Stereotypes are stereotypical for a reason

Uh oh, gay and lesbian groups are upset that the WSJ has chosen to use a picture of Supreme Court nominee Kagan playing softball. Well what's new? These people are always whining about something. And that something usually doesn't amount to hill of beans. I thought the paper used the picture so that it wouldn't fall into the trap of using the same picture that every other publication was using. That would be the picture Kagan used in the John Levits look a like contest.

Look, stereotypes become stereotypes for a reason. When Sissy tries to leave the house in fishnet stocking, 9" heels, a mini-mini skirt and a tank top, there's reason dad says, "you're not leaving here looking like a whore." It is because she is dressed like whore. Guys, show up at your next euchre party dressed in a lime green suit with a purple shirt, gold chains hanging down, white high heeled boots and leopard coat and see how long it takes for you to be called a pimp.

For any black fellas who stumbled upon this page - waz up bro - show up at the jazz club in a dirty camo Git-R-Done hat, flannel shirt with the sleeves cut off, blue jeans with a hub cap size belt buckle and western boot and see how long it takes for your buds to say - "you trippin' man."

It's funny to see this stereotypical behavior juxtaposed and taken out of context. It's also funny to see the "stereotypical nice kid" act like a jerk - Eddie Haskel. But like Eddie, it's hard to hide who we really are. You can't hide behind a stereotype for very long.

Stereotypes are stereotypical for a reason. Walk into any lunch room in any American high school and you'll see jocks sitting with jocks, goth kids sitting with goth kids, Hispanics sitting with Hispanics etc. Kids can find their group by relying on stereotypical behavior. It's called self-segregation. That's why after 30 years of fighting for equality and civil rights every group wants its own separate but equal student union, prom, home coming queen etc. We've come full turn.

So now the Lesbian groups are claiming that every picture of a young woman playing softball is offensive because it's akin to calling them gay. Hmm, sounds like profiling to me. And much worse than anything going on in AZ. I wonder how far this will set back the Title X movement for women's athletics?


If this picture pee'd off the gays, wait till they see the picture of Kagan arriving for her first day on the court riding a Harley, wearing heavy shoes, jeans and a leather vest over a turtle neck sweater. Lord have mercy, that'll set 'em off.

If you want to malign someone by poking fun a stereotypical behavior, restrict your activity to poking fun at us Christians and rednecks. It would seem that we're the only ones left in America that can take a joke and won't sue your @$$ off or blow you up no matter how offensive you are. I do draw the line at using my tax dollars for this activity though. So if you want to take a picture of a crucifix in urine, use your own damned money to do it.