I normally don't like letting others express my opinions for me, but while reading the feedback section of Cathy Seipp's blog, I encountered writings of two correspondents who neatly summed up why I, and most similarly sane heterosexual men, will never be sympathetic to the cause of homosexuality.
First, one Christopher West wrote in:
"The bottom line in all discussions of gays and gay rights is this: most psychologically healthy heterosexual men will always view homosexuals with disgust. Oh, I know, gays like to view this revulsion as a fear, not disgust, and to that end they have settled on the word "homophobic" to describe this, but believe me, it's disgust, not fear (unless you have been raped by one of these in predator mode).
"But why should heterosexuals be disgusted with homosexuals? Because men naturally prefer life to sh--. The thrust of heterosexual sex is an activity that is responsible for virtually all complex life on earth. It's locus is the vagina, the portal through which passes all such life, and which therefore is sacred to mankind. Homosexual sex, on the other hand, has no reproductive component, and its locus is the anus/rectum, the portal through which passes all of life's sh--. Healthy men naturally prefer life to sh--, and healthy men naturally abhor men who lust after shit or activities that are apt to get sh-- all over their penises. What gay men do to other men is disgusting to most people and always will be, no matter that they be Christian or Jew or Muslim or Hindu or atheist; white or black or hispanic or chinese; liberal or conservative. Homosexual sex and the people who need it will always disgust the vast majority of the human race.
"Politically, I hope you keep gunning for acceptance as the full equals of heterosexuals. As a conservative white man, I know you won't get it, and it only serves to strengthen my political causes. But know this - you drama queen democrats will never win an election so long as you make gay fantasies part of your platform. They stink of sh--."
His views were buttressed by the comments of one "Mark:"
"Liberace, no less, was quoted once as saying he could understand why the physical behavior associated with male homosexuality made many people uncomfortable. I bet even quite a few liberals (including gays ones) in the back of their minds do go "bleech" when they think of male homosexuality OR, at the very least, the goofy androgynous aspects evident in some males and females----hell, some of the jokes in "Will and Grace" could be perceived as gay bashing. And, OK, Ellen Degenersis is gay, but does that mean she'd wilt and die if she had to wear less masculine clothing?
"How many parents---liberal ones included---will say, "Oh, look at our son Johnny going out on a date with the captain of the high school football team. We're so happy and proud!!" Or, "Look at our teenage daughter Susan smooching with the girl from next door. Isn't that adorable?!"
I think Christopher and Mark are spot-on. (And what word should take the place of "homophobia," to better describe the disgust - not fear - that most normal men feel towards homosexuality? I must ask my wordsmith friends.) It suffices to note that support for gay marriage is not to be found amongst ATJs (aspiring Torah Jews, which is what my Jewish swami in New York says I really am), Muslims, or honest Christians. And no heterosexual father looks at his infant son and dreams of seeing him someday standing in a church or mosque or temple, getting married to another man with sodomy on his mind. That's just how life is, and the sooner all you gay people acknowledge this, the faster the democratic party can get back on its feet and Hollywood can feel better about itself.
