From today’s New York Times we find this little nugget in a column by Frank Bruni which puts l’affaire Bachmann in its place:
I once tried to pray away the gay. But sometimes a houseguest just won’t leave.
Quel drole!
Sphere: Related Content“Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee, and I'll forgive Thy great big joke on me.” Robert Frost...(There're a lot of jokes...and jokers.)
From today’s New York Times we find this little nugget in a column by Frank Bruni which puts l’affaire Bachmann in its place:
I once tried to pray away the gay. But sometimes a houseguest just won’t leave.
Quel drole!
Sphere: Related ContentPosted by Unknown at 7/24/2011 06:29:00 AM 0 comments
Labels: Culture, Gay Rights Progress, Ideological Struggle, Language, New York Times, Stereotypes
Much appreciation to Maureen Dowd for reminding us of a great line.
In an article about celebrities of yore, particularly Liz and Dick (Dick ‘n Liz?), La Dowd recalls:
As Liz Smith once observed, “Whenever somebody says, ‘So and so is a big star,’ I say, ‘Have they been condemned by the Vatican?’ ”
Is that a great humbler or not? (BTW, L&D were.)
Thanks, Les Dowd et Smith.
Sphere: Related ContentPosted by Unknown at 7/10/2011 05:15:00 AM 0 comments
Labels: Culture, Media, Myth, New York Times, Stereotypes