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What’s normal?

By David W. Shelton | August 2, 2006 | Print This Post

 

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It’s a word that so many of us hope applies to us, yet in reality, we are denied that application. But what is “normal?” I recall a line of dialogue from Star Trek: Generations where the all-too-forgettable villain says to the blind Geordi LaForge, “Normal is what everyone else is, and you are not.” Sure, the line is lame. But then, so was the movie.

But outside-the-norm characters are a huge sell for movies. Aren’t they? Not so sure? Well, let’s just look at some of our biggest blockbusters: «Read the rest of this article»

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Gay rights back in the news

By David W. Shelton | July 26, 2006 | Print This Post

 

david-mug-small.jpgSo yes, it’s been a great day. Why on earth would I say such a thing? The Supreme Court in a largely liberal state has ruled against gay marriage. That’s supposed to be a bad thing. Isn’t it? Compound that with recent big losses in New York and right here in Tennessee and you have a huge blow to gay activism everywhere.

Well, maybe not. Consider this: with every loss to a state’s Supreme Court, the Reich-wing has one of their toys snatched away. As it turns out, those “activist judges” aren’t such activists after all. Now, as much as some of us would like to disagree with them, we can’t ignore the reality that the great “activist judge” mantra is backfiring in a big way. «Read the rest of this article»

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