Wednesday, January 08, 2014

Guest Ramble Night

Went to see American Hustle this evening. Was very disappointed. It did not live up to the hype at all. I was bored silly during the last half-hour or so. Even Jennifer Lawrence (who was good) and Christian Bale (who was excellent) couldn't redeem it. And one of the best scenes from the promo ads didn't appear in the film at all. Save your money and wait for the dvd.

And now - a guest ramble from Joan.

    The times, they are a-changing

    And it's a gay thing, in both senses of the word. A virtually shocking quote from the pope: "Who am I to judge them?" when asked about his stance on homosexuality. Not that he endorses it, but no brimstone, no smell of burning sulphur. Nota bene: according to the Old Testament, being gay was apparently a deadly sin for men, but go see Ruth, 1:16.

    Some German politicians, perhaps most outstandingly Guido Westerwelle, former Minister for Foreign Affairs, are openly gay, and everybody just shrug their shoulders. Of course, I don't follow what the minority movement of the Nazis say -- they bear watching, but have little-to-none political influence.

    DADT is (hopefully) dead in the United States, not to mention that two of our beloved grunts were finally able to marry.

    In the German Women's Football (American: Soccer) Team, being gay is not a topic. If anything, lesbians are over-represented there.

    In the German Men's Soccer Teams, being gay is not a topic, either. But for a different reason: There are no gay players. Not one in over two hundred. That makes sense: soccer players are hard, competitive and risk-tolerant MEN -- and we all know that gays are pansies, right?

    Not quite so, apparently. Thomas Hitzlsperger (no, please don't ask me how that is pronounced), a top-end soccer player who has had more than fifty appearances with the national team, has come out. He waited until he ended his career, but considering that he'd probably never get to play again, that's understandable. And a howl of scandal erupted over the country... Wait, it didn't. Instead there's confetti from everywhere. Politicians, sports executives and even my neighbour's cat applaud his courage. Too bad that it still takes courage.

    Times may be changing slowly, but changing they are. Thank you, Thomas.

Thank you, Joan

I always did like Hitz when he played for the Villa. Good player. Nice bloke.

Well, that's me done for this week. If you have a ramble, something interesting to chat about, something you'd like to say, an event you want to promote, etc., drop us a line. E & Tamara will be very grateful since I've just pinched the only guest ramble we've had for a while. *g* Or if you know of a femslash site we should be checking, please let us know that, too.

See you next week, goodnight and may your God/s go with you.


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