So...I draw in the margins.
That's supposed to be a rococo dress on a woman. Not so good. The picture is pretty blurry, too.
This one is when I had a really bad day and all I could draw was...whatever. I'd like to sit down one day and analyze what all the images mean. Some are pretty straight forward.
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Now, the above picture is where the point and discussion of this post will be.
We have assigned seating in my class, and this really cute-in-a-blonde-nerdy-type-boy sits in front of me. Since it was cold last week, I had only seen him wear a coat. Today, with the 60 degree weather, he walks in wearing a really tight shirt. I was flabbergasted. How could someone so nerdy be so...ripped? As he walked closer, I was checking him out. Then, it all stopped in two seconds.
This is the shirt he was wearing:
For some reason, I was a little offended. I don't know why. I mean, if I walked into class wearing a gay pride t-shirt, I'm pretty sure other people would get offended, too. However, I think I was upset because here I am at a school where one of the things we are taught to love one another regardless of their differences. I just felt like his message was one of inequality than equality; one of disdain rather than encouragement, or at the very least...tolerance.
Maybe I'm being way too sensitive. Maybe I'm just being a huffity puffity fluffity gay man.
Thoughts? Maybe a comment or two from the peanut gallery? Hmm?
P.S. Bonus points to whoever interprets my crazy margin drawing creature thingies!
Are those notes for MFG 202?
ReplyDeleteSomehow, the straight pride T-shirt is just that, someone who showcases his heterosexuality. A much more malicious shirt would be, like, "I hate F@gs." or something like that.
ReplyDeleteLet it go. Our goal is equality, right? That goes both ways. We respect them as we want them to respect us.
ReplyDeleteI would use it as a conversation started, but then again, that is me and I like to talk :)
ReplyDeleteI can see how this shirt can be offensive, and how a shirt like this is really kinda silly because straight pride is the unquestioned "norm" in society. But at the same time, can we really go around having gay pride events and all kinds of LGBT pride paraphernalia and then get mad at someone for having a straight pride shirt? That would be somewhat hypocritical of us. And, him wearing the shirt doesn't necessarily mean that he's against anti LGBT. He might have just thought it was funny, or something like that. On the other hand, if you find out that he is wearing it as a protest to LGBT equality, which I admit is highly probably at BYU, then by all means be offended! ;)
ReplyDeleteHomosexuals wear "gay pride" t-shirts without saying, "I hate all of you straight people" so I think that he should be able to say, "straight pride" without saying, "I hate all of you gay people". I mean, he might feel that way because there are alot of close minded people out there.
ReplyDeleteDon't always assume the worst about people or you will just turn into a guy who jumps down poeple's throats at any hint of what might be an insult.
I don't hate the man, and I still talk to him at class. I think the way I wrote my initial "offensive-ness" came off too strong. I don't know if he was protesting LGBT equality by wearing the straight pride t-shirt...he probably was. But, until I ask him, I will never know. I have class with him tonight...maybe I'll bring it up.
ReplyDeleteI don't hate him for wearing the shirt, and I obviously don't hate straight people...if so...all my best friends could never be my best friends...especially you, Katrina...you heterosexual straight woman with your vagina-like ways!!!
I was just taken aback because I immediately took his wearing of the shirt to say, "I think the only form of marriage allowed in the United States is straight marriage. And, if you're gay...then...you're going to Hell." Like I said, I could be totally wrong. I probably am. So...I will probably ask him about it tonight.
So...yeah. I don't hate him. I love him. I just don't like the shirt.