I was glad that Black lesbian comic Wanda Sykes, who happens to share the same birthday as me (March 7), spoke out against Tracy Morgan's homophobic tirade in Nashville. She tweeted her response on Twitter and she blames the society on Tracy's behavior, especially the homophobic political climate in Nashville and other parts of the Bible Belt of the South. She noted that he wouldn't have been that stupid to make those homophobic rant in Los Angeles. She also got after Chris Rock and CNN anchor Roland Martin for defending Tracy's right to free speech. Although she agreed that Tracy had free speech, what she disagreed with was the violent threat to his son, whom he would stab if he came out to him as gay. It was not comedy because it went onto a whole other level. There are a lot of anti-gay crimes which are still happening in this country and for Tracy to say all of those things is unacceptable. Tracy's negative attitudes towards LGBT people would cause someone to commit suicide and have society to bully, torment, rape, and kill LGBT people. I am glad that Wanda spoke out and did it with class and eloquence. She is my new shero and I love her for sticking it to three African-American straight males who have issues with women and gays.
IT'S A DONALD THING
Sunday, June 12, 2011
10:13 PM
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