Freddie Was No Abe Lincoln

People can do what the hell they want with their lives as long as they don't hurt other people or break the law. That's basically my public position on "diversity". Not my personal beliefs, which are none of your business. But this post isn't about "diversity". It's about disrespecting Abraham Lincoln. I have a problem with Google not honoring Abraham Lincoln on his birthday and then honoring somebody like Freddie Mercury on what would have been his 65th birthday, today.

I couldn't stand the sound of Queen and Freddie Mercury made me want to puke. I'll be up front about that. Not liking Freddie Mercury is my goddamn prerogative. But I'd be the last person to say he had no right to be the person he was. Being who you are and becoming who you want to be is what freedom is all about. Liking and not liking people, places and things is also what freedom is about.

Part of my freedom is being allowed to be sickened by other people and their behavior. I'll willingly accept the fact that I should respect people as human beings in public and treat them right if I can do and say as I please in my own goddamn home and in my private life. So, don't think for one goddamn fucking minute that my believing that people have a right to basically do as they please as long as they don't hurt anyone or break the law is any kind of support for anyone's lifestyle. Support your own goddamn lifestyle. If you don't "fit it", that's your fucking problem. Don't make it mine.

So, before any of you touchy assholes out there think I give a shit about Freddie Mercury's sexual preference, pull your heads out of your own asses for a minute and listen to what this blog post is really about. I do have personal opinions and public ones and that doesn't make me phony. It shows you that I can be myself and respect everyone at the same time. Being a good citizen is a lot easier than you think. Give it a try before you die.

That's right, this post is about Google disrespecting one of the greatest human beings to have ever lived, Abraham Lincoln, by not even mentioning his birthday this past February 12th, or the year before that, and then honoring a freaky, self-centered dandy like Freddie Mercury for once having been alive by commissioning a special Google Doodle.

Abe Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, helped change the course of American history — and our global culture as well — and he was murdered for his efforts. On the other hand, Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury never did anything for anybody else. His mercurial rise to fame as a shock-rock singer (pardon the pun) was undeserved, as far as I'm concerned, and his life was all about him, not about any kind of service to others. On top of that, Freddie Mercury killed himself because he couldn't control his own sexual urges. How in the hell that can be any point of honor is a total mystery to me and one I may never solve.

Yeah. Talk about misplaced priorities. How Google can justify honoring a libertine while turning their backs on a man who chose to liberate people is a shock and an insult I just couldn't keep to myself. Post edited 4-17-13 to make it clearer and myself clearer to everyone.