The Loquacious Limey

The [temporary] passing of Prop. 8 last week is already having effects. And none of them good. The Artistic Director of a Sacramento-based theater company donated $1,000 to the ‘Yes on 8′ campaign. Gay rights groups learned of the gift and began organizing a boycott of the theater, and after what the Director, Scott Eckern, called ‘prayerful consideration’ he resigned from the post. Mr. Eckern said he made the donation ’so the traditional definition of marriage could be preserved,’ but claimed in his defense that he had no idea his contribution would cause such a problem.

So let’s see if we’ve got this right; A man who has worked in the world of musical theater for over 20-years, a realm whose brooding passion and intense creativity form an irresistible flame to which gay people have responded for generations, had ‘no idea’ that his co-workers and peers would be greatly upset and risk losing their rights if his donation’s recipients achieved their well-publicized goal.

But it gets worse: Ron Prentice, chairman of the ‘Yes on 8′ campaign to whom the donation was made issued a statement criticizing the plans for a boycott, saying the gay rights groups apparently, “cherish tolerance and civil rights, but are unabashedly trampling on the rights of others.”

This from the leader of a group whose sole cause for existence is to revoke any rights Gay people have, to which his self-appointed coven of judgmental retentives do not choose to give their consent.

If that wasn’t such a peerless example of brainless hypocrisy, it would almost be funny. Apparently, plotting to deny other people their freedom is only offensive when playing the victim gets you on TV. When the plot is your own, that’s perfectly fine. If you need that kind of stupidity, I can get it for you wholesale.

Is it me, or is anyone else having trouble comprehending that logic?

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November 13th, 2008 | Tags: gay, music, prop 8, rights, theater | Category: media | Subscribe to comments | You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed