stereotypes are real and they're funny. i say this because of the whole "don't ask / don't tell" thing. one third of the already enlisted troops say they think gay's in the military would be bad for business. well, hahaha, depends on who gets in there.
my view and bottom line on all this: if guys and gals are going to be serving the military then ones sexual orientation shouldn't be an issue whether they're straight or gay. just don't talk about who you love or wanna fuk when you get back home. but we know that's never going to happen because straight men can be pigs. and so can gay men. and it's the stereotype that gay men hit on hot men whether they're straight or gay.
so; we have a problem then, don't we? what the thinking is here is that gay men will hit on straight men while being in the military? gay men will, what, stare at them in the shower or crawl into bed with them? gay men- don't cry- this is the stereotype that we've built for ourselves. blame our culture for that one. straight men- shame on you. your ego's are so inflated...
also, and no one cares about this but straight men have a way with talking about women and their sexual escapades that make gay men or religious men very uncomfortable. that's not a subject to discuss though because that's men's right, i guess. maybe there should be a don't ask / don't tell for all sexual orientations. if you're found talking about strippers and titties in the military then you're out like a gay man talking about cock 'n' balls. who will serve us then? fuck.
so, we've solved nothing here. just that men, straight or gay, are pigs that are always thinking about their penises. i guess there is no fix for this. gay men are being stereotyped which is kinda criminal and straight men are a lil worried. neither is fair. but serving in the military isn't about all this sex sex sex. that's American culture to blame right there. blame ourselves. blame the television, radio, our magazines- the media. frankly, i think everything will be just fine if gays served in the military. it's about war and honor.
I agree with you that no orientation should practice sex talk in any profession or service field. Knowing that enforcement for such a policy would be difficult and cencorship, then the only alternative is people to just deal with each other. Respect and tolerance for our differences. What are the other options?
ReplyDeleteit's the military, if you're a soldier then you're property of the USA. tough shit if you don't like the rules, don't sing up. respect in other kinds of environments is kosher. tolerance is over rated. often times i think people are intolerant when the person is being too much themselves and are being disrespectful to others. example, if you're gay, as normal. if you naturally have gay voice and gay wrist then fine and if people are intolerant of that then they're nancy boo hoo kitties. if you're gay and obnoxious and flaming all up in the work place or anywhere in public it's being disrespectful to other people in society.
ReplyDeletethere's a difference between being one's self and being an asshole. everyone should respect that and act like civilized humans when in public and dealing with other humans.