tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post7820014000318469828..comments2024-03-27T04:00:02.294-04:00Comments on EditorMom: We're GayKatharine O'Moore-Klopfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14699159708036532202noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-64138848543672232382007-09-13T13:53:00.000-04:002007-09-13T13:53:00.000-04:00Your level headed response to this incident just p...Your level headed response to this incident just proves that those who "claim" moral superiority are just jackasses looking for excuses to act like jackasses!! <BR/><BR/>You, on the other hand, are a great symbol of those who do care deeply about equal rights for gays, women, children, whoever! <BR/><BR/>Funny how those who think they're so "perfect" are the ones who commit the crimes? Good luck with all this!Lisa S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07800965537219164019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-11946229209099702952007-09-02T11:48:00.000-04:002007-09-02T11:48:00.000-04:00Wow.One of the great things about this country is ...Wow.<BR/><BR/>One of the great things about this country is that we have the right to believe in and express belief in whatever we want. (Actually, I hate to say "right," since that leads to thoughts of our government <I>allowing</I> us to, and I can't justify being "happy" that our government <I>allows</I> us to do something we're born with - free will."<BR/><BR/>Anyway, the person who vandalized your car used that "right" to make himself look like a jackass. An unproductive jackass, at that. If you feel so strongly about something (in his case, not being gay, apparently), do something productive with that feeling. I don't really know what a person could productively do with that strong belief (maybe cling to whatever formed that belief? church? the Bible? the values he was raised with?), but, you get what I mean.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry about your car. Your insurance pondering reminds me of that State Farm (I think it's State Farm) commercial where someone scratches the name "Brad" on a car and the car owner can't get it fixed because the insurance doesn't cover "nicknames." Haha.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully, your insurance company won't be that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-65908647755454117812007-08-30T09:46:00.000-04:002007-08-30T09:46:00.000-04:00Sure, Erin. You can interview us. Watch for my e-m...Sure, Erin. You can interview us. Watch for my e-mail message to you.<BR/><BR/>Our car door is still gay at the moment. ;-)Katharine O'Moore-Klopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699159708036532202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-37396060304475359622007-08-30T09:43:00.000-04:002007-08-30T09:43:00.000-04:00any chance i could interview you guys? are you kee...any chance i could interview you guys? are you keeping it on for now or have you already gotten it fixed? ~erin of fagbug.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-16503754734770298492007-08-28T19:28:00.000-04:002007-08-28T19:28:00.000-04:00Very interesting! She's quite the brave crusader.A...Very interesting! She's quite the brave crusader.<BR/>A dear co-worker's anti-war stickers were stripped off her car recently. She replaced them, but offset them somewhat so you could still see the torn-off areas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-41415971521090644832007-08-28T18:47:00.000-04:002007-08-28T18:47:00.000-04:00I certainly hope I'm making a difference, Melissa....I certainly hope I'm making a difference, Melissa. If you liked my story, you'll probably like this <A HREF="http://www.fagbug.com/" REL="nofollow">one</A>.Katharine O'Moore-Klopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699159708036532202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-48008760891514751352007-08-28T18:42:00.000-04:002007-08-28T18:42:00.000-04:00I'm actually heartened by this post. Not because o...I'm actually heartened by this post. Not because of the disgusting vandalism, of course, but because of your strong and constructive response! It's people like you and your community who bring this world around...little by little!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-50133854666809334872007-08-28T08:46:00.000-04:002007-08-28T08:46:00.000-04:00I'm proud to be a straight lesbian. :-))I'm proud to be a straight lesbian. :-))Katharine O'Moore-Klopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699159708036532202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-5317516643818257942007-08-28T08:31:00.000-04:002007-08-28T08:31:00.000-04:00Hi there. I just read this story on digest as well...Hi there. I just read this story on digest as well. I'm so sorry. How infuriating that when two incredible people dare to stand up for the rights of others, idiots try to punish them for it. I did get a good morning laugh, though, out of your "Katharine 'honorary lesbian' O'Moore-Klopf" signature on CEL-O. :)<BR/><BR/>Good for you for reporting it! And how encouraging that the police department is taking it seriously!Stephanie E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00654132388197327210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-11345352859708295522007-08-28T07:20:00.000-04:002007-08-28T07:20:00.000-04:00Well, surprisingly, Dick, the police department ha...Well, surprisingly, Dick, the police department has assigned a detective to the case. The department wants to keep track of when and where hate crimes take place in our county. Ed will drop by the detective's office after work today so that the guy can take official police photos of the car door and all of our bumper stickers. The detective will also check with the chain restaurant across the street from the periodontist's office to see if the cameras on the outside of the restaurant captured any footage of the vandal.<BR/><BR/>And yeah, Karoli, I'm very glad Gonzalez resigned. I dream that Bush and Cheney, in a rare moment of clarity, will follow in Gonzalez's footsteps. I know—crazy dream.Katharine O'Moore-Klopfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14699159708036532202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-71169637898038603992007-08-28T06:29:00.000-04:002007-08-28T06:29:00.000-04:00Reporting it as a hate crime and not as mere vanda...Reporting it as a hate crime and not as mere vandalism was creative and definitely the right thing to do.<BR/><BR/>I doubt the police will follow up, given the pettiness of the crime, but perhaps you could interest a local reporter in the story. That might help raise consciousness in the community.Dick Margulishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10169512038331158003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188674.post-20886481950271545612007-08-28T04:51:00.000-04:002007-08-28T04:51:00.000-04:00Okay, I laughed my head off at the title but not s...Okay, I laughed my head off at the title but not so much at the content. That just sucks. <BR/><BR/>People can be such jackasses. I doubt the people who did it really care one way or the other about much other than their own petty hates.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry that happened...but hey, at least Gonzales resigned. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com