Grace & Peace!
in a few words…he came to the microphone as a Homosexual.
That word “homosexual” clearly means different things to him and to you. For most people (including for Mr. Collins if his own words are any indication), “gay” and “homosexual” refer to anyone who is attracted to folks of the same sex, regardless of whether or not they have sexually acted on that attraction. To you, “gay” and “homosexual” refer to people who identify with their sexual behaviors. Insisting that Mr. Collins is describing himself and his sexuality in *your *terms
rather than his own is delusional at best and indicative of a potentially rather sinister belief: that it is ultimately impossible for Mr. Collins to have a self-understanding separate from
your understanding of him.
At least in this instance, Coptic, you are not being a very good witness to the attraction/behavior distinction the catechism makes. Perhaps the distinction is too politically inconvenient for you to make it consistently?
You are as you know concerned about him speaking as if other than deviant.
I would love for you to tell me what I already know, Coptic, but before I can confirm that what you’re saying is indeed truly what I know, I need to know what it is you’re saying. And I’m not sure I know what you’re saying here.
Are you saying that you assume that I’m concerned that Mr. Collins not present himself as deviant? If so, I was not, in fact, aware that that was my concern. My concern is that you are quick to characterize what he said in a very particular way that is not necessarily reflective of what he actually said.
You are, I am sure, aware that homosexual behavior is deviant and as you know he did not come to the microphone and say…
I am Kevin Collins and have SSA now did he?
Mr. Collins would likely not say, “I am Kevin Collins and have SSA,” for the following reasons:
1–He’s not
Kevin Collins. He’s
Jason Collins.
2–SSA is a term of art used and understood in a particular religio-political subculture which concerns itself with seeing same-sex attraction as a form of affliction, promotes some form of reparative therapy for same-sex attracted folks, and has it’s own pet definitions for words like “gay” and “homosexual” which would likely be unrecognizable to- or deemed inaccurate by most people to whom those alternative definitions are applied. That he did not use the term “SSA” means he does not belong to that subculture.
It should be noted that the
omission in his discourse of a particular term of art (
of which is probably not even aware) is no indication that he endorses, promotes or engages in any particular sexual activities which would be generally eschewed by those who
do use that term of art.
Which is to say: simply because he does not use the words you would like him to use does not mean he is saying what you apparently would like to think he’s saying.
CopticChristian:
To balance the scales we need a male or female athlete talking about how robust their normal sex lives are in a public forum.
And this is the point Coptic–in the
Sports Illustrated article in which he “came out”
he didn’t talk about his sex life. All talk about his sex life is purely conjectural on your part and comes from your own imagination.
Under the Mercy,
Mark
All is Grace and Mercy! Deo Gratias!
