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Texas Gov. Rick Perry looks like someone who would’ve sneaked Elvis horse tranquilizers, or been at the receiving end of Joe Don Baker’s baseball bat in the original “Walking Tall.” I see him in a Members Only jacket, not the Oval Office.
Aesthetics aside, Perry appears to be the quintessential macho asshole, carrying a laser-sighted pistol with him during jogs.
The reality show star’s use of “WTF” didn’t go over well with her Bible-thumping base so, in true Palin fashion, she’s come up with her own, trite meaning: “Winning the Future”
A certain nurse won’t like it, but my views on gay pride (here and here) no longer exist in a vacuum.
Would gay pride parades be more effective if participants wore suits and street clothes, instead of leather thongs and ass-less pants? Cord Jefferson at The Root says yes. Just as African Americans took extra pains to dress conservatively—with crisp shirts tucked in to dress slacks and skirts—during the civil rights marches of the ’50s and ’60s, perhaps the LGBT community would inspire more empathy if they did the same.
I’m inspired to engage in this linguistic activity because the annual “Pride Week” for usgays and lesbians is soon at hand, and I’m particularly interested in knowing what it is, exactly, that I’m supposed to be proud of.
Welcome aboard, my self-loathing comrades.
