the Human Rights Campaign and talking heads like Dan Savage co-opting the true movement. They are transforming it into something ugly that perpetuates sexism, racism and classism in this country while also forgetting the important contributions of transpeople and people of color in the "gay" rights movement.

Kirk Grisham sums up some current issues with Mr. Savage pretty well: http://thefeministwire.com/2012/02/from-on…

Fuck all privilege.
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Wow, that really cool, The, and so true. I have know more than a few "gays" that were exceptionally nice, creative, and wonderfully unique. Not like the gay fascists of Sam Adam's ilk. I'm going to have to read up on the Stone Wallers.
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Ok, so you really, really, REALLY HATE Dan Savage. For reasons that are totally unfair and ridiculous, but hey - it's all good. You don't get to be an out-spoken activist public figure without generating many enemies. Deserved or not.
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No matter how many statutes you write against how people think and feel, assault is assault and murder is murder. Hurt feelings aren't injury exclusive to homosexuals. Bullies are cowards and when you stand up to them, they always back down. People need to develop the courage of their convictions and come to the defense of others who yet need to try. It's a grass roots, one at a time type process.
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@ dr. minsk:

you said some dumb shit like "...i'm not so sure dan savage is even gay..."

laughing out loud.

did you even read the above column? have you ever read *any* of his columns?

but, maybe you're right -- maybe he's been lying to us this whole time -- he's a closeted-hetero. or just curious. and so is his husband.

like the editor said: so deeply, deeply stupid. (they failed to note its hilarity, however.)

i agree with you, though, that they should've left your comment up -- but, believe me, they did you a favor by deleting it.

and don't worry -- by reading some of your other comments, i'm pretty sure we're all getting a fair idea about you regardless.
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Thanks Hugh. At least you acknowledge something of what was posted. I'm new here and from the sound of Savage's article, and from what The said, I got the impression that he was a straight guy, trying to spear head some sort of a patronizing campaign for his own self aggrandizement. Would it have killed him to have to introduce himself? I don't even see a paragraph that sums him up. like columnists at real papers have. Even the most famous, have at least a short bio to give a new reader some background. I suppose there is a certain sort of snobbery to trying to limit readership, though.
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Well this train got derailed as shit.
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And Damosa, those reasons are both fair and relevant. I'm surprised you're jumping to the defense honestly. He's not an activist, he's a rich pundit. Another rich White pundit climbing his way to the top of the money pile. Did you even read Grisham's article? Have you ever read some of the offensive shit that Dan Savage writes?
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