On Fri, 22 Sep 2000, Louis Lynch wrote:
> I pray that both these women take a good look at the impact their decisions
> are going to have and start focusing on the children.
What in hell makes you think they aren't focusing on the children
already?!
> I would think that the gay community would be appalled by two high-profile
> lesbians who have publicized such selfish and irresponsible behavior to the
> rest of the world.
I hope you're appalled by all the straight people who get divorced, then,
too. What selfish, irresponsible behavior!
> When they announced the details of their birth, I tried hard to believe that
> these women were doing something good. I overlooked the fact that there are
> thousands of children crying out to be adopted.
Why do lesbians hold some special responsibility to adopt those children?
How many children have YOU adopted?
> Now, they have decided that family life is not for them after all. I'm
> sorry, but the whole thing is disgusting to me.
Is a two-parent home with children the only "family" life? Are all the
heterosexual divorced parents you know leading something other than a
"family" life?
> OK, then, girls, put your doll babies at the bottom of the toybox and go
> play with something else for a while.
This is an unfair projection based on absolutely zero knowledge of their
commitment to raising children or trying to make their relationship work.
It is also odiously homophobic.
> Am I too closed minded here?
In a word, yes.
(IMO or whatever.)
> That would be a sad thing for a person raised as a hippie
> who firmly believes in peace, love and acceptance.
Very sad indeed.
> But at 45, I look around at the Etheridges and Eminems of the world, and I
> wonder, "My God, people, what do you have against the concept of growing up
> and thinking about somebody other than yourselves for a change?"
How the HELL do you know what went into the decision-making process about
their breakup? How the HELL do you know what goes into the
decision-making process about any breakup outside those of your loved
ones? Where the HELL do you get off making wild presumptions about people
you know nothing about? You may argue that they are celebrities, that
they made this a public matter, to which I will ask, when was the last
time you took a divorcing heterosexual celebrity couple to task?
Disgusted,
Michael
NP: Prince, _Lovesexy_
