FYI, the opposite of gay is safe . . .

Who knew? Anyway, a friend of mine sent me a link to this site (http://www.lovegodsway.org/). On it, among other propaganda they are spouting, is a list of "gay bands" and a list of "safe bands". Now, if you actually take these people seriously (which, by the way, they would like you to) you could find yourself getting pretty pissed at having to share the same hemisphere with freaks like this. However, taken from a purely comedic standpoint, it is absolutely hilarious. If you have time, scroll through some of the "gay bands" and see which ones jump out at you. These are some that I thought were particularly amusing:

Eminem - Yes; clearly Eminem is advocating a gay lifestyle and all his lyrics really support this. It confirms my theory that groups like this will look at the headline "Eminem under fire from gay rights groups" and just see the words "Eminem" and "gay".

Boy George* - I just love that it has an asterisk next to it, and absolutely no explanation for it.

Elton John (really gay) - I can't tell if they are using this to mean that he's "actually" gay or to mean that he is "extremely" gay. Either way it's hilarious.

Cole Porter - Can't say I'm surprised by this one; you write a song called "Anything Goes" and you're gonna make this list. But here's a newsflash for parents: if your child finds himself drawn to Cole Porter tunes, he's probably already gay.

Some ones that are just really strange are:
DMX
Kansas
Frank Sinatra
Barry Manilow
Phish

I personally think DMX is on here because some dude felt attracted to him with his shirt off in a video and therefore decided that DMX must be gay.

I also love at the end of the page they have this:

"The response is overwhelming. You guys know of a lot more Gay Bands than I do. I can't keep up. Hopefully soon we'll have it so you can add them by yourself."

Now, what is perhaps even more amusing is that on the list of "safe" bands they have Cindi Lauper. Now, I know that she's not gay but with her "punk" image (albeit a very watered-down, poppy punk) in the 80s this seemed a strange choice. So, I looked her up on wikipedia and found this:

"Her fifth album, Sisters of Avalon (released in Japan in 1996 and everywhere else in 1997) brought her back into the limelight. With subject matter even more adult than before, it was quickly embraced by the gay community everywhere for its dance and club stylings. The topical themes of the album also contributed to its "pink" appeal: the song "Ballad of Cleo and Joe" addressed the complications of a drag queen's double life, "Brimstone and Fire" painted a portrait of a lesbian relationship, and "You Don't Know" tackled the thorny issue of coming out. The album's singles were remixed to great acclaim, and Lauper began performing as a featured artist at gay pride events around the world"

So not only do they completely miss the boat on labeling a bunch of people as being gay and having gay message that aren't and don't, they also mislabel someone who actually does. At least they are equal opportunity jackasses.

I reminded of an expression I once heard from author Elbert Hubbard (not to be confused with L. Ron Hubbard): "Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped."