But sometimes I am so ashamed of my state. Once again the “Don’t Say Gay” bill is working its way through the Tennessee legislature.
This is the most ridiculous bill I have heard of in quite awhile. All it will support is the further stigmatization of gay people; a group who already feels out of place in the majority of the bible belt.
Here is the latest local news article about this bullshit bill: (I’m having trouble with the hyperlink. Sorry.)
So, I should have been cleaning the house or folding the laundry or something equally productive and instead I find myself wandering all about the giant interweb and finding some neat/cool/random/bizarre stuff to share:
We love some Electric Six round these parts, but somehow, I’ve missed the amazing video to “Gay Bar”:
Although equally impressive and extremely bizarre this is the same band’s video for “Danger! High Voltage.”
I’m a die-hard fan of the not-so-motivational funny pictures that abound all over the internet, such as:
More can be found here and here.
The strangest things can make me sentimental, this video about the night the Berlin Wall fell, is one of them:
Here is a short clip about how a few people reacted to the fall of the Berlin Wall; even after 20 years, the voice hope and happiness is still in their voices.
(And a small political note: I’m quite disappointed in our President, who had enough time to go and fight for the Winter Olympics, however when Germany asked him last week to come and commemorate with them the 20th anniversary of the fall, he said, “Sorry, I’m too busy.”)
I am in love with the (hand-drawn, OMG!!!) animation in this video:
I L-O-V-E local commercials, especially so wonderfully well done and full of badassery:
