tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post2456021082710476916..comments2023-11-28T22:47:40.465-05:00Comments on Tales from FAR Manor: White Pickups, Episode 23Larry Kollarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-85023683284952958732010-02-26T14:37:51.553-05:002010-02-26T14:37:51.553-05:00Ed, all I can say about the "lack of born-aga...Ed, all I can say about the "lack of born-again Christians," there's Christians and Christians. Again, if Cody is right, that desire to conform (both themselves within their group and others to their own standards) made them more susceptible to the lure of the truck.<br /><br />We'll see what happens to Joseph on Monday… I've put the episode in the auto-post queue, since I'll be on vacation all next week & am counting on spotty access.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-33311257505076055482010-02-26T01:59:45.465-05:002010-02-26T01:59:45.465-05:00@FARfetched: Yes, I noticed! Some can overcome the...@FARfetched: Yes, I noticed! Some can overcome their prejudices. Others like Joseph the Redneck, not so much. But I suspect he'll change in due time. He may even end up wanting to be someone's beyatch! Hahaha. But the reality is, as found by the Univ of GA (up your alley!), if a guy self-identifies as straight and is homophobic, there's an eighty percent chance that he's either a repressed homosexual or bisexual: i.e., get turned on by male-male sexual situations. <br /><br />We have megachurches here in New Orleans as well. A mile up the street from my house is this gigantor baptist church that looks like it belongs in an office park. And speaking of Atlanta megachurches, I noticed there's a decided lack of born-again Christians! It seems they were swept up in "The Devil's Rapture," hahaha.Ed-Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443227448010363586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-90056620204062850402010-02-25T23:58:11.892-05:002010-02-25T23:58:11.892-05:00Clue up, or as some others put it, acquire clue. E...Clue up, or as some others put it, acquire clue. Either way, it's an excellent point. <i>Can</i> people put their prejudice aside, even when the trade is their very survival? Looking at some of the people around Planet Georgia, I guess the answer is "depends."<br /><br />A bigger community is helpful, yes, but is there also an optimum size? I'm not sure I know the answer to that one.Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-17385025647421473042010-02-25T17:41:52.559-05:002010-02-25T17:41:52.559-05:00.. but survival is survival, and if the difference..... but survival is survival, and if the difference between making it vs not is a matter of letting go of some prejudice, then hopefully folks can clue up (was going to say man up or woman up, but English lacks 'der Mensch') when the time comes. In something like this, the bigger community with more talent/skills is much more viable.Nudgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513472441473206482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-34089887400049154272010-02-25T16:26:51.959-05:002010-02-25T16:26:51.959-05:00Hi Ed… it's ironic, the woman who divorced her...Hi Ed… it's ironic, the woman who divorced her husband because he was gay, has invited him and his acquaintances to move in!<br /><br />As far as the megachurches go, I don't think that kind of thing is limited to the Atlanta suburbs…Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-29644523174482918502010-02-25T01:39:08.625-05:002010-02-25T01:39:08.625-05:00@FARfetched: I think with the White Pickups, the a...@FARfetched: I think with the White Pickups, the antigay bigots will find themselves outnumbered! And with this series indicating Atlanta's suburbia becoming an LGBT haven, ha, ha! :D These days I'm sure Atlanta's suburbs are dotted with megachurches, all preaching homophobic bigotry.Ed-Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443227448010363586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-63320606044696494672010-02-24T22:31:08.927-05:002010-02-24T22:31:08.927-05:00Indeed, bigotry survives — but is it going to be t...Indeed, bigotry survives — but is it going to be the force that it has been in the past (and still is, to some extent and in certain regions)?Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-65491900970765523922010-02-24T17:43:02.125-05:002010-02-24T17:43:02.125-05:00The After would be an "interesting" time...The After would be an "interesting" time alright for members of minorities who, even under the best of circumstances, still got a lot of grief from others.<br /><br />Clearly bigotry has survived into the After with Joseph and whoever his gang is :(Nudgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513472441473206482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-89903202619267383482010-02-23T03:08:42.254-05:002010-02-23T03:08:42.254-05:00Hey all!
Nudge, Cleve is going to talk to us in a...Hey all!<br /><br />Nudge, Cleve is going to talk to us in a couple of weeks about his experiences. From last week: if Cody is right about who jumps in the trucks, the Amish may be at least as susceptible as anyone else — they don't conform to the "English" way of life, but they sure as heck conform within their communities.<br /><br />Hi Ed, good to see you here again! Joseph is having a Very Bad Day right now… not all the 27 people there are GLBT, but they <i>are</i> a far higher proportion of the "surviving" population — again, if Cody is right, they had learned how to resist the siren call of conformance to "straight" society and thus are at least partially inoculated.<br /><br />Boran, Joseph was one of the Saturday night attackers… and he may also be the unfortunate symbol of all the oppression they felt through their lives. It's pretty easy to understand how, now that he's in their power, a lynch mob could flash into life…Larry Kollarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317037795075278427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-2659110125330116032010-02-22T22:18:59.307-05:002010-02-22T22:18:59.307-05:00Now where is that pitchfork? Rough justice for Jo...Now where is that pitchfork? Rough justice for Joseph, Far? ;-)boran2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10483728578007756485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-78290285213155797912010-02-22T20:47:22.689-05:002010-02-22T20:47:22.689-05:00I like how the hateful redneck got his comeuppance...I like how the hateful redneck got his comeuppance! Maybe Joseph will make himself useful. But not in a certain particular way, hahaha.<br /><br />This series looks like GLBTs have a hope of a better future than what the present Ugly Reality USA appears to portend for us.Ed-Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443227448010363586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12954391.post-72682308720928721912010-02-22T18:52:08.088-05:002010-02-22T18:52:08.088-05:00Mmm .. police experience might well be a handy ass...Mmm .. police experience might well be a handy asset in the After.<br /><br />Nice ep! :)Nudgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513472441473206482noreply@blogger.com