tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12830512.post116052254732584299..comments2023-11-02T04:28:56.283-04:00Comments on Karl's Corner (Sumpin' to Ponder): My Life....My GoalKarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973642502435701590noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12830512.post-1160740276825877872006-10-13T07:51:00.000-04:002006-10-13T07:51:00.000-04:00America truly is one of the most sexually represse...America truly is one of the most sexually repressed society's in the "modern" world. The US needs to be more like some of the European countries and less like the facist Middle Eastern countries that we so desperately try to change to our ways.Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05973642502435701590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12830512.post-1160710814408185142006-10-12T23:40:00.000-04:002006-10-12T23:40:00.000-04:00Well written, Karl, and a beautiful goal. We've b...Well written, Karl, and a beautiful goal. We've become so harsh with each other in American culture. It would be nice if we could all learn to respect each other and show some understanding of our different paths through life.Mercihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06555365459568199244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12830512.post-1160697609212820922006-10-12T20:00:00.000-04:002006-10-12T20:00:00.000-04:00Karl, I think we agree more than we disagree. Fol...Karl, I think we agree more than we disagree. Foley is a bad example for either of us to use, as what he was doing (if he was) is against the law and as we all know Pedofiles (sp?) are just that, it doesn't matter if they are straight or gay. But McGreevy got just what he deserved. He stood tall and proud and came out against gay marriage when he himself knew he was gay. He fucked up his wife and kids by marrying. Not for love but to provide himself with a nice little beard. He could have stayed single. There are several (granted not many) gay men and women who have been out and still served in Congress or as governors, or in local politics. He could also have directed that need for power by entering corporate America. More opportunities all the time. Any way as I started with I think that we agree more than we disagree. I too wish that I could wave my wand (wasn't I waving it last night???) and make America as tolerant as other countries but that probably won't happen for a long time, if at all. *sigh*. Best to you all from the Windy City.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12830512.post-1160684951406898002006-10-12T16:29:00.000-04:002006-10-12T16:29:00.000-04:00Hate to disagree with any reader, Jake, but it IS ...Hate to disagree with any reader, Jake, but it IS society that created the McGreevey's and Foley's. (I am certainly not saying ego and other issues did not also play a part). If men and women were encouraged by society to be who they are and live as they NATURALLY are made, they wouldn't have to find ways, some very inappropriate, to hide the true them. It is partly, and I am not saying entirely, society's fault. Let's say McGreevey could have as a younger man, through acceptance and encouragement, embraced who he really was, perhaps he would not have felt a need to be what he turned out to be as a result of his desire to "cover up" or "make better" the real him. (And believe me, I think anybody who stands on a pulpit preaching against something, should be outed when they are proven to be hypocrits themselves).Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05973642502435701590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12830512.post-1160679863056684722006-10-12T15:04:00.000-04:002006-10-12T15:04:00.000-04:00Hey Karl how's it going? I linked here via Pax's ...Hey Karl how's it going? I linked here via Pax's blog and enjoyed your comments on how our society shapes our actions. However I have to disagree (respectfully, doncha know) regarding certain comments. Those individuals who go into public service (read politics) or the world of entertainment (read any number of closeted actors) make their decisions not so much because they are forced to by the way society treats them, but for reasons of ego, power, or money. I have next to no respect for someone like McGreevy who admits that he spoke against gay marriage because he wanted to make a statement about his own sexuality. And I have even less respect for Foley who uses his power to seduce impressionable yutes (common New Jersey pronounciation for Pax's sake) The bastards need to be outed. Think how McGreevy screwed up his wife and kids to satisfy his own ego. Society didn't have anything to do with that. Hey, Karl I'm glad to find another blog to fill my empty days! Love ya, JakeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12830512.post-1160621497176557292006-10-11T22:51:00.000-04:002006-10-11T22:51:00.000-04:00It's because of the risk involved! Also, those ki...It's because of the risk involved! Also, those kids have not become what the adults have become partly because of society's disallowance for diversity.Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05973642502435701590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12830512.post-1160617271217623882006-10-11T21:41:00.000-04:002006-10-11T21:41:00.000-04:00Karl,AMEN BROTHER!But I think some people should b...Karl,<BR/><BR/>AMEN BROTHER!<BR/><BR/>But I think some people should be outed...namely politicians who use their office and inbred homophobia and self loathing to make the road more difficult for the rest of us. Those bastards need to be dragged out kicking and screaming.<BR/><BR/>I often puzzle over how a gay boy or lesbian girl has the guts to take their boyfriend or girlfriend to a prom, rising all kinds of griefs, but people of power will hind behind a mask because they are afraid to 'risk' their public lives.<BR/><BR/>Lily-livered cowards the whole lot of them!Pax Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00951019083510283683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12830512.post-1160606011800157902006-10-11T18:33:00.000-04:002006-10-11T18:33:00.000-04:00Karl,"Authenticity" is the goal, wherever it leads...Karl,<BR/>"Authenticity" is the goal, wherever it leads.Zelda Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216426186427577914noreply@blogger.com