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Thursday, July 21, 2005 DOWN LOW DIRTY SHAMECOREY sent me a email saying that he and his boyfriend CHRIS were coming out to FIRE ISLAND to see me perform on august 6th at "cherries". he also told me about a black/latin sex party website that uses my photo as an example of the kind of "drama queen" you will not encounter at this exclusive snog-fest (also pictured is DIVINE). i followed THIS LINK to the site and sure enough there it was. i thought it was funny and done in cheeky humor, but as i perused the rest of the site, i found alot of the same ol' self loathing and shame that has undermined the gay movement for as long as i can remember. in a section labeled "read this before calling", the directive said "very private. never no old grand daddy's! no one over 35! no fags! no fats! no fems!". i may be wrong, but wouldn't that leave the club completely empty? a private club has every right to have restrictions, but in this case, the restrictions come at a very high interest rate, one that will be paid in full when the participants are 35, fat and looking closely in the mirror. i remember back in ATLANTA, some clubs would ask "certain people" for two forms of ID, just to keep the clientele pure. other clubs wouldn't allow women, and a handful discos would keep there music playlist on the soulless side rather than court a crowd with color. why is it that the oppressed, take on the characteristics of their oppressor? i recently re-read ORWELL'S ANIMAL FARM to gain some insight into this all to familiar occurrence, and what it brought to mind was GEORGE SANTAYANA'S famous quote: "those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it". . | Permalink 2009 RuCo, Inc.—All Rights Reserved |
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