Comments on: IT’S BAD TO BE NORMATIVE

By: basil's blog

basil's blog — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 05:48:56 +0000

Bonfire of the Vanities #88
Welcome to the 88th edition of Bonfire of the Vanities. You won’t be glad you came. To tell the truth, I was really excited to be hosting an edition. The kind folks at Wizbang (now that’s Paul’s on hiatus) consented

By: Angry in the Great White North

Angry in the Great White North — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 14:45:23 +0000

Heteronormativity — A Nasty Word
Are you used to thinking only in terms of the two “leading” genders? Then you are guilty of heteronormativity, and need to have an attitude adjustment.

By: The Pryhills: Living in WHOLLY Matrimony

The Pryhills: Living in WHOLLY Matrimony — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 17:04:31 +0000

“Homooversensitive”
Another case of a gay organization needing to pick their battles: Pinkett Smith’s Remarks DebatedBGLTSA calls comments “heteronormative,” pledges to work with Foundation “Some of the content was extremely heteronormative, and made BGLTSA members feel u…

By: Ace Pryhill

Ace Pryhill — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 17:01:31 +0000

I call it “homooversensitive.” This is all I could find of her comments…no clue if she elaborated further on her heteronormative lifestyle.

“Women, you can have it all - a loving man, devoted husband, loving children, a fabulous career,” she said. “They say you gotta choose. Nah, nah, nah. We are a new generation of women. We got to set a new standard of rules around here. You can do whatever it is you want. All you have to do is want it.”

As a lesbian, I have trouble finding something offensive about that.

By: spydrz

spydrz — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 23:33:56 +0000

WHAT did she say that was so bad? They never printed her comments. Now, I have no idea what this heteronormative word means, because it’s made-up B.S., but I’d like to hear what she had to say, in order to make my own decision…

By: pbswatcher

pbswatcher — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 23:32:08 +0000

Andrew Sullivan whom someone once thought was conservative is leading us down an even more dangerous path of lunacy. See Accelerating Down the Long, Slippery Slope