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[Brian Finnegan, editor of GCN , top and Vincent Browne, above]
Further to last night’s People’s Debate on TV3.
And the host’s use of the term ‘gay lifestyle’.
Brian Finnegan writes:
“….When it comes to the day that I am on my deathbed, I want to know that I have loved and have been loved, that I have experienced all the joys and sadness, gains and losses, highs and lows, and fundamental intimacies of a loving human relationship, That is not a lifestyle. That is life.
I am a parent, and when it comes to those final moments I also want to know that I brought my son up to be a fully functioning, self-assured, contributing member of society, who is generous of spirit and respecting of all people, no matter what their sexuality, race, religion or gender is. I want to know that he will pass those values on to his own children, and that they will pass those values on in the evolution of a better society. That is not a lifestyle. That is life.
When you refer to my sexual orientation as a ‘lifestyle’, it is demeaning. The word ‘lifestyle’, with all its connotations of superficiality, implies choice – a chosen lifestyle. I assume you were born straight. I would never have the disrespect to refer to your sexuality, your marriage, your parenting, your existence as a lifestyle. I don’t know if it’s true, but I speculate that you do not internally refer to your life as a lifestyle, and you don’t think it’s superficial, or chosen.
READ ON: An Open Letter To Vincent Browne (Brian Finnegan, The Outmost)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-zsACxO_Jc
AllTime10’s rundown of ten things that could possibly wipe out all life on earth.
https://vimeo.com/86285022
The video for Talk Is Cheap by Australian electronica artist Chet Faker, directed by Toby and Pete.
To wit: in life, we only get four seasons. Use them well.
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Help Is Here
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What Will You Leave Behind? is a thought-provoking if slightly morbid exhibition by artist Nino Sarabutra in which visitors are invited to walk barefoot on 100,000 miniature porcelain skulls in a room decorated with skull-covered pillows, chairs and a table and heart-shaped wall-hangings with exhortations like ‘act now’ and ‘do today’. Sarabutra sez:
“I don’t see the skulls as images of fear or sadness. They are liberating: look at all the opportunities, all the lives you could live, how serious your life is. Then go out and make the most of it.”
A handy infographic by LifeQuotes4U
…taking into account whether they smoke or drink, whether they’re human or immortal, any regenerative powers and whether or not they have died in a comic story.