My sexuality is nobody elses business, so why do heterosexuals think it is okay to ask me if I am Gay?
I am Black but the majority of tv programming has caucasions. I am a homosexual but most of the programming about relationships are heterosexual. So what do I do, I turn off the tv and don't watch programming I don't want to see. I don't like movies that show kids getting slaughtered, so I don't watch it.
My Mom is in her late 70's. She pays for cable every month, but there isn't much on for her to see but reruns. So now she watches LOGO occasionally. She watches the movies and talks about the homosexual relationships the same way she talks about the heterosexual ones. A story is a story is a story. She likes Noah's Arc and I think she watches it just to see some cute Black men. She asked when was the show with the cute guys coming back on and I had to tell her that the show was cancelled. She has also watched a few episodes of the other show with the gay White men. I can't remember the title but Sharon Gless played on it. She remembers Gless from Cagney & Lacey. The thing is, Mom is not Gay and she watches LOGO. I'm a lesbian and I occasionally watch a show or movie that has heterosexuals. What we don't want to see -- we turn the channel or turn it off.
As a Black person, I would like to see non-comedy shows with people of color and not just as background. (And they don't have to be gay.) Where are the complaints about not enough diversity on television or in the movies? How many Black leading ladies play opposite any Black big screen movie stars? How many tv shows have a hot Black couple together? And why does any leading man of color have to have a caucasion leading lady if he gets a woman at all? So much for heterosexuality. It's only reserved for a few on tv and in the movies?
In real life, there is diversity because God had an imagination.
And for the record (I keep records) -- since when are the words lesbian and porn basically married to each other? I enter the word lesbian and all these porn sites are listed.
I get really tired of having the word lesbian connected to porn as well. Once, when I was in a fast food place to eat, I pulled out my computer to check for messages on a lesbian message board. No porn. Just women talking about their kids, movies, politics, that sort of thing. The fast food joint's free internet did not let me access the site. It said that my choice of material was offensive to their customers and to please not access that type material in their establishment. My guess is, the word lesbian was offensive.
ReplyDeleteHi SteadCat. How are things going? Sometimes I think you and a couple of others are the only ones reading STP, but the counter lets me know that others are at least checking it out. So thank you for commenting.
ReplyDeleteThere was a scene on Ellen's sit-com where she asked about The Advocate magazine. The newstand guy told her it was in the porno section.
You were a customer and obviously you weren't offended. And you PROBABLY didn't invite anyone to look over your shoulder to view what you were reading. Do you still eat at that restaurant? If not, I hope it wasn't a favorite.
A cousin treated me to a dinner at a restaurant for my birthday. She invited her sister -- girls time. She couldn't make it at the last minute because of the kids misbehaving. So it was just me and her sister. No one said anything at the restaurant (but it felt weird). Two women were dining together. They didn't even sing happy birthday to me. HA!
My sexuality has nothing to do with men. And that seems to upset some people. HA! I don't sex women just because a man isn't around for 5 minutes or because he wants to watch and/or be in the middle. --Salty