Some Americans prefer a dangerous deworming drug over safe vaccines. What's wrong with these people, Jesus!!!

 

These days, conservatives seem to be less publicly consumed with LGBTQ people. That's not say that they aren't planning something particularly nasty. But it is to say that their times is divided between two ugly goals - trying to overturn Roe vs. Wade and undermining President Biden on everything he's doing. 

The latter means fighting COVID.  Many Republicans and conservatives refuse to get vaccinated or wear masks. Instead, they are using ivermectin. What is ivermectin? A deworming drug for farm animals. But because it has been prescribed in some cases to eliminate lice and worms in humans, some folks have been medicating themselves with it. 

 

And mostly because pundits like those on Fox News and idiots like Rep. Lou Gohmert and podcaster Joe Rogan have been heavily pushing it. 

Naturally, this is causing lots and lots and lots of poisoning. Physicians and the Food and Drug Administration have been pleading with folks to stop trying to treat COVID with this drug, but they aren't listening. They refuse vaccines because they claim they are dangerous, but have no problems with taking a deworming drug which they been told does no good and is highly dangerous.

The above commercial makes fun of the fruit of their labors and it is hilarious. But entire thing bothers me. What's wrong with these people!!!!

'Catholic schools can't fire teachers for being gay, federal court rules' & other Tue midday news briefs

Catholic schools can’t fire teachers for being gay, federal court rules - Batten down the hatches. My feeling is that if the schools get tax dollars, they shouldn't be allowed to fire teachers for being gay.

A Message for Black LGBTQ+ Youth - PREACH!!!! 

Survivors are using new weapons in the battle against conversion therapy - Get those fools.

Opinion: My journey from anti-gay activist to LGBTQ ally - Don't act stank, folks. I open my arms to anyone wanting to help the community.

Video: 'Hollywood Montrose was the gay 80s hero we never knew we needed'

 

As we shake the cobwebs off from our Labor Day holiday and launch ourselves into this coming week, I would like folks to do a small favor for me. From time to time, I like to feature videos from LGBTQ pop culture historian Matt Baume because his work is excellent and highly educational. This time, he has done something I find to be somewhat controversial. He pushes a theory that a gay character from an 80s comedy who could be seen as insulting to us was actually positively significant.

 I remember the 1987 movie Mannequin and the gay character Hollywood Montrose (played by the late Meshach Taylor) embodying so many seemingly negative homophobic stereotypes  - flamboyant, loud, completely mincing, etc. etc. But after watching Baume's video, I actually reconsidered my feelings about this character because Baume makes a good point. Watch this video and tell me what do you think.

Family Research Council playing the coward's game with COVID pandemic

 

I received the following email from the Family Research Council:

With rising inflation, radical ideologies sweeping through our schools, and a culture that is increasingly hostile to marriage and children, American families are facing new and more difficult challenges. Instead of proposing real solutions that help families overcome the challenges of today, President Biden has proposed a top-down plan written by America's elites, many of whom do not have children. Currently the U.S. Congress is assembling this plan into a $3.5 trillion bill aimed at raising taxes and forcing an unwanted liberal ideology on families.

 This week, we are highlighting Pray Vote Stand: Biden's "American Families Plan". We encourage you to watch this broadcast on demand now to hear FRC's Mary Szoch, Joy Pullmann of The Federalist, Charmaine Yoest of Heritage Foundation, and Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.) outline the problems with Biden's "American Families Plan" and discuss alternative polices that will truly help all families flourish. Deuteronomy 6 says our most sacred responsibility is to raise children who love and embrace biblical truth. Will you join us in prayer for boldness and intentionality to raise up our children as spiritual champions using the prayer points below? 

You will notice that nowhere in the email does FRC even begin to talk about COVID. This is not accidental. The absence of talk about COVID is most striking on the section of FRC's webpage entitled Prayers for Back to School. The section is comprised of 30 prayers which are nothing more than generalities backed by Biblical verses, including:

Pray that parents would lead their children well, modeling a vibrant life of prayer, faith, and Bible study.

