Thursday, February 21, 2008
A gay porn star seems to have stirred the pot on the Stanford campus, and not just over his views on condoms and HIV: Gay Adult Film Star Sparks Debate At Stanford
Michael Lucas, the activist and gay porn actor behind Lucas Entertainment, addressed about 50 students at Stanford earlier this month--and then ended up writing an editorial defending himself in the school's paper, an article that drew hundreds of comments from readers...
...Others were turned off by Lucas' comments about Islam, which had preceded him to the campus, with criticism about Lucas already being voiced before he arrived.
When the issue came up in the Q&A, Lucas said, "What's the point to respect their culture, or supposed culture, when they have a strong contempt for mine?"
Added Lucas, "I have a problem with people separating terrorists from the world that breeds them, from the world that originates them, which is the world of Islam."
further, reported The Stanford Daily, Lucas protested the idea that statements of his might be racist or prejudiced.
Said the actor, "I don't generalize--a fact is a fact."
Continued Lucas, "I am definitely not a racist if I'm telling you the truth."
In his view, the truth included the observation that, "The Muslim community is much more homophobic than the black community, the black community is much more homophobic than the white community, and there are reasons for that."...
...Lucas continued, "Speaking of racism in relation to religion, not to a race, is a big disservice to language and to intelligence. I never in my life said or wrote a bad word about Arabs--go read any of my articles."
Rather, wrote Lucas, "My criticism was always addressed towards the religion and ideology of Islam. So I would like to ask Stanford students not to exploit the word 'racism' at their own convenience."
..."some of my role models are Arabs for whom I have tremendous admiration. I'm talking about the likes of Wafa Sultan, who has confronted and condemned Islam on many occasions... and Ayaan Hirsi Ali, whose book 'Infidel' also helped me to shape my opinions."
Lucas noted, "Both of these women secularized, as Islam in their opinion is the ideology of backwardness and hate. They rightly point out that Islam hasn't changed, or evolved, for 1,400 years; it has always suppressed every progressive thought. Needless to say, these women were forced to live in exile in the United States and live with hired security 24 hours a day."
..."As I hope you know, Islam does not forgive. It forbids any criticism. Think Salman Rushdie. Think Theo Van Gogh, for his portrayal of the misery of women in Muslim countries. Think of the Danish cartoonists who are hiding in safe houses. The list is long."...
Via the 9/11 Neocons list, where there is some serious criticism of the messenger and his profession. Fair enough, but porn is one of the benefits/burdens of a free society. We always wonder where are the homosexuals speaking out against the violence gays experience in the Middle East? There are plenty of Queer groups ready to speak out against Israel...Christianity...so here's one person who at least has something right. This is not to say all Gay people agree with the porn lifestyle, either, but Michael Lucas does, so he speaks. I find it interesting.
Lucas a Russian Jew and has very strong feelings about Anti-Jewish hate and the groups who wallow in it.
He's a very outspoken Zionist supporter. He goes to Israel all the time.
He also has a Law Degree.
We always wonder where are the homosexuals speaking out against the violence gays experience in the Middle East?
I've met some gays who are very pro-Israel, and who are opposed to the anti-Jewish hate groups. They do feel kind of isolated in the NY metropolitan area, though. The homosexual community may be like the arts community - if people do support Israel, they keep it to themselves for fear that they'll alienate the rest of the community. It's an admirable thing for Lucas to be so outspoken.
people like this do more harm than good to israel's image. and FYI, his "profession" is surely just as offensive to any religious (masorti as well as orthodox) jew as it is to a muslim. but yes, the difference is that he would not be executed by the jewish state, point taken
He says, "So I would like to ask Stanford students not to exploit the word 'racism' at their own convenience."
Yes!
THIS IS AMERICA. YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO SAY WHATS ON YOUR MIND.PERSONALY.I HAVE ALWAYS ADMIRED.MR LUCAS