tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post1899352302197841166..comments2023-10-12T06:29:13.317-06:00Comments on Beck: Side comment...Beckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-85945776747716254182006-12-20T00:11:00.000-07:002006-12-20T00:11:00.000-07:00Foxyj:
Thanks for your comments. I'm honored tha...Foxyj:<br /><br />Thanks for your comments. I'm honored that you're even out there reading what I have to say. I'm flattered.<br /><br />I agree that tolerance and love are what we should all seek in others. Though I have problems with some of the cultural abnormalities of Utah, this is home and I love it for the most part.<br /><br />But since you are here and reading - I guess my real question is: how do I deal with perceived misunderstandings about gays coming from my wife? Any insights would be helpful.Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-3027086393544518322006-12-19T17:32:00.000-07:002006-12-19T17:32:00.000-07:00As I've learned already in our short time in Seatt...As I've learned already in our short time in Seattle, if you leave Utah hoping to find enlightenment elsewhere, you might be disappointed. Closed-minded people are everywhere these days. Utah just has its own particular flavor of intolerance, but they certainly don't own the market. For example, PBS cancelled an excellent kids show after people learned that an episode featuring a family with two moms was going to be aired. In fact, the board of directors even went so far as to write language demanding "cultural diversity" out of the guidelines for PBS children's programing. The producers have been unable to find any corporate sponsors for the new season of the show, which I think is really sad. <br /><br />Anyways, I know that there are probably places that in general are more tolerant than Utah, but I think that like Scot said, most experiences are personal. You might find a friendlier, more tolerant ward in Utah than in Seattle (we have so far).And no matter where you are, cultivate tolerance and love within your own circle.FoxyJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17950095008611661757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-29528834092049478502006-12-19T07:24:00.000-07:002006-12-19T07:24:00.000-07:00Scot: I'm not going anywhere! Utah needs me and ...Scot: I'm not going anywhere! Utah needs me and my refreshing outlook on life to help others see what conflicted gay souls can offer.:-)<br /><br />I appreciate your input - I can see how in her straight womanly outlook, my wife is hoping the best for him and his happiness, instead of saying "good riddance". Thanks for the clearer perspective. It helps me to realize more meanings - and not necessarily negative ones.<br /><br />By the way, for what it's worth... from one Utahn out here, I don't see you as "chaff"!Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-88673968049948625042006-12-19T07:19:00.000-07:002006-12-19T07:19:00.000-07:00AtP: So good to see you're out there reading even...AtP: So good to see you're out there reading even side comments...<br /><br />I love your work-related stories from the inspirational book store. I'm sure you could write an inspirational book (of sorts) by sharing inspirational experiences you've had with customers of the inspirational book store. Don't you think they'd publish it? I'd buy it!Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-17026670734202157392006-12-18T16:28:00.000-07:002006-12-18T16:28:00.000-07:00Hey, I love Mo’culture! The family, the potatoes… ...Hey, I love Mo’culture! The family, the potatoes… (not so much the Jell-O)<br /><br />Beck, may she have been thinking it most significantly best for the kid? Not that he was “a problem” but that the culture was? I could see how someone not gay and not directly involved in an out gay man’s life in Utah may think it best to just separate us out without seeing us as chaff ;-), but it’s really not the problem most assume. <br /><br />In fact, in our neighborhood and the kid’s school, everywhere really in our sphere of influence, we get along without significant problem. It’s only strangers and politicians who give us grief :-). So, for what it’s worth, this stranger doesn’t think you should go anywhere.Scothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12350801865113852319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-77828187913439796082006-12-18T13:35:00.000-07:002006-12-18T13:35:00.000-07:00oh I read that.
no offense taken, i love my job....oh I read that. <br /><br />no offense taken, i love my job. sometimes that gets to me. <br /><br />I'll forgive you this time.AttemptingthePathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17691803785432956575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-50347003842270148622006-12-18T13:08:00.000-07:002006-12-18T13:08:00.000-07:00KB:
That really wasn't the point (I was more frus...KB:<br /><br />That really wasn't the point (I was more frustrated with how to deal with my wife's attitude) but since you're going to the MO'Culture scene...<br /><br />I had to go into a Deseret Book and the Distribution Center this weekend - for items only found in those locations... and the priestcraft books and religious "inspired" items for sale for Christmas made me want to puke! (No offense to AtP if he's reading this).<br /><br />The gig of finishing school and moving on is cool - but when you've got roots down as deep as mine and investments into home and teenage kids, it ain't that easy to pull up and go...<br /><br />unless I went alone, right?Beckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159223254071653666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26181705.post-51641820741273909872006-12-18T12:26:00.000-07:002006-12-18T12:26:00.000-07:00Hell, get out of Utah anyway. Who needs Mo'Cultur...Hell, get out of Utah anyway. Who needs Mo'Culture anyway? I'm MORE than sick of it, and as soon as I graduate we're getting somewhere where we're less worried about WHAT people wear to church than whether or not they're AT CHURCH.Kengo Biddleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12083962910965544925noreply@blogger.com