Dan Savage vs. Marcus Bachmann
Let me begin by saying that I had no opinion, whatsoever, about Michelle Bachmann’s husband. I had no idea who he was. I first saw him on TV as I was walking past the set, and my only thought was – I swear! – this guy must be on talking about support for gay marriage. Go ahead and laugh.
When I found out who is and what his crusade was my next thought was… You’ve got to be kidding me; that guy is gay. The liberal in me sprang into action. How dare I label someone gay or straight. The realist in me countered with a sneering <i>Get real; that guy is gay</i>.
Good Pandora vs. Bad Pandora aside, I honestly have no idea what the man’s sexual orientation is, but… if I were a betting woman…
Enough about me. Go read Dan Savage. Here’s a sample:
Gay people who point out how fruity Bachmann is aren’t saying there’s something wrong with being fruity, or with being gay, or with guys who look, speak, walk, or dance the way Bachmann does. A lot of us look, speak, walk, and dance that way. And we don’t think there’s anything wrong with us for looking, speaking, walking, or dancing that way. I’ve never met a gay man who objected to Modern Family‘s Cam, who looks, speaks, walks, and dances the Bachmann way. And we certainly don’t think there’s anything wrong with being gay. But Marcus Bachmann sure does. He thinks there’s a whole lot wrong with being gay. And when we point out that this same Marcus Bachmann acts like a huge homo—like a huge, messy, married, dishonest, closeted version Cam—we’re not mocking the fruits. We’re hoisting that pansy with his own hateful petard.
Marcus Bachmann is attacking us and we’re claiming him. We’re embracing him, we’re saying that we recognize ourselves in him, we’re turning the stigma Marcus Bachmann promotes back on Marcus Bachmann.
“We recognize ourselves in him.”
Priceless.
Tags: Gay Rights, Marcus Bachmann
Surely we have better material for mocking Bachmann with than hurtful stereotypes.
He’s as straight as Liza Minnelli’s last husband.
I’m not mocking, Ellie. I already confessed to succumbing to a baser part of my human nature – a part that the GOP has been exploiting for years, even among their own ranks (see: Graham, Lindsey). I’ve also reached the conclusion, perhaps unfairly (but I don’t care), that Republican males who screech about gays are usually gay. (see: Ted Haggard, Mark Foley, Larry Craig, Bob Allen, Glenn Murphy, Jr. – and I’m certain I’m missing some!)
One more thing, if the Bachmann’s weren’t so anti-gay this would be off limits. But they aren’t, so yeah, I went there.
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If that guy is not gay, Michelle Bachmann does not have a penis where her vagina should be.
He makes Liberace look like Jack Lord.
it’s ok pandora. The appropriate insult is whatever the person you are insulting would be most offended by. That’s the rule.
I like to refer to Sarah Palin as a socialist because of her awesome policy of forcing big oil to pay the people of Alaska for the right to rape their land. While I whole heartedly approve of socialism, I know it offends her acolytes to hear the $aint called a socialist.
Gays are FABULOUS in my book. I, as a matter of principle dont call people “gay” as an insult because there is nothing wrong with being gay….. unless you are Marcus Bachmann…. that queer.
A blood bank in Gary, Indiana, rejected a man from giving blood because they said he “appears to be a homosexual.” That man’s name was Mr. Michelle Bachmann.
Can we call him “gay impersonator Marcus Bachmann?”
“He makes Liberace look like Jack Lord.”
I think that is funny. Holy crap, we are old.
Book him, Danno! He’s gayer than a 3-dollar bill.
He is so gay, drag queens dress up like him.
He’s so gay, his farts sound like Lady Gaga songs
Must resist the urge…..
Ok, eff it. Gayer than an oiled-up Harvey Firestein inside a SF bathhouse.
He’s so gay that he got whiplash when someone walked in the room and yelled “Mary!”
I’m not sayin’ that he would suck a dick…..but I bet you dollars to donuts he’d let you lay one across his mouth while you took a ride down a bumpy road.
Skip – eventually you will tell that joke so many times that it will become funny again. I hope that day comes soon.
Or maybe not.
Damn, I already told that here?
I apologize.
My memory is SHOT!
Typical hypocritical nonsense.
I bet you all think of yourselves as very open and tolerant, don’t you?
Everyone posting here ought to be ashamed of themselves.
Thisiswhynoonelikesyou-Go FUCK your hand!