Kevin Eastman on Storage Wars (A&E)

[Commenter 42]

Originally Posted by Prowler

I was only a kid at the time, but no way in 1998 would most straight people agree with same-sex marriage. You'd be immediately suspected to be gay for even bringing such issue up in a conversation. I remember a soccer player here being rumored to be gay(he wasn't) back in 1999-2001 and it pretty much destroyed his career. Even many fans of his own team would boo and jeer him with slurs.

Multiply that by a factor of 100 for the mid eighties dude. It was a rough time for anyone remotely effeminate. There are still pockets of discrimination, and no, it's not perfect today by any stretch, but contrasted with the world I knew, we've come a very long way.

My point is, the younger generation just knee jerk reacts to perceived slights, often without cause, because they don't understand why some folks sought protection in the first place. It becomes like an urban legend. They think any disagreement must be met with full force confrontation and flag waving.

The other day, I read somewhere that selecting a preferred race in your dating profile, was considered racist. You're kidding right? So if I don't want to date a white girl, or a latino, I'm a racist? If I don't go on dates with women outside the Black community, I'm not being inclusive? You want to tell me who I can and can't f*ck?

I'll date who I want, the end.