“Homosexuality is a very touchy subject, one that is especially taboo in the South Asian community.”
- Really? I didn’t know that! Thank you for opening my eyes to this new and interesting fact Captain Obvious! Hey Billal, I just wanted return the favour and let you know that the sky is blue, the sun is yellow, and Old Navy has great deals going on right now on all summer clothing. (I bought some really nice V-necks only $6.00).
ALRITE! I get it! Maybe my point is a bit obvious, but I can assure you the rest of my article won’t be as predictable…BANANA! (It’s a start). A great number of people think that homosexuality doesn’t exist, or that it’s some kind of disease. Well I’m here to debunk and dissect the false notions people hold about homosexuals, and homosexuality.
My friend Jasdeep uses the word “gay” as a negative synonym all the time, “that test was so gay”, “this pop-corn tastes gay”, “I wear glasses because my eyes are gay”, “I think that dude kissing that other dude might be gay”. Well, he might have a point on the last one, but you get the pattern. If I went to an online Thesaurus, typed in “gay” and hit search, here is what I would NOT find:
“Main Entry: gay
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: homosexual
Synonyms: difficulty (usually with tests), myopia (near sightedness), hyperopia (far sightedness), salty/unsalted (usually pertaining to popcorn)”
It’s saddening to see how some people lack the intellectual capacity to use the appropriate word(s) to express their distaste. I swear to god, those people are so retarded.
Many are under the impression that homosexuality is unnatural and thus should not be common in nature. However, there are many gay animals in the animal kingdom. The dolphin (aka “the gay shark”) has been reported to participate in homosexual sex as well was non-reproductive sex. Many apes, including the famed Bonobo also regularly engage in homosexual sex. I bring up the example of animals because the same people who used to argue, “It doesn’t happen in nature” are now saying, “Well, we’re not animals”. That is completely untrue! We are animals; in fact we are the smartest animals on this planet. We as humans are so smart that we have the ability to make the irrational, rational. Tell me, when is the last time you heard of a homophobic dolphin?
Others believe that homosexuality is a disease or sickness, these people are known collectively as “idiots”. To prove my point you can run a very simple test. All you have to do is miss a really big exam and then you tell your Professor that the day prior to the exam you fell terribly Gay. While at the YMCA, Steven, a homosexual, sneezed on you, and his gay germs entered your straight body thus making you gay as well (temporarily of course). You spent the entire night prior to the exam walking a small dog, getting a $60.00 hair cut, and watching Lipstick Jungle (I did a google search, apparently they love it). But after 2 days, presumably the regular healing period, you feel fine. You then hand your Professor a Doctor’s note saying: Please excuse ________ he/she was unable to write their exam due to “temporary acute homosexualitis” the main symptom of which is being fabulous (obviously). Now, if I was the Professor I would pat you on the back and express my admiration for your courage, and bravery. There are indeed very few people in this world that would dare to publicly prove their stupidity in such concrete terms. Although to be fair, I say all this as a man who has had to have a very long and awkward talk with the University councillor.
My awkward life aside, many people (not just idiots) feel homosexuality is unnatural, and conversely many feel the same way about homophobia. It is very easy to demonize something you don’t fully understand; particularly something which you feel is so different it borders on deviancy. Now I’m not here to preach at you (explicitly). I advocate nothing more than free thinking and equal rights. With that said, I ask that you not blindly accept the views of others as your own. Think independently, look at the facts, use your brain, and remember at the end of the day these are human beings. As my friend Jasdeep would say, “Man, sometimes homophobia can be so gay.”
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