tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134186790049291620.post2288107442813670421..comments2023-04-09T03:24:26.828-07:00Comments on (In)Sanity Souffle: Fear and Anger -- from both sides it seems(In)Sanity Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10101157897014200996noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134186790049291620.post-51366623142492180822008-09-15T07:55:00.000-07:002008-09-15T07:55:00.000-07:00ok, 2nd attempt.1. is there any activity on the gr...ok, 2nd attempt.<BR/><BR/>1. is there any activity on the ground to publicly respond to this? i hadn't heard about this case at all but i'm hoping the local news media, neighborhood groups, LBGT community, and larger news outlets pick this story up. i hope people are making a big deal out of this because it is a big deal.<BR/><BR/>2. the important part about getting word out about this obvious hate crime isn't because this is the first time it's happened and i'm not naive enough to believe it'll be the last. i'm pissed off and scared like any decent person would be, but reflection has to turn to action in some way--getting the word out is an example of starting that. conversations have to begin anew about power and privilege, difference and oppression. i lead discussions on this stuff in my classes regularly (yay sociology!) but these conversations MUST occur outside of the classroom. i don't want to imply that this is only an 'academic discussion' because it's not--these are real things with real consequences.<BR/><BR/>3. i disagree with a comment left on the metro's page saying this doesn't have anything to do with race or class-but i'll leave that for later.<BR/><BR/>thanks for making us aware of this incident!<BR/>bethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134186790049291620.post-25187052573061618362008-09-14T12:19:00.000-07:002008-09-14T12:19:00.000-07:00thanks for your comment, n. i'm so grateful that ...thanks for your comment, n. i'm so grateful that there are powerful people out there who are arguing the other side, but i look forward to a day where being bigoted against gay people is accompanied by as much of a negative stigma as i think being racially bigoted is - not that there aren't people who are, but i think there's an appropriate level of shame in admitting it. i think there are a lot of folks out there who don't feel any shame in being bigoted against gay people. but as angry and frustrated as this article made me, i do have to keep hoping that we're moving forward.(In)Sanity Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101157897014200996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134186790049291620.post-86153179671801255082008-09-14T11:52:00.000-07:002008-09-14T11:52:00.000-07:00I think your post points out the crucial link betw...I think your post points out the crucial link between people who actually commit these acts of violence and people (especially powerful and famous people) who say intolerant things and create an environment where it's okay to be completely bigoted against gay people. Being gay, I definitely felt angry at the people who create the enviromen, but hadn't been able to articulate why before reading this. Thanks for putting the pieces together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com