At the gym this morning, I was listening to Morrissey’s You are the Quarry, and I was getting a little defensive over his song “America is Not the World“. Because while I agree with him, I’m American, and it’s therefore okay for me to spew hate about us, while he is a dirty Brit and would have never achieved the iconic status he has without the love of Americans, namely 20-year-old Hispanic boys living in California. But then I got to this line:
America, the land of the free, they said,
And of opportunity in a just and a truthful way,
But where the president is never black, female, or gay,
and until that day, you’ve got nothing to say to me to help me believe.
And I was like, “TAKE THAT, Morrissey! Sure there’s a bunch of death threats against our Prez-to-be, but we elected him all the same. IN YOUR FACE! (Looooooooove you.)”
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wait, has BRITAIN ever had a black, female, or gay prime minister?
Hell, his country can’t even make the logical transition from a matriarchy.
Plus, they have bad teeth… and that’s a deal breaker even if they do claim Heston Blumenthal as one of their own.
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MARGARET THATCHER?! Not exactly anybody obscure…
I probably would’ve made the mistake of saying president instead of prime minister, so I’ll cut him some slack.
Hrm.
Pipe down, defector!
Isn’t the fact that we had never elected a black, female, or gay president proof that America is the land of the free? It was an enduring example of a certain variety of freedom: the freedom to not elect a black, female or gay president.
Seriously! Thank god Proposition 8 made me feel okay about my boiling hatred for minorities again.
The token minority on your blog says: Hey Katie….
The token minority on your blog says: Be sure to watch the “Roots” marathon for Black History Month.
The token minority on your blog says: This country is not equal because….
The token minority on your blog says: Why can’t I buy a Black Elmo??? I should be able to get a “Jamal Tyrone Elmo” if I want to.
The token minority on your blog says: Dumb Ass toy only comes in Red. WTF is up with that?