DL Hughley: “I’m Against ‘That’ Gay Lifestyle”

On my long commute into DC this morning, I fliped the radio to the Tom Joyner Morning Show. It just so happened that his special guest was DL Hughley, who now has his own show on CNN. They were talking about the passing of prop. 8 in CA and gay rights. I don’t think I have ever heard so much ignorance from what I thought were fairly intelligent men. Mr. Hughley explained that he is against the gay lifestyle. (And you know, I know that gays and lesbians refer to the gay lifestyle, but the difference is this: when we say it, we are talking about the culture and who we are and how we identify as gay or lesbian…when they say it, it is always implied that being gay is a complete choice and we choose to love the same sex over the opposite sex. So since we choose it, and we can just as easily choose not to do it, then they have no qualms about denying us our rights because hey, if we don’t like it…just change. So when I hear straight people talking about our “lifestyle” I seethe and cringe).

DL indicated that he is not for having people rights taken away, but then continued to say that he did not vote for or against prop. 8…he did not vote on it at all…he just skipped that question. This just goes to show how people behave when they are seemingly unaffected by something, when it is not relevant to them, then why should they care? Why should they care that the rights of human beings are at stake here? Heck, if it doesn’t affect me then I guess I should stop doing alot of things (i.e., paying taxes) since I could very well just fund those things that I personally use…why should I pay for those old farts with my social security contributions? Why should I care about the environment, I mean by the time the earth blows up due to our bad habits, I will be long gone… I really should have turned the station at that point, but I guess I am glutton for punishment. I love to listen to people floss and flaunt their proud ignorance for the world to see.

Then both Tom and DL indicated how they can’t stand how “the gays” compare their struggle to civil rights. Here we go again… They said that tens of millions of gays haven’t died (wish I guess is a reference to those who died during the slave trade, in slavery and throughout the entire struggle of black plight in America) for their cause. I can’t believe that black folks, of all people can not recognize discrimination when they see it. I can’t believe that we as black people think we have a monopoly on discrimination and that black people are the only ones who have struggled with civil rights in America. DL commented that he can see if the vote was to take away the rights of a person to be counted as a human being…but marriage? He seemed to scoff at the notion of gay marriage being important, and belittled it to being more of a want than a need or a right. Tom Joyner then chimed in with his two cents. He indicated that he spoke to a black lesbian who claimed that she didn’t vote on the issue because there are other bigger issues to worry about, and this (gay marriage) wasn’t one of them. What? Excuse Me? Apparently, there are several groups in CA who think this is a big issue to the point where they have poured millions of dollars against the right of people to marrry who they love. This is a big issue for somebody. Do we have bigger issues? Hell yeah. Were those on the ballot? Heck no. I have to believe that this “black lesbian” was a fictional character who exists solely and exclusively in Mr. Joyners mind.

All the while, Mr. Joyners’ co-host was back there in the Amen corner agreeing with it all. Goodness, I guess when you get 3 ignorant folks together all agreeing with one another then they must be right! Right…yeah…so….anyway…I was disappointed in DL and Tom to say the least. I never had a problem with either of the men, until today. I am thinking about writing the show, someone needs to address this foolishness. Ignorance really is bliss.