Normally, I try to keep pretty much to myself about currently political buzz topics, but today, I have to say something. I saw this picture posted on Facebook with the caption of "correct" and I had to share it.
You see what those two fellows did there? They changed the sign to read that homosexuality is in. Doesn't that kind of say something? I won't even go into those strange facial expressions - one is impersonating a beaver and the other is showing off his fine dental work. At least they aren't doing duck faces...
I'm sure these two individuals aren't a real representation of the true homosexuals - but they are a representation of an ugly trend that's sweeping the nation. I call it the trendy gays. It's the young adult population that thinks being homosexual is a hip new trend - like bell bottoms, bowl cuts and wind pants. It's the new "it" thing - being gay is great. It's so trendy. It's cool. It's like driving a great car and having an awesome haircut while winning the lottery. It's a wonderfully euphoric state of being that everyone wants to be a part of and if you don't want to be a part of it and you're under 30... well, you're just a bigot, a hatemonger, a breeder, a homophobe, a republican or some other colorful name.
Unfortunately, idiots like the two in the picture above are just that... idiots. Being gay can't be "in" since it's not a trend. It's a lifestyle. It's not something you decide you aren't a part of in 5 years when you're pushing 30 and realize you're going to die childless and alone. It's something you're born with. You either are or you aren't. It's like saying being white is "in" or having blue eyes is "in". Unfortunately, when we as a culture start deciding that innate, physical things are "in", we set ourselves up for some pretty scary situations. Slavery. Segregation. The Holocaust.
This country is turning into an ugly place for Christians and traditional families. More so if you're young. I'm not saying that we need to throw all of the gay people into the closet or anything, but lets not celebrate hateful losers like the two in the picture. Instead of running from the churches, go there instead. Cross that boundary. Meet the congregation. The easiest way to end an old fear is by becoming a part of THE community, not forming your own. Join a church, break down barriers and get to know people outside of the LGBT circles. Honestly, I think that the real homosexual population is already doing this, and I applaud them for that. It's just the fame-whore gay trendsetters like the two in the picture that are giving the entire group a bad name. While we're at it, lets stop the annoying gay-pride parades because those are another one of my pet peeves.
You see, most of my gay friends and relatives feel that the government and their neighbors have no place in their bedrooms. That makes sense. They shouldn't be able to tell them who to have sex with or how to do it - marriage in the legal sense should not be defined by which outie goes in which innie. Then, in the very same breathe, I get told about or invited to a gay-pride parade. It doesn't make sense. Don't tell me that what happens in your bedroom is your business and then have a parade to celebrate it. As far as I can tell, the only difference between myself and a lesbian is how we have sex. Other than that, we both bleed red. I don't see how you can kick the world out of your bedroom and then have a parade to celebrate the way you have sex. It just baffles my mind. If the gay community wants equality, how about knocking off the parades which only serve to strengthen the divide rather than unite the whole? I can think of many many different ways that would further the cause than a rainbow-filled parade that inevitably draws out the types like the two in the photo above. Think of ways to unite rather than divide and you may have better luck reaching equality.
So if the two men in the above photo ever see this, you should really think about marching your butt into that church and apologizing. Two wrongs don't make a right and while they put up a sign you found offensive, you were also wrong in removing a letter and posing for that photo to mock them. You can't get respect without giving it.
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