Run-in with homophobic neighbor

stargazer99 · #1 10-26-2005, 06:33 PM

One of our old biddy neighbors (who we'd never even met before today) rang our doorbell today and proceeded to lecture my husband about a sign we have in our yard. (I wasn't home at the time, so I don't know the full extent of what was said, just the particularly wacko stuff!)

Our yard sign says to vote against a proposed amendment to our state's constitution, which would define marraige as a "union between one man and one woman". The amendment also states that anything "resembling a marriage or identical to marriage" won't be recognized by the state. Mind you, we already had a "defense of marriage" act defining marriage this way pass 2 years ago. But that's not good enough for the homophobes. They feel the need to write bigotry into our state constitution to prevent any "activist, homo-loving" judges from overturning the ban on gay marriages. Furthermore, if this amendment passes, it will raise many questions about whether it would affect domestic partner benefits, etc., for gay couples.

So anyway, the old biddy rings our doorbell and when my husband answers the door, she tells him that our sign is wrong, and that it should say to "vote FOR" the amendment. She then proceeds to babble on about Sodom and Gomorrah (sp?), and about how gays are an abomination to God. She also tells him that she read about some letter that "the homosexuals" sent to congress, saying that they're going to come into hetero couples' homes and rape the husbands in their bathtubs, and that they're going to stalk kids in movie theatres and turn them gay! She ends her rambling by saying that "they're (gays) coming to get us"!

It never ceases to amaze me how ignorant and openly bigoted some people can be. The gall of her to actually try to come into our house to pass her moral judgments on us! I wonder how many more of these freaks I'll have to deal with over the next 2 weeks until election day?! (Or until someone runs down our sign, whichever comes first.)

DavidMn · #2 10-26-2005, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by stargazer99

One of our old biddy neighbors (who we'd never even met before today) rang our doorbell today and proceeded to lecture my husband about a sign we have in our yard. (I wasn't home at the time, so I don't know the full extent of what was said, just the particularly wacko stuff!)

Our yard sign says to vote against a proposed amendment to our state's constitution, which would define marraige as a "union between one man and one woman". The amendment also states that anything "resembling a marriage or identical to marriage" won't be recognized by the state. Mind you, we already had a "defense of marriage" act defining marriage this way pass 2 years ago. But that's not good enough for the homophobes. They feel the need to write bigotry into our state constitution to prevent any "activist, homo-loving" judges from overturning the ban on gay marriages. Furthermore, if this amendment passes, it will raise many questions about whether it would affect domestic partner benefits, etc., for gay couples.

So anyway, the old biddy rings our doorbell and when my husband answers the door, she tells him that our sign is wrong, and that it should say to "vote FOR" the amendment. She then proceeds to babble on about Sodom and Gomorrah (sp?), and about how gays are an abomination to God. She also tells him that she read about some letter that "the homosexuals" sent to congress, saying that they're going to come into hetero couples' homes and rape the husbands in their bathtubs, and that they're going to stalk kids in movie theatres and turn them gay! She ends her rambling by saying that "they're (gays) coming to get us"!

It never ceases to amaze me how ignorant and openly bigoted some people can be. The gall of her to actually try to come into our house to pass her moral judgments on us! I wonder how many more of these freaks I'll have to deal with over the next 2 weeks until election day?! (Or until someone runs down our sign, whichever comes first.)

I would have told her if it was me, that this is who I am, and no matter how much you demonize me and spout your hate, I love who I am and am proud of it. Then I would've said "Now crawl back into that hole you came out of and stay there!!!"

markolas · #3 10-26-2005, 06:36 PM

And you stood there while she spouted all this? After her first sentence, I would've given her two seconds to get off my property before I beat her in the head with a baseball bat.

DavidMn · #4 10-26-2005, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by stargazer99

One of our old biddy neighbors (who we'd never even met before today) rang our doorbell today and proceeded to lecture my husband about a sign we have in our yard. (I wasn't home at the time, so I don't know the full extent of what was said, just the particularly wacko stuff!)

Our yard sign says to vote against a proposed amendment to our state's constitution, which would define marraige as a "union between one man and one woman". The amendment also states that anything "resembling a marriage or identical to marriage" won't be recognized by the state. Mind you, we already had a "defense of marriage" act defining marriage this way pass 2 years ago. But that's not good enough for the homophobes. They feel the need to write bigotry into our state constitution to prevent any "activist, homo-loving" judges from overturning the ban on gay marriages. Furthermore, if this amendment passes, it will raise many questions about whether it would affect domestic partner benefits, etc., for gay couples.

So anyway, the old biddy rings our doorbell and when my husband answers the door, she tells him that our sign is wrong, and that it should say to "vote FOR" the amendment. She then proceeds to babble on about Sodom and Gomorrah (sp?), and about how gays are an abomination to God. She also tells him that she read about some letter that "the homosexuals" sent to congress, saying that they're going to come into hetero couples' homes and rape the husbands in their bathtubs, and that they're going to stalk kids in movie theatres and turn them gay! She ends her rambling by saying that "they're (gays) coming to get us"!

