Morality is not determined by the church you attend nor the faith you embrace. It is determined by the quality of your character and the positive impact you have on those you meet along your journey
The announcement yesterday that Doritos will soon release rainbow-colored chips to support the It Gets Better Project, which works towards preventing anti-LGBT bullying, naturally drew the ire of conservative pundits like John Nolte of Breitbart, who said that Doritos is flying the “colors of anti-Christian hate and oppression.”
But Nolte’s protests pale in comparison to a column in the right-wing American Thinker by Ed Straker, which could be confused for parody.
Straker writes that the new chips are “the perfect gateway snack to introduce children to the joys of homosexuality,” lamenting that nowadays “it’s perceived to be cool to push a specific sexual orientation on children.”
Calling for a boycott of Doritos and all products from its parent company, Pepsi, Straker urges conservatives to “push other companies to launch pro-heterosexual campaigns” by, for example, persuading “a hot dog maker and a hot dog bun company to do a joint effort promoting man-woman relationships.”
At this point I am not even sure how the folks at The Onion even manage to do their job anymore?
I mean how do you parody a group that is already a parody of themselves?
You could quite literally report what they say word for word, and at the end simply ad "just kidding" and you would be seen as a comedic genius.
I'm Elizabeth Warren. And you may be wondering what I have to you? After all, I haven't lived your life. But when I graduated from college, I was a schoolteacher. And I watched what happens in hallways, on sidewalks, out in the schoolyard. I watched kids who pushed, who bullied. I saw how much pain some kids could inflict on other kids. But you know what happens? It does get better. It gets better, because you're not alone. There are people who care about you, people who love you. Reach out, find friends. And if it feels too hard, call the Trevor Project — 866-4U-TREVOR. Because here's what you'll find: There are a lot of different people out there in this world, and a lot of people who celebrate those differences. That's what makes us strong, that's what makes us exciting. So hang in there — it gets better.
You know I have seen a lot of these, and they're all very touching, but Warren's compassion seems so genuine here that it felt as if she were talking directly to me. I cannot help but imagine how great it would feel to the children of Massachusetts to have their new Senator speaking to them with such kindness and understanding.
I am really impressed that ALL of the Massachusetts delegation were able to come together, and do something so positive for the LGBT community in their state. That was really quite touching.
But you know, it felt to me that there was something missing. Did you notice it too?
Yeah that's it! Scott Brown, where in the hell was Scott Brown?
Did he not get the memo?
A Democratic Hill staffer with knowledge of the project told The Huffington Post that Brown was invited to participate, but he declined.
"Scott Brown has a strong record at the state and federal level against bullying and believes that all people regardless of sexual orientation should be treated with dignity and respect," said Brown spokesman Colin Reed when asked whether the senator had been asked to appear in the video. "His main focus right now is on creating jobs and getting our economy back on track."
Yeah you know I don't think that anybody's segment on that video was more than a few seconds long. Surely THAT would not seriously take away from the time that Senator Brown needed to "create jobs" or get the "economy back on track."
I mean someone might start to think that Scott Brown hated the gays or something!
Arline Isaacson, Co-Chair of Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus stated, “Scott Brown has voted consistently against the LGBT community throughout his entire career in the Massachusetts legislature. His has not been an incidental opposition. He has voted against us loudly, proudly and unequivocally.
Unfortunately, most people don’t realize just how bad his record is:
–He voted over 25 times against marriage equality, even when 3/4 of our legislature and many MA Republican legislators stood with us. – He doesn’t support the Transgender Civil Rights & Hate Crimes bill – He opposes repealing “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” – He opposes repealing the “Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA) – He has ridiculed LGBT parents as inadequate – He supported anti-gay policies of George W Bush & Mitt Romney
Ohhh! I get it now. Brown is one of THOSE guys.
You know the ones that are so insecure about their sexuality that they are constantly making sure that they don't do anything which might accidentally appear gay, like stripping down for a national publication.
Oh, yeah that's right.
Well to be fair, Brown WAS quite a bit younger during his "drop trou for Cosmo" days, and besides there is NOTHING gay about that pose. (Okay well it might be a little gay.)
Still there is some hope that Brown is not one of those idiots that goes over the top to prove they are a strapping heterosexual by posing in a vaguely inappropriate manner with their scantily clad daughters. Because that would be just....oh.
You know maybe the Massachusetts LGBT community is better off WITHOUT Senator Brown's participation in their "It Gets Better" campaign.
Because I don't know about you, but he kind of gives me the heebie-jeebies.
Besides, I am still not sure whether homophobia is something you are born with, or something that you get from your environment, so perhaps it is best to keep Senator Brown away from impressionable young teenagers. At least until science is certain about the issue.
