Because they aren't all that gay anymore. I said that to a friend and I think he got a bit shirty about it but I'm thinking of the Gay Pride parades and I loved them because there were so many People standing up to say, kiss my homosexual ass.
My knowledge of the history isn't so detailed as for other aspects of America and, from what I understand, the Stonewall Uprising was the turning point for gay people in America. Cops were routinely hassling gay people because ... bigotry. At the Stonewall Inn, on the night of the uprising, the gay people fought back.
Fighting cops always comes to the same thing and it won't be pretty but that night became the focus of the rally which went nationwide for gay people. It was still slow but you see it did come. It's not complete until people just stop hassling them but that will come too.
Since the Uprising, the outrage-the-breeders aspect of gaydom kind of faded away and people see most gay people are not on Broadway, even though many are, but they do all kinds of things. Ain't that a kick in the head, huh.
Note: the HIV epidemic which gained so much in the eighties resulted in devastation on Broadway from the number who died from it. All the while, the Reagans in their infinite culture, just watched and did nothing.
Sure, the history is interesting but it's not spectacular and I loved the attitude in the Gay Pride Parades although it's an evil thing which elicited it. There would have been no need for an Uprising if they were not getting hassled at every turn.
I did finally locate one gay thing, tho. I've wondered sometimes how men maintain a beard which looks like it's constantly 3-4 days old. I knew it had to be some twisted kind of razor but I couldn't believe any manufacturer would make a shaver to look like you didn't shave and I couldn't believe anyone would buy such a thing. Sho' 'nuff, that's what does it, tho.
OK, dat's gay, mates.
Oh, you use one and you're not gay? Well, have a nice day, mate. Kisses (larfs).
(Ed: are you gay?)
No but, at this stage of my life, it wouldn't matter if I like to screw frogs; it ain't goin' happen.
That's ok as I still have the Galaxy Guitar and playing her is better ... well, until it isn't (larfs). Musicos are strange like that.
The biggest reaction to that razor is because shaving is such a pain in the ass. Like some guy said to his younger brother in a movie, "Shaving didn't turn out to be as cool as I thought it would be."
The way it works for me is the whiskers grow out until it becomes such a pain in the ass to trim them because that takes a lot of maintenance ... which is exactly what I did not want. So the beard gets shaved and it stays that way until I get fed-up with shaving again, likely not long. Then it grows out again and the cycle starts over.
You can see that in many Whisker Boys and the beard will appear then later disappear, seemingly on some kind of cycle because it won't be all that long before the beard reappears.
You probably know someone who does that and you stop remarking on his beard because you can't remember anymore if he had one or he didn't the last time you saw him.
The Raven has an impressive beard with classic shape and it looks great on him. He needs to thank his mother for that as the chin gene didn't come down from the Fraser side. My ol' Mother didn't even have one. Yes, this is the Tragedy of the Chinless. (The sibs will likely laugh over that one as it was a standing joke from her and she definitely thought it was funny)
My solution to the Tragedy is to shave the chin and leave everything else there.
However, we must inject some gratuitous science-y looking stuff. From what I see from the Soper side from which my ol' Mother came, they grow impressive beards. So, wtf, caused the assassination of the chin gene.
The only way this may hold water is by exploring heterozygosity in the ...
(Ed: are you getting all about gay again?)
Um, no. That'sa the genetics, padron. Heterozygosity relates to the relative importance of the gene for any specific thing from each parent. As briefly as I can, the genetic kit from each parent for the chin trait may be dominant or recessive. If dominant then that trait wins over recessive.
For the recessive chin gene to win, the kit coming to the progeny must be homozygous recessive. In other words, both parents must supply the recessive chin gene so it dominates. For any combination of heterozygosity, the dominant chin gene will win.
Note: this is armchair genetics. If you want to fully understand it, read. In fact, my ol' Dad wrote a book as a reference for students, "Heredity, Genes, and Chromosomes," and he was one outstanding teacher. He was super smart but he was so good at reaching people who did not know much about the field.
Holy Mendelian Wow, I found it! "Heredity, Genes, and Chromosomes" at Amazon and it's available used in hardcover for $1.99. No idea how it reached that price but it doesn't matter as the content is excellent for someone trying to understand genetics but without being patronized for that interest. He was extremely good at that. (The reference is not to hustle for some jingle as I have no idea where the money goes but it's a safe bet it doesn't come back to the family)
It's kind of touching to see this as I held onto my copy as long as I possibly could.
Hans Jaffe, also a UC professor with enormous credentials, often talked with Alex and said once, "You know. If we traded children for a while, I bet they would listen to us."
He was having a bit of a problem with rebellious young 'uns as well. So, easy answer: we'll trade and raise each other's rebels. Who knows, maybe it even works.
Things were just a little different (i.e. a lot) in the sixties and nobody but nobody cared who was gay. Bigots are always the same but the freaks definitely didn't care.
Note: 'freak' is a term of affection for those who would take no crap from the state and they were huge in taking down the Vietnam War. That's why we love the Gay Pride Parades. Here are people who also will take no shit from the state or anyone and always a hat tip for that.
