Hetero-homo-phobia

I was watching the season 3 of Will & Grace on my 'puter the other day and I saw the episode in which Jack unleashes his hetero-homo-phobia. Whaaaa? There is this episode in which Will tries to organize a educational programme against homophobia and discrimination for police men. Through the episode, Jack continuously insults a lesbian couple who volunteer to be themselves in the 'play' that Will writes.

I was amused. Not because of the comedy, but as to why I sort of empathized/related to Jack's views. I'm not saying that I hate lesbians. But I couldn't put my finger on it. Today, I received an e-mail from the GB mailing list which decimated my confusion. It showed a rather lewd picture of a soap dispenser decorated by imagery with someone's hand having the dispensed soap.


How? What? Confused? Well, look I started thinking who could not be amused by this picture. All men, all men who liked men, all women who like men. But not women who like women.

Still don't get it? Penises. Yes, they are not involved in lesbian sex. That's why.

27 comments:

Manish said...

hey buddy!
Interesting post and quite a provocative and revolting one at that! I like your observation and you hit the bull's eyes when you make these observations.
thanks for commenting on my blog!
PS:

Prash said...

I like Jack...he is funny. But my fav. character is Karen !

Situaion: Jack & Karen in a tea salon and having a coffee reading something (reading ? what ? jack and karen, reading? ya it happens!!! :-) )

Jack: Karen, look who just got here ?
Karen: Honey, I don't look...I am looked at !

I love Karen, just for that ! LOL

The picture looks cool, why the gay bars and clubs don't have them...!!!

Maybe it is because even for gay men (& the women who love men) find it repugnant to get a man's sperm to wash hands !

Kris Bass said...

@ Manish: Thank you! I'm kinda weirded out by the observations though.

@ Prash: Everyone's favorite character in Will & Grace is Karen. Period.

Well, I think that someone photoshopped it. But I don't think that it's repugnant? Semen is the essence of sex. Isn't it? Just like penises.

Why aren't the women of the world, who love women, unleashing their wrath on this comment thread?

Anonymous said...

Jaani, you lost me somewhere around the first half of your blog entry!

Kya lesbian? Kya penis envy? Kya penis hate? kya ? Kya? Someone pliss to explain.

A well wisher in NYC

Kris Bass said...

@ AwwiNYC: Hey, it's easy. Jack thinks that lesbians are uncouth. There's is no logic in there I know but I somehow related to his observation. And I recognized what it was when I saw that picture. Lesbian sex doesn't have penises.

Anonymous said...

Thats why Im Karen and not Jack... LOL.

Atleast I get to wear prettier clothes :)

A well wisher in NYC

Anonymous said...

really? i thought they used strap ons?

Kris Bass said...

@ Roop: Try biting into a plastic apple and you will get the point.

Anonymous said...

everyone knows that gay men and lesbians have some simmering issues, I'm not ashamed to admit it, any person who can have oscar meyer out in the open and rejects it for tuna casserole has a screw loose if u ask me...i just look at them and wonder what the hell is wrong ladies, and they let themselves get all out of shape to look more manish, who are they fooling? a butch dyke is the same as a nellie fag but the dyke gets away with being a Tomboy while the nellie guy gets dumped on --it's not fair i tell you. the lipstick lesbian is getting and harder to find or she's just trying harder to blend in -dh

Anonymous said...

everyone knows that gay men and lesbians have some simmering issues, I'm not ashamed to admit it, any person who can have oscar meyer out in the open and rejects it for tuna casserole has a screw loose if u ask me...i just look at them and wonder what the hell is wrong ladies, and they let themselves get all out of shape to look more manish, who are they fooling? a butch dyke is the same as a nellie fag but the dyke gets away with being a Tomboy while the nellie guy gets dumped on --it's not fair i tell you. the lipstick lesbian is getting and harder to find or she's just trying harder to blend in -dh

Anonymous said...

What lunatic would say no to a nice looking guy with a decent zip code? a lesbian, enough said.=dh

ok ladies, I know I sound like I lez be hating but that's what dis forum is about, --how I really feel.

Solitaire said...

But you see...women are not visual generally. They do not get turned on by what they say. So technically, women who are into men will also not be amused by this.

Kris Bass said...

@ DH: I feel almost like you feel. But I'm ashamed to admit it.

@ Solitaire: I thought at least women who are spunky enough to blog around wouldn't be outraged.

Srinivas said...

I opened ur blog in my office and went for a break without seeing the photo...when I came back to my seat...

Kris Bass said...

Profusely apologetic about the embarassment caused by my inane rants.

mystiquedew said...

gagagagaga...Yuck!

I 'em boys..and I still feel like throwing up at this ...gagaggagag...YUCK!

Kris Bass said...

Mystique: Honey, I thought you were 'mature'!

Anonymous said...

i aint outraged n im a woman.

i think.

:|

Firebolt said...

@ Kris
This post of yours shall not incur any wrath from me, good friend, but I do have a question.

If a similar soap dispenser were to be put up, albeit with a rather close picture of the female nether regions (and maybe with a Pamela Anderson-esque upper portion as well), which dispenses blood red, rose fragranced soap, should gay men be expected to enjoy it as much as they might enjoy this one?

Just for the fact, lesbians don't hate penises. Well, maybe we would not want to be within a 10 cm proximity of one unless it is of a son of ours who needs a nappy changing, but really, most of us don't have anything against the organ.

LGBT individuals have lots of issues and so do I, but 'penis phobia' or 'penis envy' aren't on my list.

[It might even be that Firebolt watches certain 40 frames per second picture slides involving the anatomical organ downloadable from the internet free of cost, if Kris knows what it means (and he should).] *wink wink*

And this particular product is amusing. Hilarious, in fact.

@ dk
What is the problem with some lesbians being butch? Just so you know, masculine women are just as much ridiculed within the lesbian community as effeminate men are in gay circles. Now that is something that should absolutely not happen, especially within the LGBT community. We've got enough hatred to face without us bashing among ourselves.

Kris Bass said...

@ Firebolt: I'm glad you took it gracefully! In fact, I'm proud of you! And I don't really have a lezbo-phobia. It's just for humor!

And I actually am an admirer of breasts. Pam's breasts are wonderful. The blood red thing would remind of menses and blood. I wouldn't like it. But if it were the very icky/gooey thing that comes out of the 'aforementioned appendage', it's okay I guess.

Vinokur was initiating me to this aspect as soon as we initiated the conversation about this post. He's had his roll in the hay with women in adolescence you see!

Anonymous said...

intriguing observation.. i laughed ma head off seeing the dispenser. y dnt they make these any more.lol!! ..DelhBOI

Kris Bass said...

DelhiBOI: Hey, it's a shame! But Firebolt has a point!

Reema said...

Errr no comments.

P.S. what happened to ur moving to WP?

Kris Bass said...

@ reema: What? WP?

Reema said...

WP = wordpress

P.S. For heaven's sake turn off that word verification. Trust me u wont get spammed like hell. :)

Kris Bass said...

@ Reema: Well, don't have time right now! I'll consider it when I can.

(PS: Seriously turn of word verification?)

Kris Bass said...

@ Reema: Well, don't have time right now! I'll consider it when I can.

(PS: Seriously turn of word verification?)

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