Dancing With The Stars Is Not An Issue, Hate Is!
So no doubt you all have heard about One Million Moms and their ‘issue’ with Dancing With The Stars. Actually the real thing that has them up in arms is the audacity that Carson Kressley and Chaz Bono are on the show. OH NOES INTERNET! This is such a travesty! Kinda like when Gulf Coast got hit with Katrina. Oh and how about that oil spill? Earthquakes? Hurricanes? No none of that is as important as Dancing With The Stars……a show that has outlived it’s run and for the life of me I still don’t know why it is on. Not because they have gay people and transgendered people on the show but because IT’S THE SAME SHOW OVER AND OVER AGAIN!
Back when I had cable I watched the show. Before I got rid of the cable, I stopped watching the show. I didn’t start an internet campaign to get the ridiculous drivel off, I simply turned the channel to something else. It’s easy really. I don’t like Pat Robertson either, so I don’t watch his shows or anything with him on it. Not a big fan of Glenn Beck either. Guess what? I don’t watch him either.
So now for you crazy fools who seem to think that your shows should cater to you and no one else here is a list of things you could do. But the first step is to turn off the tv. I know, Jesus will be so upset with you for turning off the TV but I promise you he won’t be upset for long.
1. Read the Bible. I know a pagan woman making the suggestion might get your panties in a wad but I felt it was more appropriate then suggesting you read The Egyptian Book Of The Dead. Seriously, during that show you could spend some time reading your Bible and strengthening your connection with your God.
2. Play a game with your children. Crazy, right? Yep! But your kids will like it. Who knows, you might enjoy it too.
3. Take a walk around your neighborhood. Instead of sitting on the couch watching a show, get your legs moving! It’s good for the body and the body is a gift from God so why not take care of it?
4. Knit a hat, scarf, or pair of mittens. Okay so you won’t get that done in an hour. BUT. You will have a nice piece of handmade work that you could give as a Christmas gift (which would totally kill the consumerism take over of your religious holiday!) in about a week.
5. Can some jellies or jams. I am telling you there is nothing nicer than having homemade jam on toast in the morning. You could cook it in the crock pot all day, then during Dancing With The Stars you could can it. Then when you have a power outage, dire need of a quick gift for a neighbor, or a craving for some blueberry jam it’s right there in your pantry.
6. Talk to your children about the reality that there are gay/transgendered people in the world. Don’t be hateful about it (aka “If you are gay or transgendered God will HATE YOU!), just let them know people do exist that are different from them. If you don’t understand the topic (and clearly One Million Moms doesn’t), ask a local LGBT group to help. Of course keep the conversation age appropriate. The bottom line is, your kids won’t stay home forever and eventually will meet a gay person or a transgendered person. No need for them to begin crying with fear because you never educated (not indoctrinated!) them.
There you go. Six suggestions to help you avoid the travesty of gay/transgendered people on your TV screen. Do any of my lovely readers have suggestions for the One Million Moms?
They could always pray. As long as they aren’t praying for my soul because I’m not Christian or for the LGBT folks that they think are going to their Hell, I’m pretty cool with it.
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Thank you! Perfectly said!
LOVE THIS!! I wish there were MORE moms like you who aren’t afraid to express their thoughts and give suggestions on how to make changes.
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Actually, I didn’t know there was problems with the show. I’ve always loved it and still do, and most everyone I know loves to watch the show too. This is probably the first complaint I have heard about it.
Also, I’ve read the Bible. Twice. And my honest opinion is that beyond it being a piece of History, it’s really not so great. I could go on about it, but I won’t. And not every Pagan believes in the Christian ideal of ‘God’. Some don’t even believe in a God, simply a Goddess. Personally, one of the reasons I’m happy to be a Pagan is because we don’t have a mean, destructive god that threatens people with lies of ‘satan’ and ‘hell’ to get their own way. I’d prefer not to get more acquainted with the pains this Christian god has done on humanity. I think the Egyptian Book of the Dead is a much better read and relates better to us.
