Moby's Curious Views On Gay Ppl
November 16th 2006 16:09
According to contactmusic.com, techno musician Moby would only be too happy if his children turned out to be gay:
The heterosexual music-maker is so appalled by macho male culture he hopes his future children will be gay because "they are less likely to get into a fight and less likely to date rape people". The PLAY hitmaker says, "I'm straight but I've grown up around gay people and gay clubs. They are superior to straight people. If you have a gay child you're more inclined to be a prouder parent."
Now I often go on and on about how much more lively, interesting, articulate and intelligent non-heterosexuals tend to be, but I don't think your sexual preference has that much impact upon your development. I think non-H ppl tend to be less conformist and more open-minded due to having experienced prejudice and having to think very carefully about social constructions and identifying with a so-called minority group (I personally think everyone is bisexual). It's remarkable how liberating not having your interests validated by the general public can become, with the right kind of support, and the kind of social awareness, perceptiveness and personal development it can result in.
Yet heterosexuals can be just as enlightened on the topic of making one's way through life as their non-H counterparts, if they so choose. There's no need to discriminate against people based on their sexual orientation, because I think it's what you make of your sexuality that counts, and while some people may not think Moby's comment is a big deal due to the much more common shtick that straight people are superior to gays, I think a mere reversal of this bigoted rhetoric does no service to gay rights... we need to learn to accept people of all orientations and not generalise about them.
Sometime in the future heterosexuality will seem just as kooky/commonplace as homosexuality, and the visibility of different sexual orientations will mean that girls who are into boys or vice versa will be questioning their preferences as much as everybody else. This environment will give everyone equal potential for realising themselves to the best of their ability, as no one sexual preference will be perceived as a default setting. I look forward to this celebration of individuality, and let's face it, you can live in that kind of world today if you surround yourself with the right kind of people - reality is a state of mind.
What do you think?
The heterosexual music-maker is so appalled by macho male culture he hopes his future children will be gay because "they are less likely to get into a fight and less likely to date rape people". The PLAY hitmaker says, "I'm straight but I've grown up around gay people and gay clubs. They are superior to straight people. If you have a gay child you're more inclined to be a prouder parent."
Now I often go on and on about how much more lively, interesting, articulate and intelligent non-heterosexuals tend to be, but I don't think your sexual preference has that much impact upon your development. I think non-H ppl tend to be less conformist and more open-minded due to having experienced prejudice and having to think very carefully about social constructions and identifying with a so-called minority group (I personally think everyone is bisexual). It's remarkable how liberating not having your interests validated by the general public can become, with the right kind of support, and the kind of social awareness, perceptiveness and personal development it can result in.
Yet heterosexuals can be just as enlightened on the topic of making one's way through life as their non-H counterparts, if they so choose. There's no need to discriminate against people based on their sexual orientation, because I think it's what you make of your sexuality that counts, and while some people may not think Moby's comment is a big deal due to the much more common shtick that straight people are superior to gays, I think a mere reversal of this bigoted rhetoric does no service to gay rights... we need to learn to accept people of all orientations and not generalise about them.
What do you think?
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Comment by suitably*wounded
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Comment by LaurenD
Sometimes the pendulum has to swing so far it hit someone in the head before we can aim for unity again.
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Comment by postmoderncritic
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> Sometimes the pendulum has to swing so far it hit someone in the head before we can aim for unity again.
I doubt homophobes are going to be very impressed by Moby's words - it's far easier to dismiss someone you disagree with if they offer things in black and white terms.
I do think we can expect more ppl to jump on this bandwagon, and I'm really not looking forward to it.
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Aww, thank you very much, S*w!
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The Moby pic above can be found at:
http://www.openmusic.ru/gallery-common/0054-moby/0054-moby_30.jpg
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I agree, placing expectations on people like that is never healthy. He could have said that he wouldn't mind if they were gay/straight/bi/whatever, which would have been much more positive and tolerant an attitude.
Comment by Adrian
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Ancient Greece is the obvious example of people being fine with homosexuality, and homosexuality being widespread. In the Symposium, all the characters talk about love, but all of them (except one) means homosexual pederastic love.
So it's by no means impossible that what you say will turn out to be the case.
I suppose the main reason to be skeptical is the argument from evolution. Every trait in you has been fashioned by millions of years of selection. And, assuming sexual orientation has a genetic component, heterosexuality seems much more of a genetic advantage than homosexuality. So there is something to be said for the view that the majority of people will always be heterosexual.
Which raises the question, incidentally, of what the evolutionary advantage is of homosexuality at all. Why aren't homosexual traits selected out? A question for another time...
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Perhaps homosexuality helps the problem of overpopulation? Actually, a lot of gays and lesbians have kids, whether through heterosexual relations or artifical insemination, and a lot of heterosexuals choose not to, so I don't think sexuality is a determining factor in reproduction.
> So it's by no means impossible that what you say will turn out to be the case.
I think eventually the world will open up to more and more hot spots for progressive views until they overtake the planet, I just wish it would happen sooner! ;o)