Nice piece

From somewaterytart over at Shakespeare's Sister's place. Be sure to check out the comments...they're quite interesting. I personally think the world, at least my little part of it, would be a better place if people didn't automatically assume physical contact was sexual. This is something I struggle with, mostly from a conditioning aspect.

A documentary I saw recently showed two Iraqi men walking down the street holding hands. (When/if I can remember what it was, I'll be sure to post as such.) One told the other (paraphrased), "If Americans saw us holding hands like this, they would think us homosexual." The other replied (paraphrased), "Whatever."

people are lame.

My best friend Erica and I have been besties since we were four. We lovies each other like sisters. You know, all that crap. So anyway we took a walk along the boardwalk today, and joking that she would make a great boyfriend for me because she's almost six inches taller, she put her arm around he and we held hands, and I put my arm around her waist. This I do not see as a big deal, nor is it an unusual occurrence for us. But as we walked by a rental house with some middle-aged people sitting outside, we definitely heard some kissy noises. And when we looked over, they all definitely looked away at the same time. They were not kidding. They were seriously mocking us. And I'm not being paranoid. I was being made fun of for being gay. Being straight, that's never happened to me before. So that was a first.

People are lame.