the homophobia of a Crash fan

'Being against any gay issues is not being homophobic. Of course this is the "defense" word you people use against us that have different views than yourself. Actually I have some gay friends and work with gay co workers every day. We get along just fine. I just don't find this lifestyle acceptable so I will do what i can to voice my opinion against it... and everyone knows that the GAY AGENDA is what is at stake here not the film or its artistic merits.'

Posted by: saltydog at March 12, 2006 01:05 PM (on oscarwatch)

Oh, the self-delusion...

This is exactly the kind of thought process that I'm sure many voters used when checking the box for "Bush/Cheney" on their ballots in 2004. Let's try some simple substitutions, shall we:

Being (against any gay issues) is not being (homophobic).
Being (a liar, cheater, hate-mongerer, war-mongerer, and all-around fuckup) is not being (a bad president).

And everyone knows that the (GAY AGENDA) is what's at (stake) here, not the (film) or its (artistic) merits.
And everyone knows that the (LIBERAL MEDIA) is what's at (fault) here, not the (administration) or its (lack of) merits.

Sigh.