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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Homo Lemme Just Say

Posted by Christopher Frizzelle on Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 5:13 PM

The poster redesign contest for Saturday's rally and march is not meant seriously. It's not any big deal that the original poster looked hastily designed. (And some people think it looks pretty good.) All I meant by turning it into a contest was to get more people to notice/think about the protest, because protests are easy to ignore, and to have a little fun with it, to let everyone have a little fun with it. If you let anyone who wants to participate have a creative part in something—like, for example, invite anyone who wants to make a new poster to make one, and then put them all up on a blog that engaged citizens read—well, that's a good thing. That's the spirit in which the contest was hatched. Letting everyone get involved in a bigger way than just standing/chanting/feeling like cattle.

And now for a very stark contribution just sent in by Stranger science columnist Jonathan Golob (the photo is courtesy of the NIH):

Jesus, Golob.

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The original image, in context can be found here:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/aframs…

I'm really and genuinely disgusted by these votes. And I intend, as a doctor, to not be an instrument of such bigotry.
http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/10/civi…

Posted by Jonathan Golob on November 12, 2008 at 5:26 PM

I think it is great that you are encouraging political engagement and discussion. You got me to think about the rally. I think there should be more dialogue about how to make communities support each other in achieving their human rights. We rely to much on a blame game of who is more oppressed and by whom.

As a queer person of color, I don't know who my allies are. I feel like people (specifically white queers) are very uncomfortable with any discussion about race and they shove it under the rug. Issues like racism in the queer community are not taking seriously. When I show up at the rally against prop 8, is it going to be the gay KKK? Will I feel further excluded from the white-dominated LGBTQ community?

Yes, there are issues of heterosexism and homophobia in communities of color...but those are problems that white folks have too.

Let's not be negligent about the intersections of oppression. Gay marriage is not the only issue of equality. We all need to be conscious of how we are building our movements.

Posted by JP on November 12, 2008 at 5:26 PM

Ok, that's hilarious.

Posted by Mr. Poe on November 12, 2008 at 5:34 PM

I wonder if you can actually buy tile with words like that...hmmm, this could be a Wallpaper moment.

Posted by Jubilation T. Cornball on November 12, 2008 at 7:00 PM

God, I have such a girl boner for Golob.

Posted by Hannah on November 12, 2008 at 8:24 PM