We've had a lot of special contributors here at Queerty. Most recently we had Cady Huffman fuming over our comments about her appearance at an HRC dinner. And, of course, who could forget God's Oregon-smiting appearance?
While certainly those both deserved the attention they received, neither compares to our latest guest commenter. Not only did he help change American history, fight the good fight for civil rights and spawn a national holiday, but he's dead! That's right, folks, apparently our coverage of Tim Hardaway has spurred the one and only Martin Luther King Jr. to send a posthumous message.
The post in question "Hates-The-Gays Gets The All Star Boot" concerned the NBA's ban against the freshly-outed and overly apologetic homophobe. Apparently it rubbed Mr. King the wrong way, because he doesn't sound too happy in his comment. Nor does he sound too lucid. We guess being dead for nearly four decade will do that to you:
disliking homosexuality doesnt make anyone a bigot just as disliking racism doesnt make anyone a bigot you can say you were born homosexual or whatever doesnt matter what you say doesnt change fact just as racist people can stay closeted about being racist and no one would know they're racist homosexuals can stay closeted about being homosexual and no one would know they're homosexual PROVE ME WRONG FACT IS WHEN IT COMES TO BEING HOMOSEXUAL OR RACIST IF YOU DONT TELL IT OR SHOW IT DONT NOBODY KNOW IT P R O V E M E W R O N G [sic, of course]
You want us to prove you wrong? Okay…
First and foremost, we're not sure we understand this logic. We suppose not liking "homosexuality" doesn't make you a bigot, but saying you hate gay people certainly does. As for this comparison between homosexuality and racism - well, that's just stupid. First of all, homosexuality's a character trait, while racism's a political stance. They really don't reside in the same theoretical realm and, therefore, can't be compared. Although, yes, we agree that disliking racism doesn't make you a bigot. In fact, disliking racism makes you the opposite of a bigot.
As for gay people staying in the closet and not being read as gay - that doesn't work. Sure, it's certainly possible for certain queers to stay locked up in their socially constructed closet, but there are loads who simply can't hide their flaming ways. Like us, for example. If we told you we were straight, would you buy it? No, didn't think so.
But, thanks MLK for making us think. Now, go back to your grave and chill.
(PS: We would have included a picture of MLK, but we figure you guys know what he looks like. Well, we hope so, at least. Also, we didn't want to tarnish his image with this imposter's idiocy.)
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The very fact that one can be a race, a gender, and a sexuality to me implies that these ways of being defined and of defining oneself are indeed interconnected–especially in theory. You folks should do some more reading in modern social theories…try Queer Theory perhaps….Eve Kosofsky Sedgewick
I laugh heartily and with mywhole heart saying you cant being homosexual with being racist you can talk political you can talk character doesnt matter it doesnt change the FACTS the comparisons are there any race you find homsexuals you'll find racists and to say "some homosexuals cant hide their homosexuality is like saying some racist people cant hide their racism just as they choose to live openly racist you choose to live openly homosexual you said if you you told me you were straight i wouldnt believe you is the same as saying if a robed member of the KKK told me he wasnt racist i wouldnt believe him either so call being homosexual whatever you want call being racist whatever you want
just as racists can hide being racist if it meant their lives homsexuals can hide their homsexuality if it meant thiers fact is fact thanks for saying something ive been saying for years the only way you can tell someone's racistor homosexual is if they put it out there in some way shape or form by the way you act be you homosexual or racist PROVE ME WRONG say what you want to the contrary . Flaming homosexuals Flaming crosses i see the connection you prove me wrong what a joke i dont know who's funnier you or david duke
Shut the hell up, ya damn fool!
I find this comment very puzzling from someone claiming to be Martin Luther King, JR because Coretta Scott King actually compared homophobia to racism, anti-Semitism, and other forms of bigotry.
no..there is one of those king family members that is extremely homophobic.
when i hear blacks being homophobic, i question if it was proper to have drug michael richards through the mud.
jack jett
The writer must hate punctuation as much as tim hardaway hates the gays.
tony if you had a head you would know she said all those things to get money for the King Center in other words she played you all like a piano j j thanks for the comp because according to the bible leviticus 18:22 God's "homophobic" hey jimmy as long as the message is recieved you people tickle me to death. (p.s.) calling me homophobic means nothing to me its just a funny sounding word riddle me this WHAT RACE CAN YOU FIND HOMSEXUALS IN BUT NOT RACIST PEOPLE