Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters: Jun 11, 2010

Friday, June 11, 2010

Know Your LGBT History - Adorable Adrian Adonis

A few months ago, I featured a segment on the "Exotic" Adrian Street, a rule-breaking professional wrestler who acted gay to unnerve his opponents.

At the time, I said Street's portrayal was an excellent satire on homophobic fears.

Unfortunately there have been other exploitations of homophobic fears in pro wrestling and they weren't all as well done as Street.

The late Adrian Adonis (Keith A. Franke) is not known to many except for the die-hard pro wrestling fans (like myself) and this is a shame because he was one of the best.

In the American Wrestling Association, he and former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura formed the East-West Connection and held the tag team titles:

Then he moved to the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wresting Entertainment) where he held tag team titles with the late Dick Murdoch.

During this time, he had a tough guy leather gimmick which was pretty cool:

The man interviewing Adonis is one "Rowdy" Roddy Piper. Then Piper was in his super rulebreaker, bad guy wrestler mode with his show "Piper's Pit," which made him legendary amongst wrestling fans. Remember this because it's important for later.

Then things changed. Adonis took to not only wearing dresses and make-up during interviews and also while he wrestled:

This led to a very interesting angle. An "angle" in wrestling terms is a storyline. In this particular "angle," Roddy Piper had left the WWF due to a leg injury and Adonis had taken over his show, changing it from "Piper's Pit" into the "Flower Shop."

Needless to say when Piper came back, he wasn't pleased. And yes it was because of the homosexual implications. If you don't want to watch the entire clip below, here is the gist. Piper is HIGHLY offended by Adonis's show and his manner and says so, leading him to be destroyed by not only Adonis but two other wrestlers:

Which led to a match at Wrestlemania 3 where the loser gets his hair cut. Guess who lost?:

President Obama says 'ass,' Concerned Women for America fan themselves and other Friday midday news briefs

President Says Potty Word, Concerned Women for America Hit Fainting Couch - This is the SAME group which doesn't have a problem with the discredited research of Paul Cameron.

Survey: Bisexual women in poorest health - BEFORE the religious right tries to distort this study's outcome to demonize the lgbt community (and they will), take a look at what it says as to the why bisexual women have health problems. Two to one, the religious right will omit this crucial part of the study.

Gay Youth Homeless Shelter Vandalized - This doesn't make any sense at all. But since when does hate ever make since?

Gay flag raises issue at VA - Other flags have been raised. Those who disagree with this should get over themselves.

WeHo issues Lesbian Health Bill of Rights - An excellent idea whose time has come. It needs to be expanded to other cities and states.

Arizona mayor insults gay troops during Memorial Day speech

It's one thing to have a personal belief that homosexuality is a sin, but it's something else entirely to have that belief lead you into acting like a damn fool

Someone should make Yuma, AZ mayor Al Krieger aware of this fact. At a Memorial Day service honoring fallen troops at the Desert Lawn Cemetery, he disrespected our lgbt fighting men and women by saying the following:

I cannot believe that a bunch of lacy-drawered, limp-wristed people could do what those men have done in the past.

And then to make matters worse, while refusing to apologize for the comment, he compared himself to former presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln:

I hate situations when public officials make ugly anti-gay comments and then try to make themselves seem noble for doing such.

The ugliness of Kreiger's comments is only exacerbated by his self-righteous tone.

Kreiger would do well to remember that the freedom he enjoys, including the right to run his mouth like a horse's ass, was bought and paid for partly by the lives and limbs of "lacy-drawered, limp-wristed people."

And if he can't say thank you, then maybe he shouldn't say anything at all.

Just a suggestion.