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The Travesty of Prop 8 (and some POC Blame Game)

November 7th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under

Dan Savage on “Black Homophobia” in response to the passing of Proposition 8. When you’re done there, go here and follow the comments. Don’t forget to leave some.

More on Blacks, Latina/os and Proposition 8:

VivirLatino: More Prop 8 Black and Latino Blaming
WOC, Ph.D.: Propositioning Privilege
elle, phd: WTF is Wrong With Us
The Kitchen Table: Blacks and the Passage of Prop 8

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  1. Comment by gib on 8 November 2008:

    as a black gay man the irony is not lost on me that members of my own (biological) family voted against my interests. it's not that i blame blacks or latinos. look, we were duped. a black candidate guaranteed record turnout of minority voters. the same minority voters who routinely come out in favor of these kinds of initiatives and were even willing to vote for Bush (against every other of their interests, mostly, except gay marriage) in 2004. We think “Men on Film,” “Garry's 'T'” (Ricky Smiley show), other caricatures, our hairdressers, music ministers, hell, ministers, dressmakers, authors, all these people who entertain us or make the enjoyment of our entertainment increase, we love them in that capacity. but not when it's time to come down off the stage and eat at the same table. sound familiar?

  2. Comment by thebadone on 9 November 2008:

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