Porno Pete says that “homosexual activists” are “reacting furiously” to his censorship of a beautiful photo of a Marine kissing his partner upon returning home. Read this.
Done?
Was that “reacting furiously?” Or was it, as it usually is, simply making fun of him?
These people have no ability whatsoever to discern between actual anger — which would give far more importance to the wingnuts’ words than they deserve — and simple mockery, which is what they deserve.
Pete then cites some other wingnut blog, written by a Mary Ann Kreitzer, who claims to have had friends at the event where the beautiful picture was taken:
When the bus moved the soldiers and their families ran over to welcome each other. My friend’s daughter described the clinch. The gay soldier and his homosexual partner ran to each other and the soldier leaped into the other man’s arms straddling him with his legs as is clearly shown in the photo. Soldiers are supposed to refrain from PDA (public display of affection) while in uniform, but at homecomings there is some leniency.
Yes, ’cause when two people who are in love haven’t seen each other in months, they tend to sort of react when reunited.
Ready for weird?
Interesting that my friend said her daughter described the rather restrained welcomes of the normal families. (In other words no full body hugs pressing private parts together.)
I am just going to venture a guess here, that if the picture showed a woman jumping into the arms of her husband, wrapping her legs around his waist and kissing him, this wingnut writer would not be screaming about HER VAGINA AREA IS TOUCHING HIS PENIS PARTS! Indeed, I doubt that the couple pictured was thinking “We are touching genitals right now!”
Because, despite sexually stunted wingnut protestations to the contrary, not everything is about sex. Seriously.
Keep in mind there were lots of children present. But as the World Net Daily article points out, no one can say one word against this privileged behavior. After all, it’s a new “gay” military world. Let the sodomy in the barracks begin.
Ugh. And if it does, they’re under the same UCMJ as everyone else. These people are disturbed.
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I’ve jump-hugged friends that way, and vice-versa. I mean, come on. That’s a pretty standard “excited” (notice I didn’t say “aroused”) embrace. gimme a break. Context is everything.
They probably think it would be psychologically more healthful for the kids to see flag draped coffins coming home or men with missing limbs than two same-gendered adults kissing and hugging each other. ps…I wonder if those same kids watch Glee?! What the hell’s the difference?
Must be time for a new car or some elective cosmetic surgery. “Donations” anyone?
Gary, in her world those kids don’t watch Glee because it’s ‘immoral.’ Of course, those kids probably do watch Glee, but not in her imaginary world where no one is gay.
Her hate-filled screeds have comments disabled on this one post. Comment moderation is on for others so I’ve left her an earful to wade through. DOubt it will get posted.
Also, anyone saying…. ‘my friend’. Honestly? Don’t believe that. More likely she heard from a friend who read it somewhere about what someone else thought about what someone heard another friend saying to a friend about what she read. Rubbish…. ‘a friend’.
Her blog is actually full of some of the most shameful lies I’ve ever seen.
Well, I think the picture is adorable. LOTS of people think the picture is adorable. Lots more people are shrugging their shoulders and saying ‘What’s the big deal?’ And… a lot of people I have seen on Internet forums have been pushing back against the wingnuts’ screams of moralistic rage with variations of the following:
1. ‘If you don’t like it, then don’t look at it! Why are you obsessing over a picture of two masculine men embracing? Hmmmmm?’
2. ‘Oh so this Marine is good enough to put his life on the line for you, but he’s not good enough to greet his love interest like anyone else would?’
This has got to be the wingnuts’ worst nightmare come true – millions of people looking at pictures like this and saying ‘Hey, I don’t have a problem with it. Why do YOU have a problem with it? He’s good enough to serve and risk his life, but not good enough to be in love?’
Ahhh… good times, good times.