[Guinness]

Way back in the 1970's, I was out on the town with a friend. Said friend introduces me to one of his friends. A little later, can't quite remember how, I discover that friend of friend is, what we commonly said at the time, a puff.

I spend the next hour or so, immaturely giving him grief, you know the kind of thing, standing with my backside against a wall, saying things like 'Puff alert, asses to the wall' etc..etc..

Eventually, friend of friend, bored with my tedious attempts at schoolboy humour, turns to me and says, words to the effect of 'Look, you ain't my type, you're too skinny, you ain't pretty, you got spots on your spots, I don't fancy you, so cut the crap unless you want to take this outside'. The ultimate putdown...couldn't even pull a queer. Spent the rest of the night quiet, subdued and sulky. (and he was built like a brick shi...... so the outside argument was a definite no-no.)

Over the next few days I kinda realised I was a moron, and that he was just like me, except he had a different ideal for love and affection.

Upshot is, I still enjoy a beer or two with him to this day. We've been there for each other for more years than I care to remember.

Which brings me to my point...comic book heroes..

A few days ago, it was revealed that DC comics have made the Green Lantern gay, the reason..so that gay kids don't get bullied.

Already the good ol' boys in the USA are leading the way by banning the comic book in one state. The One Million Moms group, who are openly anti gay, have closed their facebook page because of a backfired post which drew hundreds of pro gay green lantern comments. Mitt Romney and Barack Obama with their anti gay stances have to date remained silent.

So my questions..Is it educational to have an openly gay comic book hero? Will it stop idiots like i was?

Personally, I don't think so, the young are cruel, they are immature, they only grow up when faced with reality, (like I did), not comic book fantasy. After all if you accept that comic books can change a childs outlook on homosexuality, then logically you have to accept that comic books can change a childs outlook on the acceptability of violence

P.S. Don't even start with the 'flaming chartreuse candelabra', 'pink table lamp' jokes..I've already seen them.