Pray that parents would embrace their role as the chief disciple-makers in the home. (Deuteronomy 11:19) 

Pray that parents deciding between public, private, and homeschooling would have the wisdom, resources, courage, and support necessary to do what is best for their family. (Proverbs 3:5-6) 

Pray that Christian students would set an example of purity for their peers in both word and deed and walk in a manner worthy of their calling as followers of Christ. (1 Timothy 4:12; Colossians 1:9-10)

Pray that students returning to in-person schooling would experience smooth transitions as they adjust to the often-changing rules and requirements put in place by school administrators to combat the pandemic. (Philippians 4:13) 

Pray that students would have an attitude of respect for teachers. (Titus 3:1-2) 

 Pray that teachers would have wisdom and insight as they help students start a new school year/semester. (1 Kings 3:9) Pray that Christian teachers would have the boldness to teach facts and critical thinking rather than ideologies and agendas contrary to God's truth. (Joshua 1:9)

 Pray that school administrators would respect religious liberty and biblical values. Pray that they would resist the temptation to cave to pressure from anti-faith groups. (Ephesians 6:13) 

I guess in a normal time, those would be seen as suitable prayers. But this isn't a normal time. In fact based upon these recent headlines, children are going back to school in times which are far from normal:

More Than 500,000 Children Nationwide Test Positive for COVID in Three Weeks Since Schools Reopened

Covid rates among US children and teens rise as new school year begins 

Medical groups call for more to protect children from COVID

But there is no mention of COVID in any of FRC's back to school prayers. 

The point is this - there is a huge problem in America with vaccine-denial and general misinformation about COVID and it is heavily in two groups - Republicans and evangelicals. As convenience would have it, these happen to be the two groups which comprise FRC's base of supporters. 

While I'm certainly not accusing FRC of sowing that mistrust, the point should be made that it doesn't look like the group is taking the lead position in eliminating it either. In fact, it's not farfetched to accuse the group of downright cowardice in the way it sidesteps mentioning COVID; particularly even when requesting prayers for our kids as they go back to school environments where they are likely in danger of contracting COVID.

If only FRC cared about protecting America's children from COVID with as much fervor as it falsely accuses President Biden or LGBTQ people of trying to harm them.

I guess it's a matter of priorities. 

'Report: Striking down of eviction moratorium could negatively affect LGBTQ people' & other Thur news briefs

Half of LGBTQ people behind on rent fear eviction in next two months, report says - We have to let folks know about this as soon as possible.

I’m a White Cisgendered Straight Woman. ‘Pose’ Gave Me My History. - The title of this piece is intriguing. By the end of the second paragraph, the post yanked me in. 

North Carolina must face challenge to transgender exclusion in state health plan - Good news but the beginning of probably a long road. 

Ukraine pledges to fight anti-LGBTQ discrimination - Keep your fingers crossed.

Video: 'Gay Plague' - How Prejudice Killed A Generation

Our community sometimes have a problem with going over our history. That is a detriment which could end up biting us:

In the 1980s, the Reagan administration fails in its fundamental duty to protect the American people. Prejudice and fear will lead to tens of thousands of deaths - many of which could have been avoided. 

'Lil Nas X reveals cover of upcoming September album' & other Wed midday news briefs

Lil Nas X's 'Montero' will be out on Sept. 17.

Lil Nas X Just Revealed the Stunning (& Nude) Montero Cover Art - I'll Lil Na X major props for promotion.

These 10 religious universities earn high marks for LGBTQ inclusivity - Ten strikes against the false belief that religion and the LGBTQ identity don't ever overlap.

Efforts to evacuate LGBTQ Afghans to continue after US troop withdrawal - Good! 

These Portraits of (Literal) Gay Daddies Will Brighten Your Day - Lord knows we need as much of that as possible.

Teacher facing ridiculous backlash, investigation for joke about her class pledging allegiance to Pride flag

Earlier this week, I posted a news brief about a ridiculous controversy regarding a teacher who joked about students pledging allegiance to the Pride flag. Since that time, unfortunately, the controversy has gotten worse:

From The Advocate:

A Southern California teacher is facing backlash online and removal from her classroom after posting a video on TikTok in which she appears to joke about suggesting that her students pledge allegiance to the Pride flag.

 (Kristen) Pitzen tells her story in the video, laughing throughout. 

 “During third period, we have announcements and they do the Pledge of Allegiance. I always tell my class, stand if you feel like it, don’t stand if you feel like it, say the words if you want, you don’t have to say the words So, my class decided to stand but not say the words. Totally fine,” she said. Pitzen then explained that there actually isn’t an American flag in the classroom because she took it down during the pandemic since it made her “uncomfortable.” When a student commented to Pitzen that it was weird they were pledging allegiance without an actual flag, she jokingly suggested they pledge to the flag they did have in the classroom.

