Posts tagged as Uganda
Have Your Say! Should We Murder Homosexuals?
Response and social desirability biases have actually made this BBC discussion poll interesting! It seems that if you start with the proposition that maybe homosexuals should be slaughtered, you'll get a lot of people saying, "Um, NO?" and also some people saying, "Well, not slaughtered, but...." In this way, we can find out what people actually do think of the gays. READ MORE
Something About Uganda That I'd Know About: Filson!
I'm really sorry about how my thoughts work, but all this talk of Uganda and the gays is horrifying and depressing and scary and then totally reminds me of the fact that Uganda is partially responsible for this one maybe incredible thing that you can get tyrannized into spending loads of money on for the holidays. It's the Filson Original Briefcase in a super limited-edition (only 200!), quickstrike colorway that isn't Otter Green, Brown or Tan. It's the first Filson collaboration ever and made from 17.5oz Ugandan cotton sourced by the nonprofit Invisible Children. This is just where my brain went because it goes UgandaSadfaceGaysHappyfaceFilson. And instead of pre-ordering one I'm going to buy a benefit calendar and hug myself.
On Uganda
Two recent items of interest regarding Uganda: this, on what one Ugandan gay men expects. ("Will I be fired if the company is threatened? Of course.") That is a blog we're going to be reading regularly now. And also, Awl pal Andrew Rice's commentary over at Gawker was fascinating.
This Uganda Thing Is A Mess
If you watch that Rachel Maddow, you know that her pet project has been taking on the proposed legislation in Uganda that severely, insanely criminalizes homosexuality. It also criminalizes not reporting homosexuals. (She lays much of the blame on The Family, for their frequent religious interventions in Uganda.) So everyone is enjoying today how Pepsi sponsored a concert by a performer who writes songs about killing gay men. (However, he also called for death to both Osama bin Laden and George Bush. Politics are complicated! I recall our President calling for the death of one of those two recently.) By the way? No one has a clue where bin Laden is. Again/still.
