Week 6, post 3 (Fundamentalism/Flame on!).

Week 6, post 3 (Fundamentalism/Flame on!):

Fundamentalism is a disease: I have often come to such a conclusion while in Yahoo message boards! In all seriousness, I have! I cannot help, but to think that fundamentalists such as conservatives are just so full of “fodder” to even form a clear concise thought, thus inducing their brand of conservatism. Let us drop political correctness for a minute, while not all church goers are conservative, all conservatives are/or claim to be as such. Conservatism, to me, is nothing more than a blanketed excuse for being bias, prejudice and irrational, and all without any substantial reasoning! My point is that just as this film elaborates its namesake, fundamentalism is a self-induced form of mental disease! A disease that limits one in their scope! What was my favorite part of the film? “Well, he has a lot of explaining to do.” –Robert DeNiro.

Flame on! : I decided to piece this together with Fundamentalism is a Disease since there is a definite link between the two. I was already previously aware of the great homosexuals in history over many facets of human achievement and their plight. I was hoping that the film would have touched upon the myth that homosexual isn’t “natural”. I was hoping for the prospective mention of the various animals within the animal kingdom that commonly display homosexual behavior from the common fence lizard to mammals such as the bottle-nosed dolphin to the African elephant. I did like the mention of Proust and his guilt pertaining to his sexual orientation, as it is a major obstacle among men and women who face having this identity. A sexual orientation is not just limited to “which sex” it also pertains from sexual acts (kinks) to objects/parts (fetishes). Any desire that is sexual is deeply embedded within ones’ psyche, so whether it is genetic or not is irrelevant. What is relevant is that it is PURELY PHYSIOLOGICAL!! No one chooses their sexual desires or vices. Therefore, it is only reasonable that society begin to approach, both the harmful and harmless orientations with this in mind. My point is not belittle the fetishist, segregate all pedophiles and savages to a special island and away from the general public, and to respect out homosexual brothers and sisters and their basic human right to live their lives and contribute alongside the rest of us without guilt and without plight!

-Mircelous Grimm (Jeremy Watkins)