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From: robert a belfer	1/4/2011 1:23:48 AM
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This is shaping up to be the most overblown story of the year. People need to get a life. Normally, I do not hold the opinion that if you did not serve, you are not entitled to an opinion. It this case I make an exception and say, if you were not there STFU. USS Enterprise Video Scandal Captain Relieved of Command - A Start? January 03, 2011 07:45 PM EST views: 1663 The USS Enterprise video scandal that was first spoken of four years ago has finally come to a head. Captain Owen Honors has been relieved of command pending a full investigation. And maybe it signals wider changes in the Navy itself? Captain Honors starred in the videos, shot and edited on government-owned equipment in 2006 and 2007. He was second in command on the Enterprise at the time. Where the CO was when this happened is a question that should also be answered, don't you think? The USS Enterprise videos finally came to light thanks to the Virginian-Pilot reporting the story in its weekend edition and posting an edited version to its website, according to MSNBC. The Navy tried to downplay them but the outcry grew too large even for them. The contents of the USS Enterprise videos are shamefully lewd and crude, including anti-gay slurs and suggestive shower scenes which demonstrate once again that real men think lesbianism is A-OK if they can be involved. That's the sort of nonsense they have to stop now that DADT has been repealed. The USS Enterprise was due to deploy in the next few weeks, but the video scandal may delay that. It certainly won't sail with Capt. Owen Honors at the helm. Navy culture is what really needs to change in all of this. A woman who'd been stationed on the USS Enterprise thought the videos were harmless fun. How is it harmless to encourage sexism and homophobia in an increasingly integrated Navy? The USS Enterprise videos were described by Navy Cmdr. Chris Sims today as "not acceptable then and are not acceptable in today's Navy." It is to be hoped he and the rest of the brass will stick to that. The USS Enterprise video scandal is a sad way for the Navy to start 2011. But it may be for the best. Do you think such an exposure of the culture will help with improving acceptance of gay, lesbian, and bisexual soldiers and sailors in the end? Not to mention women in more active combat positions?

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