Another thing I wonder is for someone who addresses themselves as a Pagan, you make a lot of references to this ‘god’. Never a Goddess. Are you even a Pagan, or are you just calling yourself that? And homosexuality is perfectly normal. I have told my child that everyone can choose how they love and there’s nothing wrong with it. As a Pagan, we must know and accept these differences, and if our children be Pagan like us, they too must learn how to accept others as they are. And you never know- your child could be homosexual too.
I’m not sure what’s going on with dancing with the stars or this one million moms thing as I don’t watch tv at all but I’m sure its something that’s insulting to the LGBT community. As a mother, and a bisexual woman married to a MtF transperson I hope that it is something that is at least teaching the world about us. I try to educate others about our life and who we are as much as possible. I get asked tons of questions and I don’t shy away from any of them. All so that maybe one day my kids won’t have to worry about living in a world where LGBT people are looked down on, murdered, swept under the rug, and stripped of human rights.
Yes!! Prayer is great!
Firstly yes I am pagan, I am devoted to several gods and goddesses. Pagan does not mean goddess only. My referring to God is to the abrahamic god to the Christians that I am addressing. If you click on the link to One Million Moms you would see what issue it is that I am referring to. I agree that Egyptian Book of the Dead is a better read however I will NOT suggest that to a Christian unless they specifically asked for a book that I would recommend on Ancient Egyptian death practices.
I am not sure why you are telling me I must accept the difference of homosexuals and transgendered. My post is not about NOT accepting those difference but suggestions for Fundie Christians to stop wasting their time on a show that they themselves deem “offensive” and want removed from television. If my child was homosexual, I wouldn’t care in the least. My children get my love no matter what.
Is it wrong that I want to use their email link and complete alter the words they had written in there to APPLAUD ABC for their casting of Chaz and Carson?
Intolerance…it needs to end.
This reeks of the Circle of Moms fiasco…
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I actually welcome prayers. I figure whatever is out there will sort it all out to my best good.
Oh em gee! What part of this is typical tongue and cheek Angela do you not get? She was giving alternatives of things to do instead of people sitting with their knickers in a knot over a tv show. I swear..why bother commenting and questioning others beliefs? As for your..I have read the bible TWICE! Um, yea maybe you need to go back to reading lessons because you missed the critical context of her post.
With all respect, did you read her post?
I think you missed a few key things.
One, she was speaking directly and indirectly to the Christian mothers of One Million Moms.
Two, she most certainly speaks of both gods AND goddesses. Bast is a great example. The 31 days of Deities guest posts are another great example.
Three, because she was speaking to the Christians in One Million Moms….everything else in your post was, well, a mute point.
The term you might be missing is SATIRE. This was satire.
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Amanda,
there is so much I would like to say here, but I think Angela did clear up some of those points.
So the only thing I can really add is Pagans have plenty of destructive gods floating around in the different pantheons. Just depends on which one you really choose to get involved with, but you should still respect the others. Like those that decide to dedicate themselves to the feminine in the divine usually still acknowledge the masculine.
That’s what I did. LOL I say go for it!! Do it now before they catch on to what we are doing
Prayers are uber awesome. I advocate for them every day of the week!
“Gail’sworldyoujustliveinit” I love this. OMG you crack me up!
It’s OK — ONE person skimmed your post, missed the context, and responded to the voices in her head instead of what you wrote. Your intent was clear to anyone who read the whole thing.
If it keeps up, you can consider putting a tl;dr summary on your posts
{usage curmudgeon mode ON}
* tongue in cheek
* moot point
{usage curmudgeon mode OFF}
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I love that you are willing to put yourself out there and educate the world! I can’t imagine how tough it is for you, I hope that I contribute to your cause by educating my own to be so loving and accepting of others.
I am putting that in my notes!
Epic response from the one person who didn’t read properly.
Can we share some canning recipes please? Because I’d love to can the living crap out of some formerly-growing foodstuffs this fall but unfortunately I am a canning virgin.
(((( My grandparents used to can but they passed before they could teach me these wonders.
Let’s get on it!
