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Days I wish I had a Cel Phone.
Aug. 12th, 2003 08:40 amI needed to get this off my chest, really.
There's one of the morning radio shows. Just the usual talk with a song thrown in to remind folks that it is a radio station they're listening to. No big whoop. But, the show has a segment called 'War of the Roses.' What happens is that someone calls in who suspects their SO is cheating on them, and the DJs call the suspect and say they've won a free dozen roses as a promotional thing from some new flower website. The DJs ask the suspect who to send the roses to, and the suspect names someone else than the caller, who is listening in. Guilty pleasure: I find this entertaining. And I give them credit for fairness: it's not always 'men are the only ones that cheat.' They have woman as the suspects half the time, so it's a universal thing and not limited to one gender. Part of me thinks this falls under 'entrapment,' but I'm not entirely sure of those laws.
I said it was entertaining...save for this morning. I listen to this segment on the way to work usually, just for shits and giggles. And, this time, it was whay they called an 'Alternative Lifestyle' War of the Roses, with gay guys being involved. So, I settle in as I listen to Gary (the caller) talking about how he suspects Rocco (the suspect) of cheating on him. The call is made, the roses are to be sent...and Rocco sends him to his wife.
Yeah, his wife.
Long story short: Rocco's straight and married. Gary's his fucking stalker. The ensuing converasation ebtween them on the radio is something I get twitches while playing it in my head so I can write this entry. Gary thinks Rocco is in denial, and goes into a fit of hysterics that is just flat-out SCARY, period. Like, Glenn Close Rabbit-in-the-Stew-Pot kinda scary. Rocco screamed, hung up, and the DJs suggested Gary get some serious psychological help.
It made me wish I could afford a Cel Phone right now. Why? I wanted to call in and just talk. I don't blame the DJs much for it, because there was no way they could have known this was going to happen (they said they regretted doing that one). But I would have said that not all gay guys are like that. We don't try and convert straight guys. We don't stalk, we're not psycho, and we're not all like that. Some of us just want to live nice, ordinary lives with someone we love, and on behalf of the gay community, I want to apologize for what was just heard on the radio, and wish the public wouldn't hold it against the rest of us.
Sure, I've had crushes on straight guys, and I've said some are in denial, but I never pursue it. I let it go and move the hell on. This...see, it's guys like that caller that are the reason I'm still in the closet in some respects. That's not what I want to be associated with.
But, lacking a cel phone (and the fact I doubt I'd have gotten through to the station anyway), I did no such thing, and the matter was dropped. But, I say it here because I want to get it out of my head so it doesn't bring me down today. But still...the whole thing nauseates me.
There's one of the morning radio shows. Just the usual talk with a song thrown in to remind folks that it is a radio station they're listening to. No big whoop. But, the show has a segment called 'War of the Roses.' What happens is that someone calls in who suspects their SO is cheating on them, and the DJs call the suspect and say they've won a free dozen roses as a promotional thing from some new flower website. The DJs ask the suspect who to send the roses to, and the suspect names someone else than the caller, who is listening in. Guilty pleasure: I find this entertaining. And I give them credit for fairness: it's not always 'men are the only ones that cheat.' They have woman as the suspects half the time, so it's a universal thing and not limited to one gender. Part of me thinks this falls under 'entrapment,' but I'm not entirely sure of those laws.
I said it was entertaining...save for this morning. I listen to this segment on the way to work usually, just for shits and giggles. And, this time, it was whay they called an 'Alternative Lifestyle' War of the Roses, with gay guys being involved. So, I settle in as I listen to Gary (the caller) talking about how he suspects Rocco (the suspect) of cheating on him. The call is made, the roses are to be sent...and Rocco sends him to his wife.
Yeah, his wife.
Long story short: Rocco's straight and married. Gary's his fucking stalker. The ensuing converasation ebtween them on the radio is something I get twitches while playing it in my head so I can write this entry. Gary thinks Rocco is in denial, and goes into a fit of hysterics that is just flat-out SCARY, period. Like, Glenn Close Rabbit-in-the-Stew-Pot kinda scary. Rocco screamed, hung up, and the DJs suggested Gary get some serious psychological help.
It made me wish I could afford a Cel Phone right now. Why? I wanted to call in and just talk. I don't blame the DJs much for it, because there was no way they could have known this was going to happen (they said they regretted doing that one). But I would have said that not all gay guys are like that. We don't try and convert straight guys. We don't stalk, we're not psycho, and we're not all like that. Some of us just want to live nice, ordinary lives with someone we love, and on behalf of the gay community, I want to apologize for what was just heard on the radio, and wish the public wouldn't hold it against the rest of us.
Sure, I've had crushes on straight guys, and I've said some are in denial, but I never pursue it. I let it go and move the hell on. This...see, it's guys like that caller that are the reason I'm still in the closet in some respects. That's not what I want to be associated with.
But, lacking a cel phone (and the fact I doubt I'd have gotten through to the station anyway), I did no such thing, and the matter was dropped. But, I say it here because I want to get it out of my head so it doesn't bring me down today. But still...the whole thing nauseates me.