Call it what it is.

A lot of the media has been saying that the last election turned on what they’re calling “Moral Values.” But what moral values are they talking about? Value of life? Making decisions based on integrity and honor? These are not things that the Bush administration values. They rushed to war on lies, they’ve pushed explicitly discriminatory legislation, and have been so utterly incompetant in their execution of anything even remotely resembling anything “moral,” that I don’t believe that morality or values are what they’re really talking about.

What brought Republican voters to the polls? Gay marriage. “Safety” from terrorist by way of destroying the Middle East. Not equality, not freedom. Bigotry. Fear. Hatred.

So let’s call it what it is. Moral Values is not what this election turned on. This election turned on homophobia. It turned on fear. It turned on hatred, and bigotry.

Every time someone calls these things “moral values,” it demeans real morals, and real values. And somehow, these miserable fuckers have taken over not only the media, but the *language* we use to discuss their bullshit. So let’s take it back, and call a miserable homophobic, bigoted, misogynistic fucker what it is.