My knowledge of the history isn't so detailed as for other aspects of America and, from what I understand, the Stonewall Uprising was the turning point for gay people in America. Cops were routinely hassling gay people because ... bigotry. At the Stonewall Inn, on the night of the uprising, the gay people fought back.
Fighting cops always comes to the same thing and it won't be pretty but that night became the focus of the rally which went nationwide for gay people. It was still slow but you see it did come. It's not complete until people just stop hassling them but that will come too.
Since the Uprising, the outrage-the-breeders aspect of gaydom kind of faded away and people see most gay people are not on Broadway, even though many are, but they do all kinds of things. Ain't that a kick in the head, huh.
Note: the HIV epidemic which gained so much in the eighties resulted in devastation on Broadway from the number who died from it. All the while, the Reagans in their infinite culture, just watched and did nothing.
Sure, the history is interesting but it's not spectacular and I loved the attitude in the Gay Pride Parades although it's an evil thing which elicited it. There would have been no need for an Uprising if they were not getting hassled at every turn.
I did finally locate one gay thing, tho. I've wondered sometimes how men maintain a beard which looks like it's constantly 3-4 days old. I knew it had to be some twisted kind of razor but I couldn't believe any manufacturer would make a shaver to look like you didn't shave and I couldn't believe anyone would buy such a thing. Sho' 'nuff, that's what does it, tho.
OK, dat's gay, mates.
Oh, you use one and you're not gay? Well, have a nice day, mate. Kisses (larfs).
(Ed: are you gay?)
No but, at this stage of my life, it wouldn't matter if I like to screw frogs; it ain't goin' happen.
That's ok as I still have the Galaxy Guitar and playing her is better ... well, until it isn't (larfs). Musicos are strange like that.
The biggest reaction to that razor is because shaving is such a pain in the ass. Like some guy said to his younger brother in a movie, "Shaving didn't turn out to be as cool as I thought it would be."
The way it works for me is the whiskers grow out until it becomes such a pain in the ass to trim them because that takes a lot of maintenance ... which is exactly what I did not want. So the beard gets shaved and it stays that way until I get fed-up with shaving again, likely not long. Then it grows out again and the cycle starts over.
You can see that in many Whisker Boys and the beard will appear then later disappear, seemingly on some kind of cycle because it won't be all that long before the beard reappears.
You probably know someone who does that and you stop remarking on his beard because you can't remember anymore if he had one or he didn't the last time you saw him.
The Raven has an impressive beard with classic shape and it looks great on him. He needs to thank his mother for that as the chin gene didn't come down from the Fraser side. My ol' Mother didn't even have one. Yes, this is the Tragedy of the Chinless. (The sibs will likely laugh over that one as it was a standing joke from her and she definitely thought it was funny)
My solution to the Tragedy is to shave the chin and leave everything else there.
However, we must inject some gratuitous science-y looking stuff. From what I see from the Soper side from which my ol' Mother came, they grow impressive beards. So, wtf, caused the assassination of the chin gene.
The only way this may hold water is by exploring heterozygosity in the ...
(Ed: are you getting all about gay again?)
Um, no. That'sa the genetics, padron. Heterozygosity relates to the relative importance of the gene for any specific thing from each parent. As briefly as I can, the genetic kit from each parent for the chin trait may be dominant or recessive. If dominant then that trait wins over recessive.
For the recessive chin gene to win, the kit coming to the progeny must be homozygous recessive. In other words, both parents must supply the recessive chin gene so it dominates. For any combination of heterozygosity, the dominant chin gene will win.
Note: this is armchair genetics. If you want to fully understand it, read. In fact, my ol' Dad wrote a book as a reference for students, "Heredity, Genes, and Chromosomes," and he was one outstanding teacher. He was super smart but he was so good at reaching people who did not know much about the field.
Holy Mendelian Wow, I found it! "Heredity, Genes, and Chromosomes" at Amazon and it's available used in hardcover for $1.99. No idea how it reached that price but it doesn't matter as the content is excellent for someone trying to understand genetics but without being patronized for that interest. He was extremely good at that. (The reference is not to hustle for some jingle as I have no idea where the money goes but it's a safe bet it doesn't come back to the family)
It's kind of touching to see this as I held onto my copy as long as I possibly could.
Hans Jaffe, also a UC professor with enormous credentials, often talked with Alex and said once, "You know. If we traded children for a while, I bet they would listen to us."
He was having a bit of a problem with rebellious young 'uns as well. So, easy answer: we'll trade and raise each other's rebels. Who knows, maybe it even works.
Things were just a little different (i.e. a lot) in the sixties and nobody but nobody cared who was gay. Bigots are always the same but the freaks definitely didn't care.
Note: 'freak' is a term of affection for those who would take no crap from the state and they were huge in taking down the Vietnam War. That's why we love the Gay Pride Parades. Here are people who also will take no shit from the state or anyone and always a hat tip for that.
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