Bill Maher dropped a line the other night that I think is pretty profound. When commenting on how far over the top the PC police have gone lately, he observed that "gay has become the new straight".
As somebody who would be considered "socially progressive" on this forum, and who fully supports gay marriage, I'm honestly stunned at how quickly the social justice movement has swung behind the cause of normalizing transgenders.
No hemming or hawing, no delays, just straight up - "IF YOU DON'T APPLAUD BRUCE JENNER'S COURAGE YOU'RE A TRANSPHOBIC BIGOT AND MAY AS WELL JOIN THE KLAN"
I'm starting to think that some of the conservatives who I mocked and and felt superior to because of their "Where will it end?" argument may have had a point....
As somebody who would be considered "socially progressive" on this forum, and who fully supports gay marriage, I'm honestly stunned at how quickly the social justice movement has swung behind the cause of normalizing transgenders.
No hemming or hawing, no delays, just straight up - "IF YOU DON'T APPLAUD BRUCE JENNER'S COURAGE YOU'RE A TRANSPHOBIC BIGOT AND MAY AS WELL JOIN THE KLAN"
I'm starting to think that some of the conservatives who I mocked and and felt superior to because of their "Where will it end?" argument may have had a point....