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I loved it!! I also loved the comment from the person who obviously can’t read, and also has no understanding of anything, I love the responding comment about destructive gods in paganism.
I swear the fundies are getting worse and worse. Sometimes I have to stay completely out of articles comments sections, though sometimes they are awesome. I read an article the other day about misquotes from the bible, etc, and one of the points in the article was that in Genesis, the serpent was never said to be Satan. in the comments, a ton of people started quoting Revelation and how it talks about the serpent being Satan, etc. Not getting that the two books were written what, 1500 year apart at least. HAHA. People make things into what they want, and not reality.
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Well said!
Really? Did you not just read her post? She not once said that anything was wrong with homosexuality but that children should be educated about it. I for one am all for “educating” my children on this subject. Not because I don’t like them or am afraid my children will be, but BECAUSE my child could be. I want them to know that this is perfectly normal and I also want them to know that it doesn’t define who they are or affect my love for them. As for the pagan comment, you really must not read her posts alot. She speaks of goddesses all the time. Next time before you make snotty comments, try reading the entire blog first. Get to know your blogger before you make personal comments on them.
This was an awesome, awesome post.
I’ve not been keeping up a lot, but I love your posts, and I don’t need to restate anything as folks have pretty much summed up the YOU GO GIRL! in many awesome ways. 
Educating is what is important. Kudos to Jessica for putting herself out there. Lots of love and awesomeness to her as well!
Your blogs are a breath of fresh air, and a dose of reality. I just wish all these One Million Moms were reading it!!
Peace…
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Sometimes I stay away from the comments section as well. If I engage it’s because I am seeing an actual conversation take place and not your typical “burn in hell!” bs.
These are great suggestions, if more time was spent doing something constructive rather than spreading hate the world would be a better place. I’m a huge advocate for the idea that if you don’t think something is appropriate for your children to watch don’t watch it. I don’t support pulling something off the air just because you don’t agree with it. I only started hearing about Chaz recently, I suppose because Dancing with the Stars. After checking out his website I think I might be looking for his show. I might also try to catch dancing with the stars, and if dances rather well then I’ll vote him. With all the controversy I think it would be neat if he won the whole thing. Though it did annoy me when someone who really couldn’t dance well won (I stopped watching after that). Only seen about 2.5 seasons total anyway.
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Thank you! I stopped watching about a season after that controversy around a dancer who didn’t dance well, winning. We really do need to be self governing over our television sets instead of dictating to each other what can and cannot be seen. What is offensive to one is not going to be offensive to another! Thanks for your awesome comment!
two thumbs up!! I applaud your post! I think i’ve only ever seen one or two episodes of DWTS in all the years it’s been on. no care to really watch. I’ll take my Dr. Who any day over reality tv bs. thanks.
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Angela, once again you hit the nail on the head! Honestly I don’t understand why those who are so against what is on television keep watching it! I disapprove of ALL reality television so I do NOT watch it… Who knew that was such a hard thing to do?
After reading all these posts…i can’t keep my fingers from typing the thoughts in my head. lol First of all…this is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever seen! Angela did nothing more than make suggestions on what ppl can do with their time instead of watching Dancing With The Stars. What the hell is this world coming too when a group like One Million Moms spends their time worrying about who or who isn’t on this show?? There are sooooo many more important things that need attention in the U.S. right now, not some mindless stupid tv show. I agree with absolutely everything you said Angela.
And thank you for the post, what you said needed to be said, simple as that, and we got your back if you need it, just holler. 
lol
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This is the first I had heard of this – sorry, I rarely watch television and hadn’t heard of the One Million Moms “issues”. I was seriously blown away when I read their post. Wow. Just, wow.
This is a great post Angela!
I must agree with Tamara when she says, there are SO many more important things to focus on – child abuse, homelessness, hunger in the US, lack of work, etc etc! I wonder what it would be like to have nothing better to worry about than what other people are doing with their personal lives…
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LOL I could totally expand the list with all sorts of volunteering suggestions! TV has been mistaken as a necessity by those women (whom don’t actually number 1 million!).
I may not have mentioned it recently, but you’re awesome!
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