Broadsheet
Thursday, Nov 4, 2010 18:15 ET
A mother's anti-homophobia rant goes viral
Her son's gender-bending Halloween costume outraged other parents -- so she penned an eloquent, moving response
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
http://www.salon.com/life/broadsheet/2010/11/04/my_son_is_gay_blogger/index.htmlThis is how it's done, folks. When the Bible Belt blogger known as Nerdy Apple Bottom's 5-year-old son wanted to be Daphne from Scooby Doo for Halloween this year, she supported his costume choice, orange wig and pink boots and all. Because duh, it's Halloween; the point is to be somebody you're not.
On Friday, the self-described "cop's wife" hinted about her child's experience at school that day on her blog by saying, "I am so proud of my brave little Daphne.... He had a few moments where he was worked up about people making fun of him, but mustered up the courage to go for it. He held his little orange wig high today," and "for those of you that looked at my sweet boy in disdain this morning, or looked at me funny for 'allowing' my son to be what he wanted to for Halloween, or made those snide and unnecessary comments -- your lives are small, your tact is lacking, and you can SUCK IT!"
