Tuesday, April 30, 2013

"Understanding The Truth..."


Mike Wallace, of the NFL's Miami Dolphins, took to Twitter yesterday to respond to Jason Collins' coming out announcement and created a momentary furor by suggesting that being gay is a choice. The 26 year old Wallace tweeted “All these beautiful women in the world and guys wanna mess with other guys SMH (shakin’ my head) …”

Later, Wallace deleted the tweet, and replaced it with; ”Never said anything was right or wrong I just said I don’t understand!! Deeply sorry for anyone that I offended.”

I think Mike gets a pass on this one... Of course he doesn't "understand," he's never tried before.  He's not gay, and to understand someone else's reality takes work... You have to think about it and relate it to your own experiences and feelings. I understand heterosexuals not because I'm heterosexually attracted, but because I've sought to understand. And because I'm human too, I do understand... I understand love and desire and it's the same whether you're gay or not.

"Fear Eats the Soul"


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