Thursday, February 24, 2005
Air ball
OMG military recruiters hate teh gays! Nevermind that the policy being protested was put in place by Congress.
The protest, prompted by the presence of a Marine Corps recruiter at the Career Center’s Internship and Summer Job Fair outside the Martin Luther King, Jr. Student Union, attracted some 20 students waving signs and chanting, “Don’t ask, don’t tell, take this war and go to hell.”
What, you're anti-war now? Come on, dudes, if you oppose the anti-gay policies, then oppose the anti-gay policies. Don't stick your anti-war whining in here. When you confound protests, it gets really hard to deal with demands. No one enjoys doing Fourier transforms, why do you think we should do the political equivalent?
“Even if you don’t say it outright, if it’s even felt, you get harassed. It’s constantly reinforced that homosexuality is not natural,” said sophomore Anna Schlotz, a coalition member. “You wouldn’t be able to hide your race or religion, so why should you have to hide your sexual orientation?”
Uh, you do know that none of that would change even if gays were allowed to be openly gay in the military. Do you think that just because it becomes allowed, fellow soldiers won't harass gays? And it's not tough to hide many religions.
“Queer issues are very important to this campus,” Schlotz said. “This campus wouldn’t stand for the KKK being on campus because it’s openly racist. Likewise, the military is just as openly homophobic.”
Wow. Just wow.
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