My South

My South is mommas and daddys
My South is SEC football
In my South, the King is still king
My South is fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, and sweet tea
In my South Andy Taylor is the sheriff and Ben Matlock is your lawyer
In my South men open doors for women and women are ladies
My South has long, hot summers
My South has a million different names for grandmothers and grandfathers
In my South respect to elders is taught through modeling and a belt

Tough Guise

I recently had a discussion with a friend about the new Lincoln movie. They told me it was good. I responded with "Oh, so it was science fiction." The topic then shifted to Lincoln's real life and my friend mentioned that she had heard a theory that Abraham Lincoln was gay. The majority of these theories center around the fact that Honest Abe was known to share a bed with other men. What a stupid premise on which to base a theory. Same-sex bed sharing was quite common in the 19th century due to the lack of affordable lodging. John Wayne is the only cowboy who wasn't sharing a room with only man in the local saloon/inn. Working men who hadn't settled a homestead stayed in hotel rooms with eight to 10 other fellows. The lucky ones slept in the bed. Another facet of the homosexual Lincoln theory is that he write letters back and forth with dear male friends. People have also attempted to make Jesus gay and John his lover. Ugh.

Why does our over-sexed society wish to label people who have great same-sex friendships as gay? Why do guys have to preface comments with "no homo"? Why do men have to put up walls and act tough? I don't have a lot to say about this subject other than it gets on my nerves. Jesus wasn't gay, neither was Abraham Lincoln. Both just knew what it was like to have a great man that cares for you.