you know there are serious debates about homosexuality
... but ultimately it is really quite simple. I didn't decide that I wanted to be attracted to women, it just happened. It's a safe bet that homosexuals don't decide that they want to be attracted to their own gender. There's just nothing there to agree or disagree with. It happens, and we can choose to accept it or reject it.
I have a little brother who is gay..I
disagree with that point of view, so you will not see me go to gay bars with him, or kiss anothr guy to please some of his friends on a dare.. nor do I look at fashion the same way as he does..
Now, I love my brother, and I accept that he is gay..
I do not understand it, nor do I hate him or the preference he chooses..But he accepts that I do not share his point of view. and likewise I accept that he is who he is..
We have had a lot of debate on the subject of being gay, and how the activists who choose a militant stance tend to label a person completely as a bigot, simply because they do not share a point of view that Gay people share..they tend to simplify it as they are haters.. this does well to serve their goals to change legislation..I get that, and so does my brother..
But here is the thing, if other Gay people stopped looking at straight people as demons right off the bat, who do not share the support of the gay community as a public role, then they are discounting them outright.. I don't hate someone cause of their race, or sexual preference... I don't necessarily go and hang out with all people of a different colour simply because I feel I need to, nor do I walk around with a sign that says support Gay rights, but does that mean I hate you?
No, I don't, cause being gay is just one aspect of a person, not the whole person.. so while I may disagree with a person for 1 aspect or another, I do not use that aspect to judge them as a whole..
all I am saying is Gay people should be more like that, just because a straight person doesn't necessarily support a gay person's position doesn't mean they are instantly a hater, or bigot..that is all I am saying.. don't be quick to judge others who are not supportive, cause there are many more aspects to a person then just who they want to snog, or shag..
a homosexual person should not overly judge a heterosexual person for not being supportive, just as some women should not overly judge men as chauvinistic and knuckle dragging jerks..who like to beat them, as the Lifetime channel portrays on a regular basis..
I just choose to believe people are more complicated then just a simple label can describe, and that under that there is good and to discount it doesn't do that person justice..
If you came up to me and asked me if I would work in a job that I would have to portray and make myself seem like I support an open Gay policy, even with some contact involved.. I would probably say no, I would prefer a more macho role, that is just me, but I would still hang out with you and have a beer at the pub.. and be a good friend..
all I would ask is to respect my personal belief, just as I would not prohibit yours..If you wanted to play that role, that would be fine with me, and I would not have an issue..would I watch you on TV to support you as a friend? yes... would I continue to watch if there were gratuitous homosexual love scenes..yeah, to a point.. Torchwood took it a bit far on some levels, IMHO..
but that doesn't make me a homophobe, or a bigot, I wouldn't hate you for who you are.. cause who you are is so much more.
does that make sense??
I think there's a big difference in being one character within a large cast of a film (and as I recall he isn't on screen that much in GI Joe, certainly nowhere near as often as most of the Joes are) and being the one big iconic lead of a show. I think as well that its unlikely any film's shooting schedule is as gruelling as a TV one, and again this goes back to the difference between being part of an ensemble cast, and being the lead in a show that essentially features only two characters where he's in the vast majority of scenes.
...and as has been mentioned, if he had a problem with RTD's sexuality (or his breath
) likely he wouldn't have done Who in the first place because he'd worked with RTD before.
Hmmmm... that makes much sense, I didn't think of the aspect of him playing a lead role, and how that effects filming and his schedule. as to the problem he has with RTD, I never thought he and RTD had issues, but then again he is human, so he could just all of a sudden decided he didn't like working with him..
there are people I once worked with, remember them fondly, work with again... and ended up saying to myself, "I can't remember why I liked this person??"
so it could be just that..
maybe RTD switched his gum, or breath savers and they failed him, who knows.. LOL
But your point is well taken and agreed to.
I can only hope that you see more in me then to label me a simple bigot...
and I can not wait for another Torchwood season!!
