I guess you can call me slow to blog. As those of you who stop over from MaeRae may know I'm chained at home for a while- surgery- so I am catching up on b-movies, repeats of Law & Order and contemplating ways to continue to avoid finishing my thesis paper. I will never understand how something you want to be over so badly is sometimes the hardest to complete.
Well I promised myself 2 days ago that if something I saw on facebook still continued to bother me I would post a blog about my discontent- just to vent- well the discontent has not left so here goes.
To Those Sitting In Your Nice Warm- Non-Earthquake Ridden Living Room- No Matter Your Sexual Orientation
One of my acquaintances posted on facebook " For those of you (like me) who are unhappy with the Red Cross' discriminatory practices against homosexuals, there are more fair-minded relief organizations to which you can donate for Haiti relief, such as Oxfam." Now I have no problem with any ones personal sexual orientation. The post could have said for those of you like me who are unhappy with the Red Cross' discriminatory practices against ___________ (fill in the blank; hmm-- ox farmers, teachers, redheads, hot dog vendors, etc). What bothers me is that a family in a town near my home is waiting for some kind of word from their child who is in Haiti- as they watch on television-the Haitian people bury unidentified remains in mass graves to thwart disease- ever wondering if their child is one of those never to be identified.
So when someone feels the need to post such a ridiculous suggestion as to how one should send relief-Instead of just posting"please send relief to the Haitian people"- while sitting in their warm stable environment- puts me over the edge. We are missing the point (society- not necessarily just this acquaintance).
Yes, I am for the greater good and I feel for those in minority groups who have to fight for their rights- however- when we let these things get in the way of assisting other human beings we are missing the point. It is a fight for the greater good- to me anyway- and I have put aside some of the things I might normally stood strong for when situations call for me to look at the big picture and change my fight even if only for a moment. Help and assistance should not bear stipulations- and since I don't know what the Red Cross has done to incite the gay community- perhaps that statement can be thrown right back in my face.
It is truth that they have the resources to help, and for me if I can give what little I have to insure that even one human being can have food and clean water to drink, then I am not overly concerned with the vessel in which delivers it- only that it gets delivered.
If the Red Cross has wronged the gay community - is this really the platform from which you need to prove your point? Inform the public of how they have wronged you- but find more stable platform. The Haitian people cannot afford stipulations.
Well I promised myself 2 days ago that if something I saw on facebook still continued to bother me I would post a blog about my discontent- just to vent- well the discontent has not left so here goes.
One of my acquaintances posted on facebook " For those of you (like me) who are unhappy with the Red Cross' discriminatory practices against homosexuals, there are more fair-minded relief organizations to which you can donate for Haiti relief, such as Oxfam." Now I have no problem with any ones personal sexual orientation. The post could have said for those of you like me who are unhappy with the Red Cross' discriminatory practices against ___________ (fill in the blank; hmm-- ox farmers, teachers, redheads, hot dog vendors, etc). What bothers me is that a family in a town near my home is waiting for some kind of word from their child who is in Haiti- as they watch on television-the Haitian people bury unidentified remains in mass graves to thwart disease- ever wondering if their child is one of those never to be identified.
So when someone feels the need to post such a ridiculous suggestion as to how one should send relief-Instead of just posting"please send relief to the Haitian people"- while sitting in their warm stable environment- puts me over the edge. We are missing the point (society- not necessarily just this acquaintance).
Yes, I am for the greater good and I feel for those in minority groups who have to fight for their rights- however- when we let these things get in the way of assisting other human beings we are missing the point. It is a fight for the greater good- to me anyway- and I have put aside some of the things I might normally stood strong for when situations call for me to look at the big picture and change my fight even if only for a moment. Help and assistance should not bear stipulations- and since I don't know what the Red Cross has done to incite the gay community- perhaps that statement can be thrown right back in my face.
It is truth that they have the resources to help, and for me if I can give what little I have to insure that even one human being can have food and clean water to drink, then I am not overly concerned with the vessel in which delivers it- only that it gets delivered.
If the Red Cross has wronged the gay community - is this really the platform from which you need to prove your point? Inform the public of how they have wronged you- but find more stable platform. The Haitian people cannot afford stipulations.
posted by Bdet @ 9:48 AM
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