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

[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.