Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan And Jennifer
A few weeks ago I was driving home and heard a cool new song on a major Dallas radio station... But I was stunned when I heard the lyrics. Take a listen... Can you see what I'm talking about?
I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry
Of course some of our friends in the "swinger community" are saying this is " the new swinger anthem". And I can see why.
To me this song represents a shift in awareness and acceptance that we are all unique, and that it's OK.
It's OK for a woman to admit she's sexually attracted to another woman, or a man to be attracted to another man - although not long ago being attracted to people of the same gender was officially classified as a mental disorder. Yeah, definitely something to be proud of (end sarcasm).
It's interesting... just a few short years ago we were running radio ads with that same radio station and had to edit our ad to take out the word "gay". Seriously, in the year 2005 (yes, B.C.) you couldn't say the word "gay" in a completely innocuous way on a major Dallas radio station.
Perhaps we are growing as a people after all. Your thoughts? |
----------------
Well I'm glad someone kissed a girl and liked it, I was getting a bit worried. But I wonder if a guy proclaimed "I kissed a boy and I like it" would get the love this singer enjoys now? Still, LBGT rights and visibility has come a long way from Stonewall.
Bisexuals are now finding their voice and are finding comfort in admitting their attraction for both sexes. Transgendered community members are finding their voice causing straight society to really talk about when and how a person identifies themselves who they are sexually. The list goes on and on.
I was going to find a CNN report aired last night about the new visibility this fall of recurring GLBT but I found this one more appropriate showing how far we've come from Paul Lynn, to AIDS, to Ellen (the first time) and now this:
Further Off the Straight & Narrow: New Gay Visibility on TV