I hope I can find my soap...
Jul. 29th, 2003 01:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rootofnewtOoof. I've been super achy. My neck and shoulders are killing me. It seems that they're so tight, they should spring loose, like a watch that's overwound. Of course, that would offer some relief, so my body's not about to do it.
I'm going to shower soon. It's been a few days, which is not a good thing in summer. My hair looks gross. Then I'll go buy some mailing envelopes and a CD mailer.
I suddenly smell bleach. How odd.
I'm really frustrated by the homophobia on a list I run. What's the balance between allowing someone to express an opinion yet still providing a safe space for queer members? The list in question is not a queer-issues list of any sort.
And is it wrong that I feel those who have religious objections to homosexuality are narrow-minded? It seems that *I* am being narrow-minded by feeling that... Of course, I also feel they're being hypocrites for being judgmental. Since I don't follow a faith where I'm not supposed to be judgmental, I don't have any qualms judging them as such, except I *DO* feel bad for being judgmental like that. Where the hell did this guilty conscience come from, anyhow?
I'm going to shower soon. It's been a few days, which is not a good thing in summer. My hair looks gross. Then I'll go buy some mailing envelopes and a CD mailer.
I suddenly smell bleach. How odd.
I'm really frustrated by the homophobia on a list I run. What's the balance between allowing someone to express an opinion yet still providing a safe space for queer members? The list in question is not a queer-issues list of any sort.
And is it wrong that I feel those who have religious objections to homosexuality are narrow-minded? It seems that *I* am being narrow-minded by feeling that... Of course, I also feel they're being hypocrites for being judgmental. Since I don't follow a faith where I'm not supposed to be judgmental, I don't have any qualms judging them as such, except I *DO* feel bad for being judgmental like that. Where the hell did this guilty conscience come from, anyhow?
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Date: 2003-07-29 08:32 pm (UTC)and regarding religious objections to anything, three things:
1) i think the majority of religions in general tend towards narrowmindedness (of course unitarians and ba'hai and some others aren't the majority)
2) i believe narrowmindedness is reflected in how objections/opinions are expressed. there's a huge difference between "my religion teaches me that homosexuality is a sin" and "FAGS ARE GOING TO HELL" yadda yadda.
3) i say go ahead and be judgemental! think of it this way: the vast majority of america vehemently believes that queer folk are evil/gross/bad/whathaveyou...one of those who is fierce in the OTHER direction!