Yes, I titled my current blog post after a Yeah Yeah Yeahs song, which I have only ever heard of because of Glee. You would think that with my brief obsession with Brit Pop I would have discovered them or something. Apparently not. Regardless, "Heads Will Roll" is a very good song. Kinda creepy, but the lyrics are very definitive.
On that note, Glee on Sunday was SPECTACULAR! I missed it so. The music, the characters, the drama. Mmmm....it makes me quiver with antici..........pation.
Anyways, past few days were interesting. Scott went home again this weekend (although this time it was for work/family stuff) so I had the room to myself, again. Did I do anything social? Not really...I played Mass Effect, A LOT. I should have gone out and done something, but being my slightly anti-social self, I declined doing any such thing!
Megan and I went to a Super Bowl party in Haggeman and I ate a TON of food. I was soooo hungry, and watching football didn't help. I cheered for the Steelers. Why? Because I dislike the Packers (mostly on principle, because my roommate adores them), but regardless, I actually attempted to care about football. It was pretty fun watching it with a bunch of people. But I can't see myself ever just watching it myself.
I got this book a few weeks ago that I am currently skimming through (for the umpteenth time since it arrived at my room), and I can't stop reading it. The book is called "Hero" by Perry Moore. This guy is the producer of the Chronicles of Narnia movies, is that cool or what?
Anyways, the book is about this kid, named Thom Creed. He lives in a universe that is almost like someone smashed DC and Marvel Comics together and created some sort of super-mega-foxy-awesome-hot universe where there are tons of superheroes. Don't get me wrong, I've always had a superhero fan standing. But this book has pushed it beyond normal. Thom, the main character, plays basketball, and has the ability to heal people he touches. But, he also is gay. Now, in this universe, gay superheroes are unheard of. He's still in the closet, but as the book goes on, he eventually comes out and is removed from the League. It also forces him to have various confrontations with his dad, a former superhero who is now retired, and is a homophobe.
I'm not going to spoil the end, but this book seriously hits home. I've had plenty of confrontations with my dad, and even though he and I love each other, there are plenty of points where I feel like I want to punch him in the face or something. But parents do that, they irritate the hell out of their children, but we still love them anyways.
This book has also hit home in the fact that there are NOT a lot of gay superheroes. In fact, Perry Moore has a list on his website of all of the gay superheroes in existence, and there are not a lot of mainstream ones. The ones that are have horrible things happen to them, or eventually become straight. It's a manipulation of the comic book industry that discriminates against the LGBT community. Honestly, it's disgusting the fact that the LGBT community has been mistreated so in the comics.
So, I've started writing about gay superheroes, not mainstream ones, ones of my own creation. I'm determined that there should be more mainstream gay culture, which includes comic books and superheroes. We shouldn't have to hide in the closet ever in real life, but hiding in the closet AND hiding a secret identity, isn't that a little much to ask?
On that note, Glee on Sunday was SPECTACULAR! I missed it so. The music, the characters, the drama. Mmmm....it makes me quiver with antici..........pation.
Anyways, past few days were interesting. Scott went home again this weekend (although this time it was for work/family stuff) so I had the room to myself, again. Did I do anything social? Not really...I played Mass Effect, A LOT. I should have gone out and done something, but being my slightly anti-social self, I declined doing any such thing!
Megan and I went to a Super Bowl party in Haggeman and I ate a TON of food. I was soooo hungry, and watching football didn't help. I cheered for the Steelers. Why? Because I dislike the Packers (mostly on principle, because my roommate adores them), but regardless, I actually attempted to care about football. It was pretty fun watching it with a bunch of people. But I can't see myself ever just watching it myself.
I got this book a few weeks ago that I am currently skimming through (for the umpteenth time since it arrived at my room), and I can't stop reading it. The book is called "Hero" by Perry Moore. This guy is the producer of the Chronicles of Narnia movies, is that cool or what?
Anyways, the book is about this kid, named Thom Creed. He lives in a universe that is almost like someone smashed DC and Marvel Comics together and created some sort of super-mega-foxy-awesome-hot universe where there are tons of superheroes. Don't get me wrong, I've always had a superhero fan standing. But this book has pushed it beyond normal. Thom, the main character, plays basketball, and has the ability to heal people he touches. But, he also is gay. Now, in this universe, gay superheroes are unheard of. He's still in the closet, but as the book goes on, he eventually comes out and is removed from the League. It also forces him to have various confrontations with his dad, a former superhero who is now retired, and is a homophobe.
I'm not going to spoil the end, but this book seriously hits home. I've had plenty of confrontations with my dad, and even though he and I love each other, there are plenty of points where I feel like I want to punch him in the face or something. But parents do that, they irritate the hell out of their children, but we still love them anyways.
This book has also hit home in the fact that there are NOT a lot of gay superheroes. In fact, Perry Moore has a list on his website of all of the gay superheroes in existence, and there are not a lot of mainstream ones. The ones that are have horrible things happen to them, or eventually become straight. It's a manipulation of the comic book industry that discriminates against the LGBT community. Honestly, it's disgusting the fact that the LGBT community has been mistreated so in the comics.
So, I've started writing about gay superheroes, not mainstream ones, ones of my own creation. I'm determined that there should be more mainstream gay culture, which includes comic books and superheroes. We shouldn't have to hide in the closet ever in real life, but hiding in the closet AND hiding a secret identity, isn't that a little much to ask?
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