As The Advocate pointed in the article, THAT was the story. No student pledged allegiance to the Pride flag.  Pitzen merely made a joke. But because of some right-wing post on Twitter, she got attacked

This post below:

Teacher mocks the American Flag and suggests to students they can say the Pledge of Allegiance to the pride flag: pic.twitter.com/1QTS5xjPln

— Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) August 27, 2021

According to Out magazine:

Conservative backlash was quick and fierce, with even out, former director of national intelligence Richard Grenell posting his disgust to Twitter. After questioning why parents would let their children be taught by "someone they don’t know," he went on to write he’d like to "talk to people who think this is good." . . . Another person posted to Facebook, saying that Pitzen "is an absolute disgrace to teachers" and warned the teacher to keep her own "views and political stances out of the classroom." 

Pitzen has now been removed as a teacher while the district is investigating the situation. Also, The Advocate said, she has deleted all of her social media accounts.

The irony is that at pretty much the same time, the Supreme Court of Virginia upheld a ruling by a lower court which reinstated a high school gym teacher after he was suspended for saying that he would not refer to trans students by their preferred pronouns. The lower court found that the school violated his free speech rights. 

This is probably the single most inane controversy happening thus yet in 2021  An idiotic conservative twitter posts a video making accusations and assertions which no one in their right mind would take seriously except for a bunch of homophobic kooks and the occasional Log Cabin Republican kiss ass. Because of that, what looks an affirming teacher has to deal with possible removal from her professional while dodging vulgarities uttered by fools who have nothing better to do in order to deal with their possible inner turmoil of sexual orientation  

If only certain people used their common sense and intellect with as much fervor as they pretend to be patriotic Americans. 

''Straight Pride' rally ends in bear spray and fistfights' & other Tue midday news briefs

“Straight Pride” rally ends in bear spray & fistfights - Good Lord! Seems to me that we need more LGBTQ prides and less straight prides. The worst that could happen at an LGBTQ pride is some bad dancing by drunk gay guys.

'American Idol' alum David Archuleta says God told him to come out publicly - I think he may be right about this.

Robyn Lambird becomes first out trans athlete to earn a medal in Paralympics history - Congratulations Robyn! 

Medical Schools Lack Proper Data to Address LGBTQ Health Disparities - It's way past time that this gets addressed.

Carrie Prejean is back and she's trying to 'save' America from mask mandates just like she 'saved' it from gay marriage

Carrie Prejean

Guess who is back?

Woman wearing a “MAMA” tshirt at the Encinitas school board meeting says her “cubs” will refuse to wear masks this week. “We’re done asking you for permission. The pandemic is over. We are declaring our freedom.”Then she says she and her friends are running for school board. pic.twitter.com/Q5yoLqvLwP

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) August 30, 2021

That's Carrie Prejean (now Carrie Prejean Boller) as one of the annoying wannabe activists undermining the country's fight against the COVID pandemic:

 Prejean . . . took the spotlight once again, this time as an anti-mask extremist who declared her intention to run for school board after she attacked Encinitas school board officials, while declaring the pandemic is now "over." (The pandemic is nowhere near over.) 

 "My name is Carrie Boller, you see my shirt it says 'mama,' and I'm a mama bear and I know there's a lot of mama bears here tonight," she declared, seeming to echo Sarah Palin. "No one's gonna mess with our cubs. I'm a resident of Encinitas, born and raised San Diegan, and tonight I'm simply here to tell you to unmask our children, we're done begging."

 "In fact, we're done asking for permission. We are going to be unmasking our children today. The pandemic is over, the parents are done. We're done asking you, public servants, for permission. We are done, you can all wear your masks in fact you can wear two masks and three masks, you can wear gloves you can have plexiglass. You can do whatever you need to do to keep you safe, but we the parents believe we have a choice for our children, and I don't know who you think you are, that you think that you have more of a say than us the parents and our doctors. I don't know who any of you think you are. I really don't. It ends today, we are declaring our freedom, tonight. We do not consent to the lies, fear-mongering, and abuse – you all know it's abuse," she claimed, apparently referring to mask mandates.

