Thus, perhaps the most common lament of the garden-variety homophile revolves around the alleged “tidal wave of anti-gay” hate crimes.Īn analysis of FBI statistics on hate crimes committed against homosexuals during the time period 2000-2008 shows that the probability of any individual homosexual being the victim of a hate crime during his or her entire life span is slightly more than one percent. But the victim status requires a story to back it up. gays should be portrayed as victims of prejudice.ĭoes this sound familiar? It does if one pays attention to any mainstream media coverage of these controversial issues as they play out in law and society.
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the public should be persuaded that gays are victims of circumstance, that they no more chose their sexual orientation than they did, say, their height, skin color, talents, or limitations. The purpose of victim imagery is to make straights feel very uncomfortable that is, to jam with shame the self-righteous pride that would ordinarily accompany and reward their antigay belligerence, and to lay groundwork for the process of conversion by helping straights identify with gays and sympathize with their underdog status. In any campaign to win over the public, gays must be portrayed as victims in need of protection so that straights will be inclined by reflex to adopt the role of protector. Kirk and Madsen summarize the potent effectiveness of the victim status:
Marshall Kirk and Hunter Madsen clearly laid out this agenda in the marching orders of the movement, After the Ball: How America Will Conquer Its Fear & Hatred of Gays in the 90s.This volume is an absolute treasure chest of information for those pro-family stalwarts who are actively engaged against the homosexual rights agenda.īy far the most popular homophile tactic is the claim to victim status, which is a very powerful, almost paralyzing, weapon that gives them a distinct advantage in the public square. Interestingly, leaders of the “homosexual rights” movement did exactly that. Generals and attorneys often wish that their opponents would write a book. Over time, however, many have begun to think of themselves and others as “homophobes” or “haters” if they oppose any aspect of the homosexual rights agenda-or, incredibly, even if they question it in their own minds. Homosexual strategists have, in many cases, toned down their extreme rhetoric and have cloaked their agenda in soothing language. They have lulled people into thinking that the wider society will not be adversely affected by their radical social agenda. One reason these tactics have worked so well is that homophile activists have succeeded in marketing a harmless and friendly image of their movement.
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