LETTER: Topics should not be hushed
Editor,
Concerning the letter to the editor Oct. 6 titled “Stop talking about gays,” I find a few things of interest to comment on.
First, the writer claims, “Why do we need to talk about homosexuality more? What is there to talk about?” So, I suppose the issue is then to be put to a final rest, I couldn’t agree with you more. Obviously, there is something to say about homosexuality. The very fact that he chooses to write about it demonstrates that he and others continue to perpetuate this discourse of debate that he so publicly feels needs to be put to rest. One can’t have the cake and eat it at the same time.
Secondly, the writer seems to feel the need to educate us on sexual compatibility, stating certain pieces fit with other pieces, comparing the unnatural nature of homosexuality with that of peanut butter with tuna fish. What are we talking about? Sex or food?
Also, the argument appears to be concerned with the extinction of the human race with the statement, “in order for the species to continue to exist, nature requires that they procreate.” I suppose then that if 10 percent of the population is gay, somehow the human race is in danger of extinction?
Not to worry though, Utah’s ideology of re-population will carry us on for eons.
And lastly, the writer so kindly illuminates, “People are gay and those that aren’t tolerate it. Yes, we tolerate homosexuality, we allow it to be or to be done without hindrance.”
My concern with this statement is an underlying issue with power. What is it supposed to mean? That by right of heterosexuality, one has the power to grant or revoke an individual’s right to express him or herself? Is it being suggested that as a heterosexual, one is superior to a homosexual by allowing him or her to choose to act on their feelings?
Reality check. If society allows this type of mentality to dominate, we are going to have megalomaniacs walking about the streets, heads as big as Macy’s Day Parade balloons, never able to see the real issues at hand.
Justin Carter