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January 19, 2008
"But ya are in that chair!"
Here's Boys on Wheels -- a disabled Norwegian group singing a song about how glad they are that they're not gay. This came from a friend who said in the email, Hysterical, but as you see, we are STILL the only ones on whom it will always be open season for ridicule!Exactly how serious the video is I am not sure. The lead singer, Jesper Olderberg, is a comedian with cerebral palsy. For all I know, he might be glad he is not gay. But my friend has a point. If we take a look the lyrics with an eye towards playing identity politics substitution games, there are problems: "I'm rolling awayIf they had said "black" instead of gay -- or if a gay group substituted "disabled" or "a cerebral palsy victim" -- I don't think it would have gone over very well. I'm not even sure this is in good taste anymore. But I'm not making any judgments here. Just reflecting on apparent realities. MORE: A fascinating comment left on another post points out something I had not realized before: I didn't realize until Eric blog about the Norwegian comedians that this site is for gay republican's. Rest assured I will not be masturbating here in the future.I didn't realize it either! Although the above came in an email from a gay reader, it amused me not because of that but because I enjoy analyzing identity politics collisions. While it's nice to know what readers think, I'm now confused. What I want to know is why the hell this blog (which is on record as opposing gay identity politics and has long taken issue with the conventional dichotomy over human sexuality) is not listed as a gay Republican blog! Should I demand equal time? posted by Eric on 01.19.08 at 07:41 PM |
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I'd never heard of of this comedian before, and frankly, didn't find him all that funny. I guess it's subjective, but I've heard much funnier. Even though it's just as crude, rude and button-pushing, The Aristocrats blows this guy out of the water.
"... I enjoy analyzing identity politics collisions"
I couldn't think of a better way to describe Classical Values Blog. It's why I love coming here.