Proof that we live in an insane island
What is the point of an LGBT award for “religion”? The nominees are Roman Catholic Bishop Scicluna (perfect timing, given that ghastly Charles Fenech case) and – take a deep breath – my old classmate Mark Montebello, who should never have joined the Dominican order and who should have expended his energies instead in the secular field of crusading for various causes.
An LGBT award for Ira Losco and another for a footballer? Oh please. This is now getting to be embarrassing. Drop the subject. The electorate has had enough of it.
If we’re going to talk human rights, suffering and discrimination, let’s keep a sense of perspective: there are hundreds of people locked up in detention camps or working as indentured labourers at Leisure Clothing, and we are expected to prioritise this kind of thing.
I see that Neil Falzon of the human rights organisation Aditus is in line for one of these awards, and it’s just occurred to me that Aditus hasn’t released a statement about the state of affairs with Chinese indentured labourers at that clothing factory. Now this is a human rights issue if ever there was one. I shall email him immediately to find out why.
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I want one myself. I’m sure Kevin Ellul Bonici can pull some strings.
I’ll ask Joseph, Baxxter. I think the award is for heterosexuals only, but closet gays should not have a problem.
Why Joseph? Is he the Head Gay?
Time we started a pressure group for the new disadvantaged minority – straights.
Erm, what’s the ‘I’?
[Daphne – Intersex, apparently, but I’d rather not know any more than that. Life is trying enough as it is.]
Actually, they forgot Q.
Is ‘Q’ for Queen?
What, no A for Asexual?
They don’t count, as they are not outrageous enough.
Dawn bis-serjeta? Iiii x’akkwist LGBT award! U halluna, hawn tant tbatija fid-dinja. Mhux xi Nobel Prize! Donnu certu nies m’ghandhomx x’jaghmlu.
Ira Losco? I didn’t know she is gay.
She isn’t, but apparently she’s become a gay icon in the same way that Judy Garland or Saint Sebastian did.
I wonder if Sebastian Cabot was a gay icon?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZLbCmNL3Ak
The gay icon.
Is she trying to imitate Kylie Minogue? She must be delusional.
Intom stennew ha taraw it-trofew, imbaghad tkellmu.
LGBT, possibbli mhux qed tindunaw li qazzistulna l-garretta ta’ ras zobbritna?
[Daphne – A very elegant way of putting it, Sharon’s husband, but you know what, I completely agree.]
PLGBT
Looking at an online photo of Fr Charles Fenech made me realize two things: that some Maltese women have an Uncle Fester fetish and that some Maltese women are really desperate.
Yes, at least one of the women was desperate, and Charles Fenech took advantage of that and of his position as her “spiritual counsellor”.
Would you be so facetious if this case had involved a woman psychiatrist exploiting the vulnerability of a male patient?
When the woman is the predator (if sex is involved), the consensus from the men is usually “What a lucky guy ! “
And I should get the Heterosexual Award for having suffered with dignity this cross that I bear everyday of being boringly straight. I assure you I feel really marginalized as a Labourite.
Further proof is the odd choice of Michael Farrugia as Minister for the Family.
Next he’ll be hiring his buddies Orlando Smith and Musumeci in his ministry as special consultants on matters relating to the family.
Iz-zikk! The way I’ve been screwed left, right and centre the past few years, I feel I deserve the golden…what shall I call it …globe, maybe?
What are they giving Cyrus miskin ?
What I find sick and ridiculous is the fact that these ‘awards’ are being organised by the MGRM and yet the president of that organisation is a nominee for the award.
Also, guess what? The PM and Helena Dalli are also nominees – to thank them, I presume: ħokkli dahri u nħokklok tiegħek.
X’depression.