Saturday, July 28, 2012

An Open Letter to Christians

Dear Christians,
If you are truly accepting and are for same-sex marriage, this isn't for you.  If you think that everyone has the right to believe anything they want, you aren't being talked about in this letter.  If you don't think that the government abstaining from any religious activity is a war on Christians, then read on without worry.  I would hope that all of America, or at least all of my friends, would be included in the last section, but sadly I know I am wrong.
I strongly support your right to believe and say (almost) anything you want, but at a certain point, it's just too far.  I'm tired of people saying that there is a war on Judeo-Christian beliefs in America.  Of the 43 men that have served as US President, 43 have identified as Christian in some way.  As of 2008, 76% of adults in America identify as Christian.  There obviously is no attack being made on religion.  However, there are more people that want to live by the letter of the law, and have true religious freedom.  It's hard to do that when one religion is allowed to advertise as much as they want, without equal opposition.
Don't take the push for the legalization of same-sex marriage as the government trying to destroy traditional Christian values.  Nobody is forcing you to marry someone of your sex, or to attend any same-sex weddings.  All we want is for everyone to be granted the same rights, regardless of sexuality.  The Declaration of Independence states that "all men are created equal," so why not treat them equally?
For those of you that think that I am a hypocrite for ridiculing those that boycotted JC Penney's and Oreo, but yet am boycotting Chick-Fil-A need to look at this situation for a different angle.  People were boycotting those companies for hiring a high profile lesbian spokesperson, and announcing their support for marriage equality, respectively.  I, however, am boycotting Chick-Fil-A because profits are donated to organizations that work to prevent marriage equality.  I choose not to give my money to groups that are working to deny a large percentage of the US population equal rights.  I am not boycotting them because of their Christian beliefs, I still eat at In-N-Out, despite their Christian beliefs, but they don't donate to those organizations.
Sincerely,
Your friendly neighborhood pansexual atheist.

Monday, July 16, 2012

Sex revisited

It amazes me how men are still considered to be more sexual than women.  There is one book that is responsible for 20% of all fiction sales currently in this country: Fifty Shades of Grey.  A book that is almost exclusively about sex must be targeted at men, right?  Well unless you have been living under a rock, you'll know that it's marketed to housewives.  This book basically amounts to "literary" porn, and that would be using the word "literary" very liberally.  I've heard excerpts from the book, and it is very poorly written.  That's only one way one could tell that it isn't being read for it's literary value.  Another is the spike in sales of grey ties and other sex toys that are used in the books.  There's even a movie in the works, which I'm pretty sure can already be seen on a variety of porn sites.
Speaking of movies, Magic Mike is further proof that women are more sexual than they like to let on.  From what I've heard, the theaters are full of women watching this movie with their friends, not same-sex attracted men.  Obviously women want to go see naked men, or else Chippendale's and Thunder from Down Under wouldn't exist.  However, men are ridiculed for going to strip clubs.
Finally, sex toys are designed more for women than they are for men.  Most sex toys are designed for female bodies.  There are very few that are designed for male bodies, and those all have a very negative stigma attached to them.  However, that applies to all aspects of sex: it's okay for women to do it, but when men do it, it's just plain creepy!
I'm not saying there's anything wrong with women being sexual, by all means have fun!  All I'm saying is that they need to admit to it, and not just calling men creepy.