Tuesday, November 04, 2008
"I will not have hate in my neighborhood," I told her. On the way to the supermarket to buy frozen spinach and a parsnip I saw two "Yes on 102" signs. On the way back I removed one, then went around the corner and removed the other. A Mexican-American woman in her 50s, dyed brown hair, elaborate make-up, driving a huge blue pickup truck unrolled her window.
"Why are you removing those signs?" she asked. I told her. She paused and said, "That's not hate." "Yes it is. I am a gay man. I know that discriminatory laws cause people to commit violence against gay people."
"That's not true, violence happens everywhere," she said. "Listen," I said, "I had a gay friend murdered. I will not have hate in my neighborhood."
She looked at me. "Murder is a sin. Just like homosexuality."
"You're a fucking cunt," I said and then I drove away. This is a shortened version of the conversation.
Yeah, not a nice thing to do. Being told that I am in the same class as murderers, well that set me off. I've never told someone they were a cunt. It is a plain nasty thing to do and something I do not plan on doing again. But you never know, I am so filled with hate toward people who want to deny me my rights, that I actually have brought hate to my neighborhood. Perhaps the "Yes on 102" people have won already, before the votes have been counted.
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"Why are you removing those signs?" she asked. I told her. She paused and said, "That's not hate." "Yes it is. I am a gay man. I know that discriminatory laws cause people to commit violence against gay people."
"That's not true, violence happens everywhere," she said. "Listen," I said, "I had a gay friend murdered. I will not have hate in my neighborhood."
She looked at me. "Murder is a sin. Just like homosexuality."
"You're a fucking cunt," I said and then I drove away. This is a shortened version of the conversation.
Yeah, not a nice thing to do. Being told that I am in the same class as murderers, well that set me off. I've never told someone they were a cunt. It is a plain nasty thing to do and something I do not plan on doing again. But you never know, I am so filled with hate toward people who want to deny me my rights, that I actually have brought hate to my neighborhood. Perhaps the "Yes on 102" people have won already, before the votes have been counted.
