So I have to say, there is one "celebrity" that I have HUGE issues with. Chris Crocker. I can darn near say I hate him really. Not because he's freaky, or out there, or whatever... it's because he's hateful and claims to be the voice of my generation, which is SO wrong. Anyway, the reason I brought him up is because I saw one of his videos today, and it made me remember one of my favorite quotes, which I heard at Campus Pride lol.
"Change must be deliberate and respectful." -Martin Luther King, Jr.
So many people want so much to be Malcolm X, or some other kind of bastion of radically free thought and liberation, and sometimes I love them for their fierce independence from what we adhere to as the "norm"... but when it comes down to it, it isn't an issue of conformity, or behavior, or politeness and acceptability. It's whether you can have that radical left wing idea and still be a mature functioning adult. People like Chris say "I'm here, I'm queer, and y'all better get used to it cuz I'm the next big thing honey" or whatever, and they cast a pall over the entire idea... but the people who put on that suit and go around creating those pro-LGBT legislations are nowhere near as eye-catching or out there as people like Chris, so fewer people are exposed to us behaving any differently... whether it's media portrayal, or the idea of the MTV generation and whatnot... I think I'm going to pay more attention to how I present myself as a leader, especially as it pertains to professionalism and respectfulness. I'd encourage others to do the same.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Friday, August 1, 2008
Filler
Well, I don't actually have any stories today, so I'll just toss out a favorite quote of mine, from The Boondocks:
Huey: "Granddad, what do you do when there's nothing you can do?"
Granddad: "You do what you can."
Yeah, I know it's a cartoon, but for some reason that quote is really powerful to me... one of those things that when it applies, it makes total sense.
Oh, and tomorrow I'm volunteering for the First Annual Sunride to benefit Camp Sunrise, which is a camp in Ohio that serves children ages 7-17 affected by HIV/AIDS... definitely a good cause, and an incredible community effort. I'd be more excited, but I'm tired and feeling blah. Still, I'll do what I can.
(Like how I tie it all back in all sneaky like?)
Huey: "Granddad, what do you do when there's nothing you can do?"
Granddad: "You do what you can."
Yeah, I know it's a cartoon, but for some reason that quote is really powerful to me... one of those things that when it applies, it makes total sense.
Oh, and tomorrow I'm volunteering for the First Annual Sunride to benefit Camp Sunrise, which is a camp in Ohio that serves children ages 7-17 affected by HIV/AIDS... definitely a good cause, and an incredible community effort. I'd be more excited, but I'm tired and feeling blah. Still, I'll do what I can.
(Like how I tie it all back in all sneaky like?)
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