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Activism and Politics => Discrimination => Topic started by: Sly on April 03, 2011, 06:46:19 PM

Title: Just your everyday homophobia
Post by: Sly on April 03, 2011, 06:46:19 PM
I made this little video/comic thing about something that happened to me on the bus the other day...

Just your everyday homophobia (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prkjQtm0JM4#)

I know it's minor compared to a lot of stuff that happens out there, but it still pissed me off.
Title: Re: Just your everyday homophobia
Post by: Janet_Girl on April 03, 2011, 08:08:01 PM
Cute, Sly.  And I totally know how it went.
Title: Re: Just your everyday homophobia
Post by: Cindy on April 04, 2011, 03:35:20 AM
Nice stuff Sly.

It just goes to show that a dork is a dork is a dork.
And that you have good manners and humanity.

Be proud of yourself. You should be.

Cindy
Title: Re: Just your everyday homophobia
Post by: Dana Lane on April 04, 2011, 04:37:25 AM
I went to a bar I used to frequent before my transition and this guy I was sitting next to looked at me and an instant horrified look came across his face and he 'ran' to the end of the bar. It was actually too funny to offend me.
Title: Re: Just your everyday homophobia
Post by: Alex37 on April 04, 2011, 05:55:25 AM
awesome comic! 

i hate that sh*t  >:(  sorry it happened to you
Title: Re: Just your everyday homophobia
Post by: xxUltraModLadyxx on April 04, 2011, 06:20:30 PM
Quote from: Sylvester on April 03, 2011, 06:46:19 PM
I made this little video/comic thing about something that happened to me on the bus the other day...

Just your everyday homophobia (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prkjQtm0JM4#)

I know it's minor compared to a lot of stuff that happens out there, but it still pissed me off.

at least you got to have the seat to yourself. i'd probably be pissed off, but usually on a bus i just don't want to be bothered by people, and prefer to have the seat to myself.
Title: Re: Just your everyday homophobia
Post by: V M on April 04, 2011, 06:42:58 PM
Loved it  :laugh:
Title: Re: Just your everyday homophobia
Post by: -CRaSH- on April 09, 2011, 03:48:03 AM
Nice lil' comic, I like the art style.

Though I'm curious Sly, why is it that you have a negative view of people who dress conservatively?
Title: Re: Just your everyday homophobia
Post by: justmeinoz on April 09, 2011, 07:43:26 AM
Love your artwork. 
I wonder what the odds of the guy he sat next to being gay were! Sounds like he could have been. ;D
Title: Re: Just your everyday homophobia
Post by: Sly on May 30, 2011, 09:26:17 PM
Quote from: -CRaSH- on April 09, 2011, 03:48:03 AM
Nice lil' comic, I like the art style.

Though I'm curious Sly, why is it that you have a negative view of people who dress conservatively?

Hahaha sorry it took so long to answer.  I'm not super active here.

It's not really that I view anyone negatively, but I can see how it could come across that way.  It just kind of insulted me that this guy didn't want anything to do with me and instead went to sit by someone who looked "normal."
Title: Re: Just your everyday homophobia
Post by: gennee on June 01, 2011, 01:38:15 PM
I know how you feel, Sylvester. It happened to me last week. And I was even dressed! I was in male mode. I paint my toenails and on this day my fingernails were painted also. Some dude started saying nasty things though I didn't know that it was directed at me. I didn't like his nastiness and rudeness (there were women on the train)  so I moved to another car. I was surprised when he briefly entere d the car, called me some vile names then left. That's when I realized that he was targeting me.

When I got home I told my wife. It stings at first but to me this is a reflection on him, not me.

Gennee
   
Title: Re: Just your everyday homophobia
Post by: Taka on June 10, 2011, 05:34:26 PM
that story reminded me of how i used other peoples islamophobia when i was in high school. i wore a hijab (irani style) whenever i took the bus, and it really only happened once that a northern european sat down beside me. that was probably just because there were no other places to sit (i'm not a muslim though, i just felt like rebelling after the western world started their war against "terror")

prejudice is such a meaningless thing, it only keeps you from getting to know lots of great people
Title: Re: Just your everyday homophobia
Post by: Nemo on June 11, 2011, 11:58:07 AM
Quote from: explorer on June 10, 2011, 05:34:26 PM
prejudice is such a meaningless thing, it only keeps you from getting to know lots of great people

Couldn't agree more!