I see Carrie is as loudmouth and clueless as she was in 2009 when she came on the scene. For the benefit of those who are not aware, Ms. Boller is a former Miss California who got into a huge controversy over marriage equality during the Miss America Pageant. One of the judges, celebrity gossip Perez Hilton, asked her about the subject and she proceeded to speak against it.

That should have been the entire situation, but no. Hilton proceeded to later attack her online for her answer. This faux pas allowed the religious right to portray Miss Carrie as an innocent Christian who was being attacked by "radical homosexuals" for "merely speaking about her faith." True story - they even painted her as a modern day Queen Esther after the Biblical Jewish queen who saved her people from genocide.

But then came part two of Ms. Carrie's 15 minutes of fame. As quickly as she rose as the newest religious right star, she plummeted back to Earth. Hard. If one wanted to pinpoint why she lost purity points, there were so many issues which comes to mind. It could have been those half naked pictures of her, her breast implants, the sex tape, and her wannabe-diva behavior. Needless to say, the religious right disowned her as quickly as they anointed her. 

So now here she is over 10 years later hoping to grab some fame by trying to echo tired Sarah Palin lines. It's actually "mama grizzlies," Miss Carrie.  If you're going to struggle for relevancy, your verbal plagiarizing should at the very least be accurate.

'Conservatives freak out over video of teacher joking about kids pledging allegiance to Pride flag' & other Mon midday news briefs

Conservatives freak out over video of teacher suggesting kids pledge allegiance to Pride flag - With them scaring people about vaccines and critical race theory, it would seem that the pickings regarding us are getting mighty slim. 

BYU will investigate after man defaces chalk art in support of LGBTQ students and yells slur - Stupid people. Everywhere. 

These Are the Nation's Most LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges, Universities - Write these down.

‘Anti-LGBT ideology zones’ are being enacted in Polish towns - Oh come on, Poland!!!

Video - How to completely OWN one of those 'ex-gay' groups

When you think of all of the mess LGBTQ people have had to deal with from those false and annoying 'ex-gay' groups over the decades, it's a wonder if the above scene from the television series Shameless ever took place in real life. Let's face it though, verbally owning the leader of an ex-gay group in a battle of religious verses, pulling a "you're out of shape. I'll kick your ass" speech on a supporter of the group, and then publicly leading a procession of LGBTQ people (however small) out of the group has probably been a dream for many of us.

Something to watch when you want to feel like a badass queen. Not me though. I'm the Super Queen.

'32 fall shows, movies for LGBTQ views including Madonna' & other Fri midday news briefs

32 Fall Shows, Movies for LGBTQ+ Viewers: Madonna, Murder, Matt Bomer - Fall sounds like fun. 

Half of Americans say they’d avoid an HIV-positive doctor - Still more education to do out there. 

Indian-American gay couples find new forms of union amid stigma - There is not one LGBTQ community. We are mult-national and multi-cultural. 

Harris meets with LGBTQ activists in Vietnam - VP Harris gets a lot of unfair comments thrown at her. I think she is a good ally.

Lil Nas X, Noted Power Bottom, Announces Album Release, Teases Song - Uh oh. Batten down the hatches. That young man has turned the rap world upside down and I am so here for it.

VA school board agrees to pay trans former student Gavin Grimm $1.3 million in legal fees after battle over bathroom policy

Gavin Grimm

Gavin Grimm, the transgender young man who won his battle against a Virginia school board over its bathroom policy, just received another bit of good news.

From Buzzfeed:

A Virginia school board has agreed to pay more than $1.3 million to Gavin Grimm, a transgender former student who sued the district over its bathroom policy, sending the case all the way to the Supreme Court. The Gloucester County School Board said on Thursday that it would pay the entire amount in legal fees that Grimm and his lawyers had petitioned for after a years long battle that brought national attention to the rights of students to use the facility that corresponds with their gender identity. 

 The former student and his legal team argued in their petition that the case's "arduous journey" involved constant confrontation with the school board, which argued its policy protected students' privacy and wasn't sex-based discrimination because it was applied equally to all students. But Grimm's case went on to be the first time a federal court held that Title IX protects transgender students' right to use restrooms consistent with their gender identity, an unprecedented decision that affected similar cases nationally. Thursday's agreement means that no further proceedings remain in the case, concluding over a decade of legal battles between the former student and the school board.

For more on this lengthy case, including how Grimm eventually won, check out the article. It provides a good extensive background and past articles chronicling the entire situation.

