I Don’t Get Homophobia

Every now and again, be it YouTube, blogs, websites, or just day-to-day life, I come across homophobic comments, insults and downwright bullying. And I don’t understand it. I mean… why? Just why? What’s wrong with being gay?

The Bible says so.

Now, I’m atheist, so that argument is already completely flawed. Society is not governed by society, and vice versa, so they should be treated separately. Besides, the Bible says a load of other crap. It states that adulterers should be stoned (gays, too, in fact) and that woman is below man. Also, slavery is encouraged. If a son lies to his father, he is to be beaten. None of these confirm today’s society, and if you can’t pick, why ignore these? Days move forward, but if you are Christian you will stay with the Bible at its prime or none at all.

There is not a single secular argument against homosexuality–not one. I have heard many attempts, mind you, but they are all pathetic:

It’s unnatural.

I have been told by gays that for them, it is the most natural thing in the world. It is unnatural for them to think about heterosexual sex, and yet, that is not wrong. (See my last post.)

Animals don’t do it.

Firstly, they do. A lot of animals have had homosexual sex, or at least, have mated and been together. Baring in mind that humans don’t have mating seasons and are more interested in love, typically speaking, that argument goes out the window when we ask, “Since when have animals produced our modern moralities?”

We also eat them.

If everyone were gay, humans would die out.

So what? Just because we accept gay people doesn’t mean everyone will suddenly become one. I mean, any gay person will tell you that they never chose their life, just as heterosexuals didn’t decide to be straight. They just are. If everyone were female, the world would die out. Does that make it morally wrong to be female?

AIDs is nature’s way of killing off gays.

I laugh at this one. I mean, honestly? Are you saying that all the millions of people in Africa, where being gay can be a capital offence, are, in fact, gay themselves? Besides, gays can easily get round the AIDS problem–wear a condom. The problem was that they thought it was unnecessary since no one can get pregnant.

No one can reproduce

Good. Humans have already overpopulated the Earth. Should condoms be thus destroyed? Should infertile people be culled? Besides, they can adopt and give a lone orphan a home.

Anyway. I reckon that in a few years, homophobes will die out; it’s the sudden change in society. The same thing happened when slavery was banned. Except, America had a sivil war over it, so it’s a little more extreme situation. =]

I also thinks it barbaric how, in America, gays can’t serve in the military. I mean, that’s… well, yeah, babaric. I don’t understand it at all.

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Moral Relativism

Don’t worry; I won’t get all serious on you all the time, but I was thinking that I needed to get this off my chest.

• There is no right and wrong.
• There is no good and evil.
• There is only fact and fiction.

Morals do not universally exist; mine are different to yours and yours are different to mine. The only arguments I have ever heard against it are as follows:

• Are you saying that we are no better than Hitler and Stalin?

Yes.

• Should we therefore tolerate murderers and paedophiles?

It’s up to you. Since these are both defined by law, you can either go against society or accept it. Your choice. Personal ethics.

• If that’s the case, you’re saying that it is true (“right”) for there to be no morals, defeating your own point.

Nope. Fact is not moral relative. It just is. It’s how humans construct the idea that define whether it’s good or bad.

Freedom does not exist. Only in total anarchy would there be a chance, but even then, I cannot do what I want. I am restricted to gravity, to matter and to energy, for instance.

So many writers misuse these terms. Paolini, I’m looking at you. By calling your empire “evil”, I feel sorry for it, in fact, and I hate Eragon more. I mean, what’s Galby done? Poor guy. It’s about the struggle of the character, deciding what to do, not because it’s just bad. And besides, how does he know it’s bad if he cannot contrast it to another society? It’s all he knows, so…?

That is all.

(I also hate humanity. Slaughter everyone, I say, before we do any more damage. Perhaps this blog should “Diary of the Cynic”?)

Because You Care

I don’t do plans. They’re nasty. They hurt people. They kill more novels than they write. Or maybe that’s airbags.

I wrote a brief age thing for Eterne. What Logan does at different ages and stuff. And his brother. The good guy. I hate good guys. They’re so boring and unimaginative. Murderers are better. Murderers are more interesting. They rule.

Sadly.

I’m ust not diggin’ the plot. It’s original but it’s messy and kind of weird and overly philosophical. Meh. Whateverness.

I love Neil Gaiman and Cormac McCarthy. I had a discussion with one of the Waterstones’ people about the latter when I bought Blood Meridian. The Road was topic abound. It’s amazing. Read them both.

I saw Brokeback Mountain. It’s a sad film. Brilliant, but sad.

I’m feeling randomly empty and alone these days. I need cheering up. I’m off to London tomorrow. That should be fun.

Perhaps another mention about the modern disgraces upon literature soon. Paolini, I will get you again. And you Miss Gloria Tesch. Maradonia and the Seven Bridges my arse.

(She started swearing at me, pretending to be older than she was but forgot to change email address. If that’s literature…)

(Paolini, you are a disgrace to literature. Actually, you might be a nice guy, but your writing is the shit. You compromise my belief that everyone should be literate.)

This is so me right now:

(But I’m not an emo.)

Bonjour, kiddies.