I just want you to know that I fully support your right to express your opinions… no matter how stupid and hateful and bigoted and evil they are… because that is what makes our country great. We let stupid people voice their opinions.
I like it when closed-minded people give us public displays of their ignorance. For one thing, I find it vastly amusing. But more importantly, it brings you out in the open where we can all keep our eyes on you. It is the stupid people we don’t know about that are dangerous.
I am not going to do a post about how obnoxious it is when the people who are the least qualified to interpret the bible end up being the spokespeople for the good and decent people who put their faith in that book. Or about how your singular ability to only quote the parts of the bible that suit your own narrow-minded agenda never fails to amaze me, and how you always forget the part where it tells you not to judge other people. I have done posts about that already.
This post is just about the crazy idea that some of you had that you can decide not to serve people who are gay just because you do not like what they do in their personal lives. Seriously, did you even try to think this through? If you don’t want to serve people that you don’t agree with, don’t work in the SERVICE industries. If you don’t want to sell donuts to gay people, don’t sell donuts. If you don’t want to let them stay in your charming bed and breakfast inn, well… sorry, you screwed yourself on that one, because they are your biggest customer base.
But can you really not see the slippery slope this opens up? Where do we draw the line here? Are you going to decide not to serve Muslims or minorities next? Can a doctor refuse to treat someone who he disagrees with? The only thing I am sure of is that when it comes to picking the people who get to decide who has to serve who, you are the last people on my list for that job.
Now we come to the really ironic part of this whole mess. The reason that the bill was vetoed is because a lot of very brave and very big companies decided that they wouldn’t stay in Arizona if this bill passed. Money talks and politicians walk. You know what this means, right? It means that big hotels and big airlines and a bunch of other corporate entities decided that maybe they do not want to serve stupid people.
You see the irony, don’t you?
Well, maybe you don’t… because you are freaking stupid… so let me break it down for you…
You wanted to express your religious freedom by saying you have the right to discriminate against people that you feel superior to. And corporate America decided to express its financial freedom by using the power of money against people that we all feel superior to… stupid people.
The difference is that you are not superior to gay people. You just think you are. But we are superior to you. Because we aren’t stupid.
I have to admit that I almost with the law had passed. Because then, the rest of us would be able to pass laws that let us discriminate against the stupid.
And if the law had passed, I sort of wish that Jesus had then come back… as a gay man… and you turned him away from your charming little bed and breakfast inn… because that would be some sweet, delicious irony right there.
And if the law had passed, I sort of wish that Jesus had then come back… as a gay man… and you turned him away from your charming little bed and breakfast inn… because that would be some sweet, delicious irony right there.
Pouring My Art Out 
Yes! High fives and fist pumps all around, my man, I am proud of you for writing this. Totally bang on, I don’t care why this thing was called back, just glad it was. And while we’re at it, they’ve criminalized homosexuality in India and Uganda… which are obviously the nearest possible comparators to Arizona… boggles the mind. We move further ahead and then get tripped up like this… but this is a great post, because I think most people get it. I really think that. I think we are smarter now than ever, no matter how cruel we can be. Like I’ve said before, our kids are going to save the world. I really think so, and I really think they won’t tolerate all this silly stuff. Down with dumb people!
If people want to stand on the wrong side of history, they can explain it to their own grandkids someday.
I agree. There are so many people who’ve already done this. Stood on what was clearly the wrong side, you have to wonder how they feel about all that now. And you have to wonder why we don’t take lessons from that.
some of us do… that is why we have the word ‘stupid’… for the people who don’t.
George Takei would so love this. 🙂
I am still trying to get him to tweet me back.
Ok, I shared this post to my Twitter page (@lolaveed) and now 2 military organizations just followed me! Great, LOL. (@VAMBOA & @TheGoToSite aka Military Connection)
Thanks.
Standing ovation. Thank you. A long slow round of applause to you. This was brilliant and hilarious all at once
And it made me feel a little better.