'Virginia schools defy state mandate for trans-inclusive policies' & other Thur midday news briefs

Virginia Schools Defy State Mandate for Trans-Inclusive Policies - Fear and lies are leading to these problems. No these policies will not lead to things like 'gang-rapes.' I mean come on folks.

Cop arrested for Capitol riot demands conservatives “rise up” against “the homosexual lifestyle” - Oh sure. Pick on us again.

Lil Nas X just expertly trolled his haters…yet again - Well he is the best. 

Media watchdog Ofcom slammed for cutting ties with Stonewall over ‘risk of perceived bias’ - Proof that the TERFs have overrun England.

Video - Gay Marriage and Parenting on 'Oprah' (1989)

 

So on Wednesday during an impasse of what to blog about, I found this footage of an Oprah Winfrey Show from 1989. It talks about gay marriage and parenting; two subjects that a lot of us take for granted now. Folks need to watch this video and marvel over a time in which certain realities were regarded as unreachable and certain ugly opinions (including a particularly mean one expressed at 19:34) were verbally commonplace instead of covert and hidden under a veneer of victimhood.

This clip, featuring then couple former Mr. Universe Bob Paris and partner Rod Jackson, attorney Gloria Allred (an ally though she does take up a lot of talking time), and conservative pundit Mona Charen is an eye-opener. We have certainly come a long way.

'School district may ban Pride flags because of one parent' & other Wed midday news briefs

School district may ban Pride flags after parent spots one inside a classroom & freaks out - One parent.

Judge strikes a blow in LGBTQ discrimination case against Yeshiva University - This is getting interesting. 

Brothers Osborne's TJ on Creating Safe Space for LGBTQ Fans: 'That's Worth More Than Anything' - I'd like to see more LGBTQ celebrities follow suit. 

Nicaragua seeks to shut down country’s oldest LGBTQ rights group - Y'all know what I've said about the struggle.

Conservative gripe industry blaming LGBTQ people, 'woke ideology' for Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

 As we watch the situation in Afghanistan, an old but reliably annoying reality is playing itself out.

From Media Matters:

Right-wing figures are attacking “woke ideology” in the U.S. military and using anti-LGBTQ rhetoric in their tirades against the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, including spreading the false claim that the U.S. embassy in Kabul flew a LGBTQ pride flag on its rooftop ahead of the Taliban's takeover.

 . . . Right-wing media’s narrative of a culture war claims that American values are threatened by the rise of critical race theory (CRT), identity politics, and the LGBTQ rights movement. In the past year, right-wing actors have turned CRT into a cultural war by attacking school boards, corporations, and even the military in an effort to gin up their conservative base ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. After recently spending weeks attacking the military and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Chief Gen. Mark Milley for their alleged “wokeness,” right-wing media are now roping anti-LGBTQ rhetoric into their coverage of the Afghanistan war:

Unfortunately, as the Media Matters article points out, the examples above are just a few of the right-wing feeding frenzy. Of course none of these folks making the accusations provide even the smallest iota of proof as to their attacks on the LGBTQ community and 'woke' ideology.' Why should they?

The people who follow their tripe aren't looking for proof nor are they looking for reasonable arguments. They only want validation of their prejudices, fears, and false sense of entitlement and superiority.

'Trump-backed candidate went ballistic over parody book in library's Pride Month display' & other Tue midday news briefs

Trump-backed GOP candidate melted down over Pence rabbit parody in library's Pride Month display: report -What a snowflake. 

Antigay evangelical admits he’s “addicted” to suing for “religious freedom” - You wanna run that by me again? 

2 newlywed women found shot to death at their Utah campsite - Siiiigh! 

How LGBTQ+ Excellence Helped Shape Broadway - You better believe it! 

Afghanistan’s Gay Men Fear Death as Taliban Judge OKs Stonings - Keeping our eyes and hearts on the folks in Afghanistan.

Rapper who bragged about hiring prostitute to service underaged son thinks Lil Nas X is a negative influence on children

Rapper Boosie Badazz has a hypocritical opinion about negative influences on children.

When it comes to LGBTQ people and our supposed negative effect on children, so many hypocrites come out of the woodwork spewing all sorts of false claims of concern. More often than not, they need to check themselves. Because the internet never forgets and frankly neither do I.

