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October 23, 2006
Just like me
So, as you are all aware, I have a cousin who's a lot like me in several ways. It makes me so sad to see him going through life putting up with the same crap I had to put up with. He's to that age now where the fact that he's gay matters and, of course, everything he does is wrong. He's a little flamboyant but nobody in our family really cares to understand what that means. They all keep asking him if he's got a girlfriend and he corrects them and says "you mean do I have a boyfriend?" and they all just tell him that he'll grow out of it someday.
So I had to lay the smack down, and now there are lots of hurt feelings. We all went out to lunch, two aunts, my mom and I. Sure enough, one of my aunts asked him if he had a girlfriend yet. Being 13 will earn you the question by default. Of course he went on to correct her and his mom slapped his wrist, like how dare he mention the fact that he's gay in public.
I went off the deep end.
I told her that it's technically child abuse, and above that it's brainwashing to try and slap him and create a negative association with him being honest about who he is. So... I slapped her wrist and said "That's for being ugly, since we don't give a damn about anybody else's feeling I suppose it's fair not to hold back on you."
So of course she stormed off, and everybody stared at me and I just stared right back, so then my mom got all uppity, then my aunt refused to eat with us and left, and it was just me and my cousin. We hi-fived. Sometimes I gotta put my bitch face on to get the point across. I hate when people fuck with my little cousin about being gay. You can screw with me all you want, but don't mess with the queerlet or you'll get strong-armed. He should have the right to be himself, even if it is some sort of phase, he should have the right to decide for himself, not be slapped for being what he is, and not allowing people to tell him otherwise.
Moral of the story: Don't mess with my queer protege LOL.
BTW: All ended well as his mom apologized to him but refuses to apologize for me. That's OK, I don't need anybody's apology to exist.
Posted by Decemberice at October 23, 2006 10:09 PM
Comments
AWESOME! LMAO.
I think the apology probably did more for him than it would have for you anyway!
I'd be embarassed to be seen in public with people who act like your aunt! Good greif.
Your cousin is lucky to have you!
Posted by: Sarah at October 24, 2006 08:38 AM
Drama's never cool, but good for you in sticking up for your cousin.
Jesus, are there really people out there who treat homosexuality as if it were some sort of deep, dark family secret? What year is this again?
Hearing stuff like this, I'm so happy I got the hell out of the Tri-Cities - and I don't even have the "sin" of being gay to work against me. Maybe your cousin should wait until he's 18 and take the first flight out to West Hollywood or San Francisco or something, just so he doesn't have to put up with this type of shit.
Meh.
- Jeff
Posted by: Jeff at October 24, 2006 08:43 AM
Good for you! You little cous doesn't need shit like, especially from his own mother. I'm glad you laid the smack down on her.
Posted by: Zoso at October 24, 2006 06:41 PM
HAHAHAHAH!!!! Holy fuck J!!! I wish I could have been there. I'm glad your cousin had someone to stick up for him. Good for you, and good for him! :O)
Posted by: Austin at November 10, 2006 09:01 AM