Hedwig Conquers All
So, it seems as though this might be a joke - the most convincing evidence is that there are rosary beads on the website and those aren’t so popular with the Evangelistic crowd. It’s still amazing, though.
I keep thinking about things like the (god help me) Gray’s Anatomy fracas and how much we allow gays to be battered about in the media. For context, one actor on the show has repeatedly called another actor “faggot,” even at the Golden Globes when denying that he ever said it. There are too many clauses in that ridiculous sentence, but it’s kind of a ridiculous story. Isaiah Washington seems unable to keep his mouth shut, despite glares, angry comments, and punches in the face from his fellow cast members. I keep thinking about what would happen if the tables were turned, though. Washington, the offending actor is black; somehow, I think coverage of this story would be pretty different if it had gone down the other way. And I think Knight would be out of a job.
Then again, this video isn’t really about gays at all; it’s really about an intolerant community. I would probably laugh at a send up of white supremacists, too. But I think one could argue (as I will attempt to do inarticulately here in a second) that a parody of the KKK is harder to do because the minority group targeted by the hate group is better respected in the United States. Maybe it’s easier to bash gay-bashers because it’s pretty acceptable in the US to make fun of homosexuality in the first place. So, when someone sings, “God Hates a Fag” it’s more acceptable to laugh than at a video of a klanner singing, “God Hates a Negro.” It’s even hard to type.
So here I am, conflicted between my love of gays and my love of satire with good production values.
Well! I guess this was a fortutious time for Orgin of Love to come up on iTunes. Love for the gays it is.
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