Case in point is the controversy which recently erupted between openly gay rapper Lil Nas X and another rapper by the name of DaBaby.  A few months ago, DaBaby  got into serious trouble because of a homophobic rant he made against Lil Nas. He was condemned for it by many celebrities and was also dropped as a performer by many festivals and events.

But he has his defenders, such as another rapper by the name of Boosie Badazz. Boosie, who once claimed that a "forceful media campaign" was turning people gay, has been defending DaBaby since the beginning of the situation. However his defense hasn't exactly been helping matters because his comments came off as homophobic as DaBaby's.

Nevertheless, on Monday he had an interview on the radio show The Breakfast Club, where he sparred with the show's host Charlemagne tha God  and several others about his comments.:

“I just be feeling like sometimes I gotta speak up because, as far as straight people in the world, you don’t have any opinion,” he said, arguing that straight people have less of a voice than those in the LGBTQ+ community. Boosie went on to say that straight men cannot admit to liking women without it sounding “vulgar,” adding, “You can’t brag on really smashing or your sexuality anymore.”

Boosie got push back by Charlemagne and the other hosts who called out how some areas of rap music embrace violence, drugs, and vulgarity against women. Charlemagne also pointed out past rants Boosie made against Lil Nas X:

Charlamagne was addressing the multiple homophobic comments Boosie made earlier this summer. In the first rant, Boosie hit at Nas X for saying that he wanted to dance naked for charity, calling it “disrespect in front of boys who tryna be straight.”  

“If I’m at an awards [show] and he go up there naked, I’ma drag his ass offstage and beat his ass,” he added. “You let a n**** dance naked in front your children, you a motherfuckin’ crazy motherfucker—or you like dick too.” “It’s sad how y’all tryna force this gay stuff on the world,” 

Boosie said a week later. “It’s sad how y’all tryna ban artists. Y’all sad, bro, it’s sad, bro. In 10 years, it ain’t gonna be normal for a kid to be straight. It’s sad, bro. Y’all tryna force it on these kids, bro. Pushing it on the artists, pushing it on all the biggest artists. You know why? Cause’ the kids love those artists. You attacking these kids.”

Boosie attempted to defend those comments by playing the  "I'm only thinking about the children" card:

During Monday’s episode, Boosie attempted to defend his comments, saying that he was disturbed that children would see Nas X dance naked on TV. “I really get offended when it was like, he was saying he would go up there and perform naked in front all this shit, all the people,” Boosie said. “And I was like, ‘Damn.’ All these straight people in the world. All these millions of kids gon’ watch this and no straight rapper ain’t gon’ say, ‘Nah, n****. You ain’t…N****, we don’t want you on that TV. Nobodies not gon’…'” 

When Boosie was challenged about that particular comment, he claimed that parents attempting to raise "strong black men" would be against Lil Nas X.

Charlemagne da God and the other hosts continued to call Boosie out, but I am not aware if they brought a certain hypocrisy with his statements in relation to an incident last year involving his son and nephew. 

In May of last year, Boosie got into trouble because he bragged during an Instagram session of hiring a prostitute to services his son and nephew when they were 12 and 13. Supposedly, this is what he said at the time (you can see the video of him admitting it here):

“I’m training these boys right,” Badazz said. “Ask any of my nephews, ask any of them, ask my son. Yeah, when they was 12, 13, they got head. Yeah, that’s how it’s supposed to be. Hell yeah, I got my f*cking son d*ck sucked.”

So according to Boosie, seeing Lil Nas X possibly dancing naked would damage the psyches of young black males, but hiring prostitutes for them when they are underaged would have the opposite effect.

Yeah. Okay.

Ultimately, this situation is not about Lil Nas X possibly dancing naked any more than its about supposedly protecting the strength of black males. It sounds to me like Boosie is attempting to project some toxic masculinity as sort of a panacea for black males. It's that sort of bullshit thinking which has gone so far to damage black men - particularly gay black men like myself - for as long as I can remember. This idea that to be "men," we have to take up some visage of a 'Stepford Mandingo' if you will - not heart, no soul, no emotions. Only a cheap idea of uber-masculinity which demands that we be  constantly hard in spirit and apparently in the bedroom. And God forbid anything challenges that image, particularly gay black men.  

Far be it from me to tell Boosie Badazz how to raise his children. That's not my right. But I will tell him to raise his children and only his children because no one needs his opinions on how to raise strong black men.