Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - Apache Junction, Arizona, USA
SWEETNESS
Kathleen Parker is a sweet young woman who writes articles for the sweet Tribune Media Services. Her sweet editorial was featured yesterday in the Arizona Republic. In it, she's so sweet and goes on and on about, well, let me quote her, "I love gays, and well, the whole gay thing. I love my gay friends and relatives, not to mention my hairdresser; I love what gays do to urban neighborhoods; I love gay humor, gay style and whatshisname in 'My Best Friend's Wedding.' In other words, no one would call me a homophobe."
Sweet Kathleen then goes on to prove she not only IS a homophobe, she's a two faced liar, the worst kind of hypocrite imaginable and no friend to gays in ANY sense of anyone's imagination.
Can you possibly imagine saying to someone you love, "I love you but you don't deserve the right to marry the person you love, but I do. My love is natural, yours is unnatural. My marriage will produce children but even if your married family would include children, it still isn't deserving of legality like mine is because I'm human and even though you're sweet, you're just not as human as I am. Sorry, but we're still friends, right?" This is a paraphrase of Sweet Kathleen's words.
She tells us that heterosexual marriage is, "the superior natural order that cannot be disputed." Thank you Sweet Kathleen for finally getting to the point. You are superior to me. I can imagine you speaking on the issue of black guys marrying white girls back in the 60s. "I love my black friends, not to mention my maid. I love that blacks have their own schools. But they can't marry my daughter or go to her school. The superior natural order of things just can't be disputed. No one would call me a racist for saying that would they?"
It is not difficult to see the condescending attitude projected in Sweet Kathleen's words. (By the way, the Republic ran the cartoon pictured right next to Sweet Kathleen's article.) The pathatic thing is that Sweet Kathleen herself can not see it. I believe she is being up front with her feelings. She can't see the hyprocricy at all and that's what really troubles me. Back in the 60s, the Chad Mitchell Trio wrote and sung a song about apathy toward blacks called "Which Hat Should I Wear." I've taken the liberty to update the intro and the words to the song to fit the Gay Marriage situation and to show just how similar the disguised discrimination was/is then and now. Play the song. Here are my words:
The subject of this next song
has already been covered by
Jane Austin.
"Pride and Prejudice"
is something that she wrote about.
The woman in our next song,
it'll be very apparent
as to what her prejudice really is.
Her pride seems to take the form of,
"No matter what the issue,
what's really important is that
you're dressed properly for it."
Which hat shall I wear,
the red one or blue one?
Which hat shall I wear to the CWA?
The red hat's becoming.
The blue one's a new one.
Mary come here,
tell me which
do you say?
This afternoon's meeting
of the CWA
is certain to be well attended.
For we are protesting
The ruling today
of the way marriage laws
were amended.
Now Mary
you've worked with me over a year
by now you must certainly know
that I'm very fond of gay people
my dear
and I don't mind telling you so.
Which hat shall I wear,
the red one or blue one?
Which hat shall I wear to the CWA?
The red hat's becoming.
The blue one's a new one.
Mary come here,
tell me which
do you say?
I think it's a pity your Jenny can't be
your wife like I know you both want to.
With gay liberation I fully agree
so I'm sure we can reach some detente.
But marriage you see, has been founded by God
so you can't really marry like us.
And frankly your people
aren't helping at all.
Oh, why must there be such a fuss?
Which hat shall I wear,
the red one or blue one?
Which hat shall I wear to the CWA?
The red hat's becoming.
The blue one's a new one.
Mary come here,
tell me which
do you say?
Oh dear I must hurry
and be on my way.
There's never a time
for relaxing.
Mary, my hairdo
looks wondrous today.
I know that your job
can be taxing.
The weather I hear
will treat my hair hard,
it's supposed to start raining at two.
Please charge the amount
to my little green card,
the tip, my dear,
is for you!
Which hat shall I wear,
the red one or blue one?
Which hat shall I wear to the CWA?
The red hat's becoming.
The blue one's a new one.
Mary come here,
tell me which
do you say?
©2003 Marcia Ellen "Happy" Beevre
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