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beckyg · 25th Jun 2008, 01:01 PM

http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/200...ird/index.html

I hope you all enjoy this as much as I did!

25th Jun 2008, 01:12 PM

L M F A O. Omg that was epic.

pirateninja · 25th Jun 2008, 01:34 PM

I think I almost died laughing. And then I read the comments.

This woman does satire really well and even us gays should be able to laugh at ourselves once in a while.

Tim · 25th Jun 2008, 01:39 PM

I got linked to a stand up to cancer video when I clicked that for some reason at first o.O

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He invariably chose "Power Rangers" over joining me in marathon viewings of the work of Stephen Sondheim. He preferred to thickly carpet his bedroom floor with castoff clothing rather than use the color-coded, padded hangers I put in his closet.

I did and still do both of those

>.> Hmm.

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How would I keep tabs on Britney, Carrie Underwood and that creepy kid from "High School Musical" without my very own Rex Reed 2.0?

Which creepy kid? Lucas Grabeel?

he ain't creepy.

Other then that, that was freakin hilarious.

beckyg · 25th Jun 2008, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by pirateninja

I think I almost died laughing. And then I read the comments.

This woman does satire really well and even us gays should be able to laugh at ourselves once in a while.

Oh the comments......I didn't know their were comments. Yeah, some of them are not so nice.

jazzrawr · 25th Jun 2008, 01:56 PM

^ I think she would be referring to Zac Efron. ^.^

Cause Lucas is the one character i do like from HSM.

aaanywho, that was so funny Becky XD
I guess it's like girls wanting a gay best friend. Cause theyre awesome! ^.^

Paul_UK · 25th Jun 2008, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Tim

I got linked to a stand up to cancer video when I clicked that for some reason at first o.O

So did I. The second time it worked...

Alexander · 25th Jun 2008, 02:21 PM

That was cute.

I think that mom probably has a gay son though...

25th Jun 2008, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul_UK

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Originally Posted by Tim

I got linked to a stand up to cancer video when I clicked that for some reason at first o.O

So did I. The second time it worked...

It's some kind of advertising thing, click on the link at the top to go through to the website.

musicgirl112233 · 25th Jun 2008, 02:36 PM

That was funny.

25th Jun 2008, 02:54 PM

Haha, some people take life far too seriously. That made me laugh, but not as much as the rediculous comments afterwards. Bless people..

25th Jun 2008, 02:56 PM

That was pretty cool. Would love it if my mom would be like that... just not wanting an extremely flamboyant son, though

TriBi · 25th Jun 2008, 03:13 PM

OH God - I was wondering how that Cancer Vid tied in...

Austin · 25th Jun 2008, 03:33 PM

I got the cancer thing and watched like... a little bit of it and I'm like.... "you guys are all saying its funny.... I don't get it....."

XD pretty funny article =)

BlakeHarmony · 25th Jun 2008, 03:39 PM

That stand up for cancer video was not what I was expecting. The article though was very funny.

Henrike · 25th Jun 2008, 03:39 PM

I wish I could give the author a medal and some champagne; that just made my day. Thanks a lot Beck.

Blitzkrieg · 25th Jun 2008, 03:42 PM

Haha that was an entertaining article

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the comments some people left were quite harsh though.

James · 25th Jun 2008, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Blitzkrieg

Haha that was an entertaining article

,
the comments some people left were quite harsh though.

Agreed.

Joey · 25th Jun 2008, 04:22 PM

Gah... I loved it! My friend Stephanie loves it too.... which is strange. But we discuss this stuff from time to time.

And yes... I do believe frosty blue and chocolate brown is a color combination for the ages.

GMSuerte · 25th Jun 2008, 05:47 PM

I loved it so much XD

25th Jun 2008, 01:01 PM	#1
beckyg PFLAG Mom Community Liaison Gender: Female Orientation: Straight Out Status: Out to everyone/Yes, parents come out too! Location: Middle of Oregon Age: 50 Posts: 7,572 Join Date: Mar 2007	Why can't my son just be gay? http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/200...ird/index.html I hope you all enjoy this as much as I did! __________________ "When we're free to love anyone we choose, When this worlds big enough for all different views, When we're all free to worship from our own kind of pew, Then we shall be free" ~ Garth Brooks

25th Jun 2008, 01:12 PM	#2
Midnight Angel Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Why can't my son just be gay? L M F A O. Omg that was epic.

