Take the cilantro, leave the zamboni

HB posted this earlier in the morning. I'm repeating it, because it's important, and because I was banging my head on my desk right along with her.



I responded in the comments on her post, and I'll repeat what I said, for everyone's benefit: "Wow, some homos somewhere REALLY need a cluephone. Holy shit."

Anyway, I think y'all should go to demonstrations against Prop 8 if you feel so moved. But I hope you will question anyone who claims that we should be blaming blacks for Prop 8, and anyone who claims that the anti-racism struggle is over. I'm sure The Advocate hoped to be controversial with this headline, but I don't feel welcomed by their coverage, not welcomed at all. I'm still working on anti-racism-- what the heck are they trying to say?

And that's why I was not at a demonstration last weekend. I'm still for the cause, obviously, but I'm not sure I'll be welcomed. Please spread the word: this isn't okay, and it's fragmenting the queer rights movement. Meanwhile, racism is still not dead.

Edit: To be specific: I don't see this headline as blaming blacks. I see this headline as implying that anti-racism is somehow over and done with, or passé in the face of queer rights, or something. Which is bad in a normal month. But in a month when high profile queer columnists have been blaming blacks, it's extra bad right now. Someone asked about this, so I figured it was worth the clarification. And I wouldn't be surprised if some members of the Advocate offices do blame blacks, because the Advocate comes across as being the product of well-off white male queers.