The other day I heard two different conversations about gay people. The first was a few people making fun of a guy that may or may not be gay. The people involved in the conversation used the stereotypical "gay man voice" and flapped their wrists a lot.
The other conversation involved two girls talking about high school reunions and what would happen if they went together. Would people think they were lesbians?
The second conversation was probably a little less offensive...but I'm sure deep down inside they were thinking "I would never want someone to think I'm a *gasp* lesbian."
Can you imagine in 2011 people are still making fun of people for being gay. If you live in a big city or any city for that matter with an ounce of culture, this is probably hard to imagine. But if you live in a small backwards area of the country like I do, this should come as no surprise.
Since I've moved back home almost 2 years ago, I've heard some of the most bigoted conversations. It's not just the closed mindedness that gets me, but just the bizarreness that is small town U.S.A.
Most people, people who've been outside the confines of Northeast PA would find the population here pretty offensive. If you've had the poor fortune to spend some time here, you can't help to just find the way of life comical. I think I might change the focus of my blog to the absurd way of life that is Scranton, PA.
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