Love Is Blind

Happy May Day, everyone. The month starts with an absolutely ridiculous quote from perennial D-Lister Kathy Griffin, in the news today for (allegedly) having been offered a guest spot on Hannah Montana, and the (allegedly) having had the offer removed for having (actually) said something extremely blasphemous about Jesus at last year's Creative Arts Emmys.

The ridiculous quote is in regards to her winning, before having had her invitation for Hannah Montana rescinded, an Outstanding Reality Series award from GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) for her very gay-friendly show, My Life on the D-List. She expressed her pleasure by comparing gays to Christians (presumably notable Christian and Hannah Montana Dad Billy Ray Cyrus) with the following quote: :"The gays love me for the same reason I love them: Nothing offends them!"

Nothing offends gays? How about everyone who considers homosexuality to be morally unacceptable? Or everyone who thinks that marriage should be for a man and a woman? Or everyone who maintains that having two mommies or two daddies instead of one of each isn't an ideal healthy family? Or the scientists and researchers who dare refute the theory of homosexuality being biological or genetic? Or any poor sap who makes the mistake of saying something publicly that could be interpreted as anti-gay? Or how about Saskatchewan MP Tom Likuwski, who I blogged about it April, when scores of gays rose up to call for his resignation after a 16 year-old video surfaced of him saying something offensive about gays while drunk?

And what about that favourite word, the absolutely ridiculous term "homophobia" - literally, fear of homogeneity? People who say anything not in step with gays are branded with it; the only reason they don't like gays must be because they're afraid of them, threatened by them! Such a ludicrous word; so frequently inaccurate.

I would imagine that many gays would disagree with the statement that "nothing offends gays". A very vocal and powerful lobby and culture has been built around offense and lack of forgiveness.

Nothing offends gays? Are you sure about that, Kathy?