"It Gets Better" Hijacked in Sweden

The American It Gets Better Project has the following purpose - as stated on it´s website: 

"Growing up isn’t easy. Many young people face daily tormenting and bullying, leading them to feel like they have nowhere to turn. This is especially true for LGBT kids and teens, who often hide their sexuality for fear of bullying. Without other openly gay adults and mentors in their lives, they can't imagine what their future may hold. In many instances, gay and lesbian adolescents are taunted — even tortured — simply for being themselves.

Justin Aaberg. Billy Lucas. Cody Barker. Asher Brown. Seth Walsh. Raymond Chase. Tyler Clementi. They were tragic examples of youth who could not believe that it does actually get better.

While many of these teens couldn’t see a positive future for themselves, we can. The It Gets Better Project was created to show young LGBT people the levels of happiness, potential, and positivity their lives will reach – if they can just get through their teen years. The It Gets Better Project wants to remind teenagers in the LGBT community that they are not alone — and it WILL get better."

There is another American organization with much the same agenda called The Trevor Project. (I must admit that I am not completely clear as to how the two American projects relate to each other beside the common objective.)

Both the projects are directed specifically against the bullying and persecution of LGBT youths.

Yesterday I saw that the Swedish commercial TV-channel TV 3 has decided to start cashing in on the overwhelming attention the American projects had caused by starting to air a program called "Det blir bättre" (which of course means "It Gets Better") on April 17th, 2011. The fact that they are doing this together with the Swedish branch of Save the Children doesn't really help.

According to TV 3 the common denominator of all the participants in the program will be  

"that they have all been through very difficult times and events. They know and can testify that life actually gets better, after a period of time, however difficult that may seem."

I have no objections about TV 3 trying to help anyone who is not feeling well. My objection is that they do not need to hijack the fundamental concept and idea of two non-profit projects directed specifically towards LGBT youth to do so. I am also wondering what the two American organizations will think of this highway robbery of their concepts..

´Twas but a delusion of Satan

Ms Argus and laird McMillan dancing at Grenouille Inn. Photo. Blanche Argus.

It´s the morning - well okay noon - after April 1st and we find The Much Honored Bock McMillan, Laird of Southern Charm (that me) on the back porch of his mansion. He looks unusually contrite and shy.

"The Devil made me do it!", he sighs deeply and continues; "I apologize to you all for the sensational disinformation that was spread on this blog yesterday. My most heartfelt apologies go also to Ms Blanche Argus, who of course had no prior knowledge or involvement in this particular scam. I am sorry for any inconvenience I may have caused her by my blatant lies. Ms Argus is no more than a co-blogger, sometimes we are on friendly terms and at other times we are at each others jugulars going in for the kill."

"I am, have always been and will always be a gay man. And proud of it! There is not a heterosexual bone in my body, although there have at times been some boners in me claiming to be straight", the laird concludes with a wry smile before we are whisked away by his staff.

Bock comes out

It has been reported to this blog today that Bock McMillan came out of the closet to his closest friends and family today. He revealed to them that he is actually a married and straight man with four children, ages 11 years - 2 months!

"I am in fact a proud straight husband and father. I wish to thank my dear wife Blanche Argus, my mother and father and my church for giving me the support and courage to reveal this - my deepest and most shameful - secret to the world. I am relying now on the kindness of strangers and friends to accept my apologies for betraying their trust and show some understanding", says McMillan. He continues, "My misguided attempts at trying to be a gay ponce and poofter came out of a sick need to attract attention. Once I changed my diet and started praying I realized I could not live this lie any longer."

Cruelty

"Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity."

Mary Ann Evans , better known under her pseudonym George Elliot. (1819-1880)

What´s happening?

Suddenly my SecondLife is shaken in a most upsetting way as I read the the Queen of Swedish SecondLife PetGirl Bergman is going to stop bloging on the most read Swedish SL-Blog "Tinas universum".

PetGirl has decided to leave the blog to 5 unnamed Scandinavians to continue her work. Things will not be the same.

My Son Guyke

It isn't always easy to be the stepfather of a willful, intelligent, charming, sweet, loving man with excellent taste who is a well-known name to all SecondLife store owners, but I am proud to say I have been one and still am.

Guyke - which is pronounced "gheeeeee-ca" and rhymes with the Spanish word "chica" - has been the most loving, caring and totally irritating child I could ever have wished for.

It is lucky for both him and myself that I really am the most patient man in all of SecondLife, everyone tells me so and I am sure they tell him that also (because I encourage them to do that).

My Guyke is the best person to ask where to get anything you need in SecondLife as he has already been there and bought half of the inventory - if it is any good. He has the most amount of houses and could furnish about 43 of them with the stuff he already has in Inventory.

Well I love my son and I also know he loves me.It is with great pride that I today wish my dear son a

HAPPY FOURTH REZDAY!!!

Angel Watching Over Me

As I was driving home from work today I ran out on gas while I was still in the left lane of the freeway.

So with the last few milliliters in my tank I veered right to get to the side of the road. When I did so I didn't look back carefully enough so there would have been a bad crash had it not been for the skills of the driver of the car that was nearly running into me.

After the near miss, while I was still catching my breath, I heard my Ars say "That was close, babe! Look where you are going next time. And I don´t want to rub it in, but you knew you were low on gas already this morning."

When I had gotten a friend to come rescue me with a few liters of gas and was driving into my hometown I accidentally hit the thing on my steering wheel that changes the radio channel. The new channel had just started playing "Forever Young". That song has a special meaning to me in connection with Ars, I think I have explained it earlier in this blog.

Just saying, my angel is still watching over me! I´m shaken and stirred but totally unharmed. And no I am not going completely crazy due to my medication. I am still rational enough to realize that Ars voice was conjured up by my brain due to the scare, but that doesn't explain the coincidence of the music.