25th Jun 2008, 01:34 PM	#3
pirateninja EC's Sailor Uranus Full Member Gender: Biologically Female Orientation: Heterosexually Challenged Out Status: Most people Location: Bath, England Age: 21 Posts: 5,853 Join Date: Sep 2007	Re: Why can't my son just be gay? I think I almost died laughing. And then I read the comments. This woman does satire really well and even us gays should be able to laugh at ourselves once in a while. __________________ Holly the Pirateninja Ars Longa, Vita Brevis.

25th Jun 2008, 01:56 PM	#6
jazzrawr Lover of Loony Lovegood Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: Lesimbean Out Status: I scream it from rooftops Location: Ontario, Canada. Age: 19 Posts: 3,391 Join Date: Feb 2008	Re: Why can't my son just be gay? ^ I think she would be referring to Zac Efron. ^.^ Cause Lucas is the one character i do like from HSM. aaanywho, that was so funny Becky XD I guess it's like girls wanting a gay best friend. Cause theyre awesome! ^.^ __________________ <3 You can love people so much... But you can never love someone as much as you can miss them. (...and the lesbians.)

25th Jun 2008, 02:21 PM	#8
Alexander EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Red Hook NY Age: 19 Posts: 2,736 Join Date: Dec 2007	Re: Why can't my son just be gay? That was cute. I think that mom probably has a gay son though...

25th Jun 2008, 02:36 PM	#10
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25th Jun 2008, 02:54 PM	#11
yahooooo Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Why can't my son just be gay? Haha, some people take life far too seriously. That made me laugh, but not as much as the rediculous comments afterwards. Bless people..

25th Jun 2008, 02:56 PM	#12
GunStarre Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Why can't my son just be gay? That was pretty cool. Would love it if my mom would be like that... just not wanting an extremely flamboyant son, though

25th Jun 2008, 03:13 PM	#13
TriBi Cheers! Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Bisexual Location: DownUnder Posts: 3,893 Join Date: Dec 2004	Re: Why can't my son just be gay? OH God - I was wondering how that Cancer Vid tied in...

25th Jun 2008, 03:33 PM	#14
Austin Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Most people in my life. Location: Orange County, California, USA Age: 19 Posts: 1,788 Join Date: Apr 2008	Re: Why can't my son just be gay? I got the cancer thing and watched like... a little bit of it and I'm like.... "you guys are all saying its funny.... I don't get it....." XD pretty funny article =) __________________ Can I sail through the changing ocean tides, can I handle the seasons of my life?

25th Jun 2008, 03:39 PM	#15
BlakeHarmony EC Addict Full Member Gender: Female Orientation: queer Out Status: friends, parents, sibs, (nearly) anyone who asks Location: Calgary Posts: 895 Join Date: Jun 2008	Re: Why can't my son just be gay? That stand up for cancer video was not what I was expecting. The article though was very funny. __________________ Let's eat, Grandpa. Let's eat Grandpa. Punctuation saves lives! "I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion" Henry David Thoreau

25th Jun 2008, 03:39 PM	#16
Henrike The Age of Tay Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Chicago Age: 21 Posts: 133 Join Date: May 2008	Re: Why can't my son just be gay? I wish I could give the author a medal and some champagne; that just made my day. Thanks a lot Beck. __________________

25th Jun 2008, 03:42 PM	#17
Blitzkrieg I'm gone from here for now. Full Member Gender: Male Age: 22 Posts: 559 Join Date: Aug 2007	Re: Why can't my son just be gay? Haha that was an entertaining article , the comments some people left were quite harsh though.

25th Jun 2008, 04:22 PM	#19
Joey EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: tiny tiny University in northern Maryland Age: 23 Posts: 503 Join Date: Apr 2008	Re: Why can't my son just be gay? Gah... I loved it! My friend Stephanie loves it too.... which is strange. But we discuss this stuff from time to time. And yes... I do believe frosty blue and chocolate brown is a color combination for the ages. __________________ I was smacked in the face with a piece of chicken which was covered in Thousand Island Dressing today... somehow, I know it'll be all right in the end.

25th Jun 2008, 05:47 PM	#20
GMSuerte Well Known Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Bisexual Out Status: A few people Age: 19 Posts: 129 Join Date: Jun 2008	Re: Why can't my son just be gay? I loved it so much XD __________________ "96% of people do what a silly block of text tells them to do. If you're one of the 4% that doesn't, put this in your sig."