I am still so amazed (sorry FindingNamo - Ha,ha), that people are still so wrapped up in this subject.
I am an openly gay, feminine lesbian. I don't know how "trendy" it may have become to be a "lipstick lesbian" these days, and I guess I should be flattered that some females want to be what I was born as, but if there are so many females truly acting as such, then WHY ARE GAYS STILL GETTING SO MUCH CRAP AND INEQUALITY??? If we are so "IT" and "THE THING TO BE", why the Hell aren't we being treated as equals??
Homosexuality seems to be okay to some only when it serves some purpose for people other than gays, themselves! Why is that?
As far as the now infamous kiss goes...SO WHAT? You all gave these ladies exactly what they were aiming for - lots of attention. Quite frankly, my partner and I laughed it up a bit. You see...only a few years ago, you wouldn't even have SEEN that kind of display on television. They made such a stink about Ellen D. coming out and displaying an openly gay character because, God forbid - no one could relate. PLEASE! Once businesses and whoever else realized that we are also a hard working group of citizens who have money to spend...now everyone's getting "gay friendly" - tv shows, etc. Hmm...trust me - everyone's out for a buck. Britney and Christina won't get my money simply because they "braved" a smooch with Madonna. Madonna on the other hand gets my support. She is a very smart business woman, and love her or hate her, she has lasted 20 years in this cut throat business and can still pull it off. Not to mention that she has ALWAYS been diverse with her sexuality and ALWAYS been supportive of our community, so she still gets my vote.
I guess the older I get, the less I get wrapped up in the silliness of things like MTV Award shows and the like. I realize there are a lot of younger people on this Board and this is a big part of your generation ("this" being VMA, Real World, reality shows, blah, blah, blah). That's fine. But please know, that a REAL kiss between two women who genuinely love each other (like my partner of almost nine years and I), or two loving men, or a man and a woman, is a beautiful thing. What you saw on tv was merely showmanship, folks, and that's what entertainers do. They perform. Outrageous sex sells.
Bottom line...Who really cares? Did your lives go on the next day? Did you lose sleep? Not I.
Just please, let us not forget what real love is, and was is exploitational.
Best wishes to all.
"Life without music equals death."
