Say it with me now – "Homophobic". And now – "Stereotypical". Or maybe just "Ignorant."

by Maria on August 29, 2008

in Family, General Bitching

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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1 A Whole Lot of Nothing
@alotofnothing
August 29, 2008 at 10:12 am

Do the gays leave behind a geo-cache up the rear?

Does it require a GPS to find?

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2 Pare August 29, 2008 at 10:28 am

Yeeeeeeah, you are a better woman than I for walking out…

Hope things turn out okay for him!

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3 busydad August 29, 2008 at 10:41 am

*sigh* I think your reaction was the only logical one. What can you really do, you know?

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4 leendaluu August 29, 2008 at 10:56 am

Oh it could be anything…. jeez. I’m proud of you for just rolling your eyes. I don’t have that kind of restraint…

I am glad your brother has you.

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5 Maria August 29, 2008 at 11:08 am

Oh jeez I think I would have puked. Also I thought you wrote “can tell when a girl has sex with everything” and I had a nice long pause trying to figure out what that meant.

Hope your bro is okay and cleared to join up, although I think I’d have a heart attack and die if my little brother joined the military. Cause I worry too much.

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6 Jen @ The Cubicle's Backporch August 29, 2008 at 11:10 am

Family… they’re people you probably wouldn’t choose as friends in real life, but are stuck with forever.

:)

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7 Half-Past Kissin' Time August 29, 2008 at 11:12 am

I hope everything turns out okay…

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8 Miss Grace August 29, 2008 at 11:27 am

Oh dear Jesus. Do the warn other boys against hanging out with him because they might catch “The Gay”?

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9 Bluestreak August 29, 2008 at 11:57 am

Christ. sometimes i kid myself as to what world i´m living in.

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10 Sadia August 29, 2008 at 12:59 pm

Oh good grief.

I am proud to announce that my soldier husband recently told me that the biggest change he’d experienced as a result of marrying me was becoming truly okay with other people’s homosexuality. Back in the day, he would have outed a gay subordinate, ending his/her military career, but didn’t even consider it when such a situation came up recently. I’m very proud of him.

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11 Wifey August 29, 2008 at 1:13 pm

Wow. My mother and grandmother make me have to get up and walk away all the time.

P.S. I left you a little blog bling on my post today. Smiles!

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12 the planet of janet August 29, 2008 at 1:40 pm

oh GAWD. feh feh feh.
could we BE any more prehistoric????????

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13 rawdawgbuffalo August 29, 2008 at 1:59 pm

ignorance sister
b safe this weekend

and

Did Obama do enough to win? Did his speech convert any of the 20% I have spoke of previously or was he preaching to the choir?

just asking because thats y asked what happens if obama looses? and questioned the Biden selection

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14 Mrs. Kitty August 29, 2008 at 2:05 pm

W.T.F.?!! This is exactly why my gay cousin is afraid to come out to the rest of the family. Ignorance.

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15 Mama Zen August 29, 2008 at 2:22 pm

Oh, have mercy!

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16 Ashley August 29, 2008 at 2:24 pm

Dude. First off military doesn’t even really CARE anymore. You might get an asshole recruiter or something who has their own personal agenda, but it’s no longer a rule. Not even the don’t ask, don’t tell thing. They changed that. So, whether you are homosexual, bisexual, heterosexual – they mostly (as a whole) don’t care. Not saying you won’t encounter jackasses in the military, but that’s life and that’s their own issues they need to sort through.

Just sayin.

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17 Florencia August 29, 2008 at 2:52 pm

Hope he’s OK, not sick or anything, maybe just soemthing that can be corrected like his eye sight?

It’s so sad your mom thinks/talks like that about her own son. I’m sure she loves him but I’m also sure what he really needs is her support. So sad. So glad he has you though!

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18 Don Mills DIva August 29, 2008 at 3:54 pm

Uggg, just uggg.

Hope he’s okay though.

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19 Jo Beaufoix August 29, 2008 at 4:06 pm

I laughed, I’m sorry. Mr B’s mum is very like this. I hope you’re brother is ok though. My cousin is in the RAF and she loves it.

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20 Jill August 29, 2008 at 4:55 pm

So, does your mom think your brother has a “broken anal hymen?”

Duh.

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21 Ghost of Keywork August 29, 2008 at 5:49 pm

Ok, anal sex in moderation is, according to a few medical sites, good for anal health. This is a muscle, not a piece of saranwrap. The docs can’t really tell anything about a person’s sexual orientation, besides, recruiters have quotas. No way in hell is a recruiter bringing down a poolee to meps that he think won’t clear. All they look for in processing is that you aren’t diseased, can lift your own feet, etc.. oh, and the duck walk. I think they do that just to fuck with a bunch of dudes in their underwear. Bastards.

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22 Kori August 29, 2008 at 6:30 pm

Actually your mom and grandma are both misinformed-unless there is signifigant bruising and/or tearing, a doctor cannot tell whether a guy OR a girl is sexually active. I am glad your brother has you because with other family like that, his life must be hell. And hwile I hate to cast aspersions on anyone’s family, that fucking sucks.

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23 maggie, dammit August 29, 2008 at 8:55 pm

Oh, WOW.

:(

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24 simplyRik August 29, 2008 at 10:16 pm

Well for what its worth, I hope it is not truly serious and something like flat feet or some other reason for all of the hush hush.

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25 illegitimateAngel August 30, 2008 at 12:23 pm

apparently no one has told them that it is more likely that YOU have HIV than him :/

young poc are the fastest growing HIV pop (except in this county for some reason, and I haven’t figured out why yet. I suspect the stats are skewed somehow)

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