So far I have found the novel, Middlesex, more intriguing than I first thought it would be. At first I was repulsed by a brother and sister falling in love with each other, marrying and having a family, but by the time they were on a boat headed to America I was rooting for them. The author made me like the characters, made me see them differently. He did too good of a job because now I’m not so sure where I stand on issues like gay married.
The introductory material was very thought provoking as well. The Westboro Church video we watched in class left me with a sense of hatred for those people and what they stand for. I, myself, am a religious person with conservative beliefs, but those extremists were completely over the line. American soldiers didn’t die in battle because two people of the same sex were in love or because no one stopped them for being together. They seemed almost like a cult to me. I think they give religious people a bad name just because they believe god intended marriage for one man and one woman. I’d like to know just what the Westboro Church would say about an intersex person. I’d also like to know what they would do if someone in their inner circle was born sexually different from them. Maybe they too carry a gene that for ordinary or unordinary circumstances comes forth after years and years of going undetected. It’s not Cal’s fault that they were born as they were. Would the Westboro church say it was the price Cal has to pay for his families choices?
I also felt the same hatred for those people. They did seem like an insane cult and took it way too far by going to the funeral of soldiers. I think they should be ashamed of themselves because this is not what God wants.
ReplyDeleteI really liked what you said about the Westboro Church people and what they would think about someone who is intersex. I didn't really think about that before because I was just so infuriated by what they were saying a doing. It would be extremely intersting to see what they would do or say if someone in their circle was born with male and female genitalia. I also feel bad for Cal for not knowing exactly who he/she is and how to act. The book was confusing for me at first too but I am also in the same position now; I am interested to see where the book takes us and uncover the ending.
ReplyDeleteI pretty much had the same thoughts on the matter... i was disgusted with the church. I think it would be hilarious if one of their kids was born gay. I wonder where all of their hate comes from? perhaps some of them are in the closet and mask it with homophobia...
ReplyDeleteI also was disgusted by the Westboro church. They shouldn't even be called a church. They should be called a waste of oxygen.
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