<<The reactions were curious, especially because they seemed so politically motivated. For example, some supporters of homosexuals
could not believe it was true, >>
Christine, I said I found the account of the almost suicidally self destructively behavior you recounted, or provided a link to, hard to believe, so maybe I am one of those to whom you are referring. [Edwarda, I had written "whom you are referring to," and changed it so that you wouldn't disapprove of me!]... I hope I only said that I was suspicious about the story, or found it hard to believe, and didn't say it wasn't true or that I didn't believe it. I know I referred to a story about gay behavior (the gerbil story) that has made the rounds that a gay writer had researched and labeled an "urban myth," to make the point that sometimes very shocking tales about a despised group turn out not to be true. I didn't mean to adamantly deny its veracity.
Do you think my position was 'curious' in making that point? I certainly can tell you that it wasn't politically motivated. It is sometimes hard to believe how self destructive people can be, and politics really had nothing to do with my questioning response.
Well, I just thought of something. In a way, you could say it did have a 'political' cast, in that if a horrifying story is told about some group without known enemies, one would be less likely to be suspicious and reserve judgement than if a similar story is told about a group that is so hated as are gays. But is that a curious attitude, really? |