It makes me feel better too
yay
I don’t think that the US has more “stone age morons” than other countries. It is my belief that stone age morons are just louder than intelligent civilized humans so we hear them more.
I applaud your thoughts on this one, Art.
Thanks you. It just seems like small, loud minorities of the stupid are hijacking everything. Take the Tea Party. They are not a majority in the republican party, but they are loud… and they seem to have more power than their numbers should account for… and they make the republicans look even crazier…
They are bamboozled. They talk a lot about “communism” and “socialism” when they really should be worrying about fascism. No, seriously. That’s what’s been happening in recent years. Not radical fascism like we saw with Hitler and Mussolini, but still, nevertheless, fascism. It’s not all bad; FDR implemented what were fascist policies, that I still think by and large needed to happen for the economy. But I think facts need to be set straight.
Plus most of them can’t define socialism.
Ideologues don’t often make good scholars.
They think education is for elitists.
Do you think America has more Stone Age morons than most countries or is it that we just hear about these fuckers all the time?
I think we excel at idiocy. And then we let the stupid people hijack the cameras and become spokesidiots for large groups of us.
Frightening
It really is.
Many Fightback’s and I saw Armstead Maupin talk recently in London and he said that anyone capable of showing love and compassion should be treasured. Wise words.
I love those words.
No, I think we just hear about these fuckers more than fuckers abroad.
Trust me, I’ve been around. We haven’t cornered the market on morons… we just happen to have a bigger megaphone right now.
Stupid people like to have people listen to them being stupid.
Must try their tact in my business, I’m sure my boss will have no problem turning money away. Maybe I will but only to stupid people, with the power I wield in the lighting industry I could plunge these people into darkness (evil maniacal laughter)
It’s estimated the cost of raising a child to adulthood is circa £200,000. Yes many gay people have kids, but the majority don’t. That’s £200k extra I have to spend over my lifetime, less the cost of raising a cat, equals…a shitload of money these people would be denying themselves the opportunity to benefit from.
Well, greed seems to have won the day, so…
Hooray!
I will take greed over hate and stupidity… I would rather have some other choices… but this is America, dammit!
Yes, it’s sad. We can;t be changed, this is a trait of humans. Some of us evolved past that but others not so much
I like it when religious people say they don’t believe they evolved from apes… because obviously they haven’t all that much.
But Art, you know that the standard definition in evolution is that humans and apes evolved from a common ancestor, right?
Of course hyper-religious types can say they didn’t evolve from apes, because none of us did. To say so is a distortion and skewing of the theory. They obviously weren’t paying attention to know what the real information is.
That requires a level of self-delusion that I am in awe of.
They even hate monkey’s!
Sick bastards
right?
Great post!
Thank you.
Rant away brother! As a believer who has a problem with Christians I struggle with this kind of thing. Our pollies downunder are a pack of morons and often profess to be Christian and then do the polar opposite like imprison refugees when they survive their boat trip or…ad infinitum, ad nauseum. When did stupid become so fucking fashionable? Glad to hear the bill was voted down.
It is one small step in the right direction… or at least not a step in the wrong direction.
I’m so glad that this was vetoed.
But there are a whole lot of stupid laws that have been enacted, enshrined stupidity. Beginning with our gun laws … or maybe not beginning there. The list, sadly is long.
It used to be that stupidity was frowned upon. Now it is praised and the proponents of stupidity head right to the head of the GOP. Which used to be run by the educated classes, not the classless folks who pray on stupidity.
Oops, you got me going too, Art!
Now they call educated people the ‘elitists’
Yup. Assholes.
We are living in strange times.
Pray on stupidity, or prey on stupidity? (I’m assuming you mean both.)
Oh Lord! I have become so careless! I meant preyed but both work. Yesterday I noticed that I had written that boats were “birthed” for the night…
Worst of all is that I am an editor.
I think the Freudian slip here is appropriate enough. Not all right-wing authoritarians wrap themselves up in religious dogma and morality, but I think many do. Is this not part of what you were thinking at the time?
