Why is that movie and TV stars are considered "courageous" or "brave" when they publically come out of the closet or check themselves in for drug rehab? What is it that makes that "courageous"? Am I missing something?
The reason for this is that I'm standing in the checkout line at the grocery store yesterday evening and I look over and see on the front cover of a magazine a story about Rosie O'Donnell. The story is about how courageous she is for coming out of the closet and that she is happy. The first thing that went through my mind was "Who cares?" The second thing was why are these people even classified as "courageous" or "brave" when they've done NOTHING to deserve that designation?
Those that check themselves in for drug rehab (usually under court order and not of their own accord) aren't "brave" or "courageous"; they ARE junkies and alcoholics. Those that come out of the closet aren't "brave" or "courageous"; they're gay and sexuality is a private matter. Coming out publically, in my opinion, is no different than public exhibitionism. I don't run out to the local mall and shout at the top of my lungs that my wife and I were intimate the night before and expect to be considered "brave" or "courageous" for doing so. I do expect to be arrested though :)
Darris' Courageous Admission
"Today Darris Chambless announced that he is heterosexual and is happy."
Now does anyone really care and am I truly "courageous" or "brave" for publically announcing that? Hmmm. I really don't think I am and I, in fact, know that I'm not "courageous" or "brave" because of my public admission. I'm just me doing what I've always done.
I just don't get it. The worst part is that Rosie has, I believe, four adopted children. Now adopting children is all fine and good and a loving home is the best place for them but the connotations that go along with this type of family life is just overwhelming. I'm not saying that gay individuals can't or shouldn't adopt children, but are they really thinking about the children? We don't have children for us we have children for them. Regardless of how nice a world people believe it should be there are still prejudices and bad things can and will happen because of that fact. Shouldn't these people be aware of this, understand it and accept it when it happens (not "if" it happens)?
The same applies to when a person checks his/herself in or is court ordered to check in for drug rehab. You break the law you fullfill your obligation under that law. When one tries to take care of an addiction that they brought upon themselves they are not "brave" or "courageous" they are trying to correct their mistake (if they actually do it of their own accord) Trying to correct ones own stupidity has never been "brave" or "courargeous" in my eyes, you're just trying to undo what you screwed up in the first place.
To sum all this up, if you publically announce that you are gay it doesn't make you "brave" or "courageous" it just lets the world know you're gay. If gay individuals adopt children and give them a loving home then that's all fine and good (for the adopters), but be expecting opposition to it and a tough time for the children growning up because it WILL happen in some form or fashion. If you are chermically dependant and check in for drug rehab you're not a "hero" but are rather an idiot trying to get someone elses help to fix a problem you brought on yourself.
Anyway that's my thought for the day,
Darris C.
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