Why Miss California’s unpopular gay marriage answer was an act of heroism.
Perez Hilton vs. Miss California
– April 23, 2009
Why Miss California’s unpopular gay marriage answer was an act of heroism.
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See, what kills me about America is how easy it is to be a hero. No longer does one have to defeat Grendel and his mother. No longer does one need to pull a fabled sword from a stone. No longer does one need to stand against enemies mortal whilst protecting the meek and lowly. No longer does one need to accomplish deeds to be sung through the ages.
Nowadays all one needs to do is be a person who’s willing to state an opinion despite the fact that such a thing might bode one ill and pit such a person against a particular sub-culture’s popular opinion. Great. We’ve just made a hero of 86% of the blogging public. At the very least, we’ve made a hero of me.
And I’ll tell you this for free: I’m no hero.
I think the post’s author is confusing courage with heroism. Courage is a necessary component for heroism, but it’s not the whole ball of spaghetti. I’m not a hero even though I have the courage to leave the house every day. I’m not a hero though I have the courage to disagree with 37% of the stuff posted on this site. I’m not a hero even though I may say that our nation routinely perpetrates evil acts on an international canvas. I’m not a hero.
But Tank Man might be. Part of being a hero is the whole “against incredible odds” shtick. Miss California doesn’t rank. She’s no Beowulf, she’s no Davy Crockett, and she’s certainly no Tank Man.
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