So today at work I discovered that I had to tar a roof. I had about five minutes to get over my fear of heights.
The conversation turned to the new allegations against Michael Jackson. One of the guys said, “There’s just no hope for people in that lifestyle.” And, I’m thinking “lifestyle?” What lifestyle? Pedophiles or all sexual deviants? This is where David usually shuts the fuck up and lets a bunch of homophobic construction workers say a bunch of homophobic shit.
Then, he says “With all that money, he could have any woman he wants.”
To which I said, “Or any grown man he wants. If Joe Jackson had just let his son be gay, maybe Michael would be a a normal gay man now and not have all these problems.”
And I braced myself for the onslaught of anti-gay responses… that didn’t come.
My dad, the most homophobic man on earth, said “Yeah. It probably wouldn’t have hurt his career too much. Look at Elton John.”
Wow. You’d have to know my dad to how amazing that was.