It never ceases to amaze me how ignorant and openly bigoted some people can be. The gall of her to actually try to come into our house to pass her moral judgments on us! I wonder how many more of these freaks I'll have to deal with over the next 2 weeks until election day?! (Or until someone runs down our sign, whichever comes first.)

I wouldnt be surprised if she's a follower of the Reverend Fred Phelps

strandinthewind · #5 10-26-2005, 06:38 PM

Bless your heart - I feel for ya living here in Georgia

DavidMn · #6 10-26-2005, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Bless your heart - I feel for ya living here in Georgia

Hey I got a funny story for you. When I was traveling too see Stevie this summer, I was driving through Mississippi, and I pulled into this gas station, and as I was leaving, this truck full of Jethroe's pulled up and I heard one of them say "Hey, look at that guys sticker on the back of his car, dont that mean he's queer?" I have a rainbow triangle on the back of my car. Needless to say I hightailed it outta there.....

strandinthewind · #7 10-26-2005, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidMn

Hey I got a funny story for you. When I was traveling too see Stevie this summer, I was driving through Mississippi, and I pulled into this gas station, and as I was leaving, this truck full of Jethroe's pulled up and I heard one of them say "Hey, look at that guys sticker on the back of his car, dont that mean he's queer?" I have a rainbow triangle on the back of my car. Needless to say I hightailed it outta there.....

LOL - at least they knew what it meant.

stargazer99 · #8 10-26-2005, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by markolas

And you stood there while she spouted all this? After her first sentence, I would've given her two seconds to get off my property before I beat her in the head with a baseball bat.

No, I didn't stand there... my husband did! I wasn't home at the time.

I had the same reaction as you... I would have told her to get the f*ck off of my property, and would have slammed the door in her face. My husband's reasoning, though, was that you should always listen to what your enemies have to say... so you can use it against them later! But I'd rather have the pleasure of telling them where to go!

markolas · #9 10-26-2005, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidMn

Hey I got a funny story for you. When I was traveling too see Stevie this summer, I was driving through Mississippi, and I pulled into this gas station, and as I was leaving, this truck full of Jethroe's pulled up and I heard one of them say "Hey, look at that guys sticker on the back of his car, dont that mean he's queer?" I have a rainbow triangle on the back of my car. Needless to say I hightailed it outta there.....

Yet another reason why gay people should carry guns.

DavidMn · #10 10-26-2005, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

LOL - at least they knew what it meant.

ONe of them was cute as hell too, too bad.

stargazer99 · #11 10-26-2005, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Bless your heart - I feel for ya living here in Georgia

How do you stand it?!

Seriously, though, we just moved here (Texas) from Chicago several months ago. I went from a very blue state to smack dab in the middle of Bush country! I also went from having Dick Durbin and Barack Obama as my senators to Kay Bailey Hutchinson and John Cornyn!

It's been pretty much pure hell for this bleeding heart liberal!

strandinthewind · #12 10-26-2005, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by stargazer99

How do you stand it?!

Seriously, though, we just moved here (Texas) from Chicago several months ago. I went from a very blue state to smack dab in the middle of Bush country! I also went from having Dick Durbin and Barack Obama as my senators to Kay Bailey Hutchinson and John Cornyn!

It's been pretty much pure hell for this bleeding heart liberal!

Well, as you probably noticed, few win in an oral argument with me

Also, I live in Atlanta, which is mostly liberal in the application of its society if not its politics.

DavidMn · #13 10-26-2005, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Well, as you probably noticed, few win in an oral argument with me

Also, I live in Atlanta, which is mostly liberal in the application of its society if not its politics.

Yeah, Atlanta is sort of an oasis of reason in that state isnt it? Didnt Oprah do a show in Forsyth county back in the 80's about some racist thing that went on there?

stargazer99 · #14 10-26-2005, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidMn

Hey I got a funny story for you. When I was traveling too see Stevie this summer, I was driving through Mississippi, and I pulled into this gas station, and as I was leaving, this truck full of Jethroe's pulled up and I heard one of them say "Hey, look at that guys sticker on the back of his car, dont that mean he's queer?" I have a rainbow triangle on the back of my car. Needless to say I hightailed it outta there.....

Isn't it sad that in the year 2005, we have to be afraid of using our freedom of speech? I have some anti-Bush bumper stickers on the back of my car. I fear for my life everyday since I moved here, driving around with those on my car. This is a concealed weapons state, after all! If you're driving with your gun in your car, you have to have it in plain view on the seat next to you... and within quick reach when road rage overcomes ya!

strandinthewind · #15 10-26-2005, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidMn

Yeah, Atlanta is sort of an oasis of reason in that state isnt it? Didnt Oprah do a show in Forsyth county back in the 80's about some racist thing that went on there?

Forsyth County used to have a sign that said "No Ni**ers Allowed" - Of course, the servants had a day pass. Nice and Christian weren't they