According to A. O. Scott of the NYT, homophobia has a sneaky way of making itself acceptable by allowing its own ridicule:
…lampooning homophobia has become an acceptable, almost unavoidable form of homophobic humor…
Why those sneaky homophobes! I find this development deeply worrisome.
That to ridicule something is to encourage it?
Put aside homophobia if you can, and think about the larger ramifications. If I am encouraging by ridicule, and I ridicule everything, then I am encouraging everything.
I can’t think of a better argument for shutting down this entire blog.
Except then the serious people would win, wouldn’t they?
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My mate and I were discussing blogging styles this past evening and she said to me, “When ever you are looking for a long essay you go to Classical Values and read Eric.” It is true.
So please. Don’t let the homophobes, the anti-homophobes, the humor impaired, the anti-humor impaired or anyone else shut you down. The Simons would miss you. A lot.
I would suggest you continue to ridicule this guy.
Encouraging him should provide hours of enjoyment.
That to ridicule something is to encourage it?
As I think about this, I wonder if it’s some sort of ironic, hipster deal.
Maybe the people in his cocoon actually believe that so he’s extrapolating it to others.
Projection ain’t just for crappy big-screen TVs.
Every time I feel blue I check for The Dead Schembechlers on YouTube to see if they have any more hilarious tunes about the hated Wolverines.
Nothing perks me up like ‘Chad Henne is a Jerk’.
Eric, I suggest you play a continuous loop of their greatest hits at your next Ann Arbor function.
I feel better just thinking about them. What talent.