Who Deserves a Flog Today?

The below Purity message, as sweet as the Intention is, won't stop The Flogging Whip from jumping right in on the Shame On You theme of someone or something deserving a good ole flog, because a healthy dose of Expressing Outrage or Disgust is what fueled TDFB. What would we do if The Whip didn't have a Flip-Out from time-to-time, right? And so, without further explanation, let's Let It Rip!

Did you watch The Rose Parade yesterday? Did you know that two men were married on the AIDS Healthcare Foundation float? Did you read about how it all went well and no one was killed or anything despite protests about how such an horrendous display of how the marriage of Danny LeClair and Aubrey Loots would pervert Everything That Is Sacred about the parade although The Parade Theme was "Dreams Come True"; thus that is precisely what the two men did? (Read HERE for details.) Have you read how "nice" the coverage has been about The Marriage with nary a mention of its Non-Visual Coverage? Did you know about any of this before now?

If you were aware of the same-sex marriage on top of a wedding cake float titled "Living the Dream" I can bet you never saw it on your TeeVees. If you did, it had to have been in your imagination as almost all of the Visual Live Coverage by the Networks and Smaller Channels completely ignored it. Oh sure, there was a tepid mention-congratulation-acknowledgment by a Lower-Rung KTLA Parade Reporter Person, but the Main Hosts for the viewing were silent. AND, if you blinked, you Missed It Entirely.

Not only did TV viewers not see the men marry, kiss (quite conservatively), or watch the doves fly into the air at the finale of the ceremony, but today I have barely found more than two articles about the Visual Dismissal. I'm sure there will be more to come, but unless someone cares to make a Big Deal out of how the Networks played it Really, Really Safe by ignoring it, the Rose Parade First will be a faded memory for The Masses, albeit a fascinating element to always discuss by the men who were finally legally allowed to say "I do."

The Whip isn't unaware of how OTT the idea and execution of a Same-Sex Marriage was, as The Tournament of Roses Parade may not have been the Best Place to make a point about Gay Marriage, for the simple fact is that the parade is really just a pretty way for local California towns and Large Corporations and Organizations to Promote Their Product/Stuff, while wiping-out half of the state's flowers and seeds, and is not designed for making Political Statements. However, AIDS is a Real Thing, and the float was sponsored by a Legit Foundation about the disease. To Completely Ignore It – to Not Even Mention It – is why The Whip feels like doing a bit of whipping.

Thus, the Flogging Knots on The Whip are casting a Mighty Flog on all of the executives at All Of The Outlets which bowed to the Fear & Pressure of Possibly Upsetting People who do not believe that two people in love should have Equal Rights! However, The They's of TV could have shown the float, made a quick comment about it, and moved on to Sea World's Float ASAP cuz, you know, it's okay to focus on the Pure Image of a place which has been mistreating their Water-Based Stars for decades, rather than on Love.

Quiet, yet Pointed Rant Over.