Tony, please think before speaking
You have to feel sorry for Tony Abbott. He has been criticised for speaking without thinking, in his comments on women鈥檚 virginity, and on homosexuality 鈥渃hallenging orthodox notions of the right order of things鈥�.
The criticism is misplaced. As a devout Catholic, he does not think about these things 鈥� the church does that for him.
Of more interest is his remark that he feels 鈥渁 bit threatened鈥� by homosexuality.
I suspect most ordinary straight Aussies of his age would give a similar response. Especially men who were educated in single-sex Catholic schools.
It鈥檚 hardly surprising these blokes feel uncomfortable around gay men. They spent their formative years in schools and churches under the authority of some men who were a very real sexual threat.
And they will have been aware of this, even if only subconsciously.
The church also teaches that homosexuals are intrinsically disordered, evil. This too will have left its mark on the young man. But it doesn鈥檛 necessarily mean the (allegedly) grown-up Abbott is homophobic. I have spoken to gay people who call him their friend, and they quote his 2008 remarks on marriage.
鈥淭he love and commitment between two people of the same sex can be as strong as that between husband and wife… There is more moral quality in a relationship between two people devoted to each other for decades than in many a short-lived marriage.鈥�
Doesn鈥檛 sound homophobic to me.
Abbott then had to spoil it by throwing up a piece of church-think: 鈥淎 relationship between two men or between two women may be every bit as admirable as one between a man and a woman but it isn鈥檛 the same, and it can鈥檛 be a marriage however fulfilling and loving it might be.鈥�
The worry is not that Tony Abbott might be homophobic. The worry is that he is prepared to light a bonfire of prejudice under gay people to get to the Lodge, despite his personal feelings.
Now that part of the boy, I definitely do not like.锘�
Also, “more ordinary straight (male) Aussies” are fucking idiots. I think we need to recognise that fact.
You might like to take a look at his shadow ministry to get a feel of what Abbott’s government would be like. More walking corpses than a Boris Karloff movie. And less gay friendly than John Howard.
Old Crocodile Eyes can take his fist and go fuck himself with Salt for lube if he wants this Queens Vote. I am proud to be Gay. I do welfare work helping homeless people and my partner saves lives as a doctor. This piece of shit has done nothing for humanity but perpetuate hate and violence. Many Catholics cannot stand him either.
Seems Old Crocodile Eyes needs to be placed in a glass tank and put in a fucking Zoo. Does anyone know what Title should be on the tank? Lets think……
I feel that if a public figure publicly claims they are “threatened” by homosexuality, then they are also going to be prejudiced publicly towards homosexuals which is going to fuel homophobia. We are going to be in trouble if Abbott gets elected.