On this day of independence ...

[leethet]

On this Independence Day ... *



I'm saying it here because I'm bursting to say it, not because it hasn't been said, nor because it needs saying by me. Damn it, if you are a fucking ignorant bigot, don't expect not to get shot down for it in a world that is now, finally, stepping out of the dark ages of ignorance and bigotry on a lot of things. There's a difference between not being interested in something and in thinking something, or some kinds of human beings, are somehow subhuman. Free speech and tolerance don't cover you just getting a pass on that offensive bullshit.







* Points for guessing the movie [edit: the movie the song I'm quoting is from, to be clear] in a group that in general is old enough or educated enough to not think a photo of the Challenger exploding is a shot of fireworks, for fuck's sake.

Comments

[elmey.livejournal.com]

I endorse every single point you're making. People can say whatever the hell they want, but yeah, the rest of us have the right to judge them on it.


And that American Apparel thing. WTF??? Learn to source your photos people!!

[leethet.livejournal.com]

I know! My first thought was horror, my second was "but if you're, you know, internet surfing for pics, aren't they usually LABELED???" I find that they are. Then I thought, "OK, born in 1990 or something, doesn't know ..." and then I thought "Yes, but I wasn't alive during the Holocaust and I still know about it. I wasn't around for the Hindenburg disaster but I recognize the photos. It's called an education."

Sheesh.

[leethet.livejournal.com]

It also doesn't look anything like fireworks. Grrrr ...

[elmey.livejournal.com]

That was my thought too. Has this person never seen fireworks? I looked at the google image fireworks search page out of curiosity, it's not on there. What kind of lazy thinking is involved here? Don't answer that!