Brash and Brasher

Blogger gives me fits. Sometimes I can't publish from home. This hardly compares to the annoyance provided by an article in the Guardian about a certain Conservative Christian planning to censor works by gay artists and playwrights. His premise is that Alabamians have to be protected from positive portrayals of homosexuality. This overeducated moron doesn't deserve the time of day from anyone, let alone the ear of the President, and yet he claims to have it. I'm omitting his name because I don't wish to publicize his efforts in any way, but the author of the article is Gary Taylor, whose ability to have a conversation with someone proposing to "tone down" Shakespeare is strangely impressive.

Let's be completely clear about this. The gentleman in question feels the public - he says Christians, perhaps you are one - need protection from four-letter words and gay culture. The gentleman feels your culture is under attack. He feels you're defenseless in the face of A Chorus Line, or The Color Purple. This man doesn't think much of you or your ability as a grown person to THINK FOR YOURSELF.

This man thinks the President's re-election means Concervative Christianity should now re-work American - and therefore, world - culture. He thinks you're the kind of spineless fool who has to be protected from the horrors of Hollywood. He thinks the channel changer and the off buttons on your radios and TVs are not enough. He's in the mood to legislate, and he's got a bill.

Are you scared yet?