My younger brother is going into the Air Force this fall. Yes, the gay one – he’s the only one I have. Yesterday he received a certified letter in the mail from his recruitment office saying that there was something wrong with his physical results and that he needed to come in and discuss it with the doctor that had examined him since it could be serious and was of a personal nature.
My mother found out about it, and I sat there as she discussed it with my grandmother.
“It’s of a personal nature.” she said, eyes flashing maliciously.
“Do you think that they know he’s like that?” my grandmother questioned back. “I mean can they tell looking back there?”
“I’m sure they can,” my mom answered. “They can tell when a girl has had sex and everything.”
“Well, he’s out there doing that stuff. It might be H.I.V.” whispered my grandmother.
“Could be, I wouldn’t be surprised.” said my mom, rolling her eyes and crossing her arms.
“OH MY GOOOOOODD.” I moaned, and walked out.
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UGH.
What is this – 1950?!
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sad thing is there are people my age that think this way. Still…
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I can’t imagine the military *checks* for that sort of thing. Yeah, they do the finger up the butt check in men, but it’s supposed to be don’t ask, don’t tell (which fucking pisses me off anyway) and for all they know, he’s just kinky with his woman in the bedroom.
I hope everything is OK with your brother, I think whatever they found is not likely to be related to his sexual orientation and if it is, well, just know you have a whole slew of us ready to be pissed off about it with you, including an ex AF girl.
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I hope you understand my last comment was supposed to be more supportive than it sounded. Long week, ya know?
The latest from Natalie…Love at first line (okay, that should really say second line – but that doesn’t have the same ring)
I think it is just ignorance from lack of understanding.
Of course, anyone who thinks that someone could tell if you’re gay by inspecting your ass just makes me laugh.
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*sigh*
I’ve got nothing else to say other than that.
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geez. wtf.
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Oy.
My gay brother and I support you in your response.
OY. ARGH. UGH.
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Doesn’t that way of thinking make you happy to be raising socially aware and open-minded children? Think of the potential the world has twenty years from now, with our childrens generation leading it.
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I bet it ends up being just a simple thing. I hope so.
Family “stuff” is hard.
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August 29, 2008 at 2:14 am
I bet it’s the eye exam.
Um. Seriously. Do they really think that he’s got a loose ass or something?
Sigh… people and their thoughts.
Hope he’s all right.
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Sounds like some of my family.
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“Yeah they CAN tell by looking, but only if he was lucky enough to have a really fucking HUGE one” should have been your reply…
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I wouldn’t worry until it’s time to worry. Could be he’s got bad ankles…*shrug* You never know.
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My family is the same way. They don’t MEAN it maliciously, really. It’s more of a casual racism, the need to spotlight the race or ethnicity of everyone whether or not it’s relevant to the subject at hand. Like my mother will say, “I work with this REALLY nice woman….Black, you know…and we had lunch together yesterday…”
I don’t get that.
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Oh geez!
Hope its nothing serious with your brother! Let us know!
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Hope your brother is alright…I would have had to walk out on that convo too. Just because he’s gay doesn’t mean he has HIV. Damn.
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Sad.
I hope it isn’t anything serious, and joining the Air Force? Wow. That would be my preferred branch as well.
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HA…I don’t think I’d ever heard someone say “they could ‘check’for that sort of thing” but it sounds funny none the less. I hate the stereotyping stuff, but unfortunately it’s out there. Hope the thing with your brother isn’t too serious.
Pretty cool blog, will definitely be back!
~K
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I know it’s not even the same realm but when I told my grandmother that my new graduated from the School of Education sister just got engaged, my grandmother replied “Well there goes her teaching career before it even started.”
Like it’s the turn of the century and teachers have to be unmarried.
He’s a brave soul to be joining the military now. And isn’t everything having to do with a physical “of a personal nature”?
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August 29, 2008 at 9:48 am
That’s WTF I said. Of course it’s personal. It’s his fucking physical.
My mom’s a nut.
This made me paranoid. I wonder if my doctor can look at my ass and tell if I’ve had oral sex.
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depends on how big his jaw was…
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My step-kids and your mother & grandmother have lots in common.I am horrified on a regular basis by the way they think and the things that come out of their mouth.Can’t wait until the day they figure out their own father is bisexual. That’ll be fun!
Hope it turns out to be nothing
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Hmmm… What do you say to that?
Things that make you tear your hair out.
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