Yes. I think so. Good thing; I need my job!
I like to say my copy editing and proofreading skills are good, too, but I’ve done the same myself often enough. I’m sure you do great work.
Actually, I am pretty good at it. Partly because I NEVER edit on my iPhone!
Thank you for the reminder!
Oh lol, yeah, absolutely… thank you too for reminding me about iPhone autocorrect fails, as they are quite hilarious. That’s a good plan!
(For the record– I do not intend to own an iPhone, partly for that reason, but also, others.)
Stupid smell checker…
What? Did it say it smelled like farts instead of money?
exactly
I have a murder mystery you can help keep in practice on… I have three people editing parts of it…
I can help.
Really?
What is your timing?
Are you looking for copy editing or editing?
How well do you take criticism?
It is already written. I have three other people each editing part of it… which is weird. But all they are asking for is mention in the book on the front page and maybe a free copy. I haven’t really made much money from my writing career yet.
Also, give me a little info. If the story doesn’t ‘t interest me, I might want to pass.
It is a world war two murder mystery set in London. I posted most of it. It is under the name ‘Honor Misplaced’ if you want to search it, but I changed the name.
I will heck it out tomorrow. That’s check but my iPad won’t let me fix it. I don’t edit on this thing. In fact, if I just hit like, it means I read whatever it is on this handy dandy reading only gadget.
I look forward to your opinion.
We can test both of you… you can join my little crowd of three loyal minions who are editing chapters of that murder mystery I wrote…
*coughs and rubs thumb between first and second fingertips repeatedly*
(This is where you say, “Yes, of course,” while making cash register noises)
Well I have three people doing for more or less free… so…
then nope. Sorry
it’s all good
I did write some of them into the novel.
We won’t tell,
undoubtedly
I don’t know nothin’ about birthin’ no boats, Miss Scarlet!
HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Save the planet… eat the stupid people.
Nailed it! Thanks!
Thank you.
Love this:” I find it vastly amusing.” And the keep you enemies closer reference.
I just sort of projectile vomited a little of my anger… sorry…
Why oh why must everyone have a… I can’t think of the word.. not title… oh darn. Why must we catagorise everyone and then put them on a scale. which is better, and of course I am better than most. I don’t get it. Perhaps there is something wrong with me. I do not feel better about myself or superior to someone else when I have to claw my way over them so I can stand on them. I feel worse about myself. Jesus is the person on the street that most avoid. The disabled homeless person hiding in the shadows. Jesus is the person in the line at the food pantry. Jesus is all people, and He is ashamed of those who belittle, or look down upon His brothers or sisters, and will be ashamed of those before his Father. Amen.
Preach it, sister
you didn’t know I had it in me didja? and my other reply went to spam. *sigh*
or not…there it is… sorry…
Ha…
It did?
I try Art. I think I have a pretty good handle on what it is to be like Jesus, it is just so darn hard to do what with being human and all. I feel bad about myself because I am human sometimes. Then there are times I am ashamed to be part of the humans.
I am only half human, so I get confused about that
Well said, Arthur!
And we don’t just let them speak. Hell, some people vote for them.
The worst thing about stupid people is that they breed faster than smart people…
You know I was raised as a Christian by abusive people who used the bible to suit them. I hate that Christians behave this way. I agree that they’re stupid. It’s supposed to be about love, not judgement and discrimination. I agree with you’re saying as a Christian. I’m so glad that the bill was vetoed! I hope it never comes up again but it likely will. It is a slippery slope to history repeating itself!
I’m mean I agree with what you’re saying…I’m so full of typo’s today ugh!
Ha… there’s another one
Oh no crap! I don’t know what’s wrong with me today
fat fingers!!!
I don’t know the biggest one was on my blog post today…so embarrassing.
It happens
a lot today! gwack
yup
They just can’t seem to see that.
Some of us do. I see it. I hate that they are like that. It makes me so sad
I know what you mean
Yeah it’s just not right.
no it is not