Discriminating Discerningly

So this is the gay related new item of the day....

I know it's hip and liberal to be anti-discrimination; but let's face reality. That's kinda what we do in our day to day lives. We do not get along with everybody. It's just how it is. Employers are being discriminatory when they hire. There is a certain criteria you are required to meet. Often how well you get along with everyone in the office is just as important as how well you do the job. It's all well and good to think that "merit" is the only criteria involved.

But everywhere you go, there usually is a certain "norm" to certain locations. I'm not sure if it's necessary for everyone to get along. I'm a firm believer in getting in where you fit in, period. So if you're gay, avoid Tennessee. See, but on the same token, in certain areas gays should be allowed to be just as discriminatory. After all, fair is fair. They can ban whomever they want, Republicans, Ugly People, Pale People, Stupid People, I really wouldn't be opposed to living in a zip code which required an entry exam...as long as it's an essay question. I kick ass at those.

Anyway, when you try to force people to get along it's a disaster. Back in the day when I was picked on in High School, I would always get these "hero" teachers who wanted to "protect me. I was a huge WWF fan..I didn't need protection from shit. But anyway, said teacher would get all up in my aggressors grill not to pick on me. So when I ran into said aggressor 15 minutes later when there was no teacher around, I only got it worse.

The laws to protect gays are this on a grander scale. It's not going to stop anyone from picking on you because you're a fudge packer. In fact they will be more inclined to do it, because it makes them all the more bad ass for doing so. I would rather know a company discriminates against gays and not work there, rather then sit amongst a roomful of people who are forced to like me.