Matt Walsh- Making A Career Out Of Peeing In Sandboxes
Not that Wayne Brady or anyone else has reason to give a damn
In doing my research, both with myself and just with the world, I couldn’t say if I was bisexual, because I had to really see what that was, especially because I really have not gotten a chance to act on anything. So, I came to pansexual because — and I know that I’m completely messing up the dictionary meaning — but to me, pan means being able to be attracted to anyone who identifies as gay, straight, bi, transsexual or non-binary. Being able to be attracted across the board.
I’m of the age where I grew up with two genders- male and female- and you were heterosexual (YAY!! Good for you!!) or homosexual (BOO!! Icky!! You’re going to Hell!!). It was a very easy-to-understand world, and as long as you fit in one box or the other, you were good to go.
But then I went out into the world, and as I got older, I began to realize that humanity’s desire to pigeonhole people ran counter to how some people saw themselves. And people often don’t fit into nice, neat boxes. Though the more Conservative among us might feel more comfortable choosing A or B, what if human beings don’t always fit that mold? And what if humanity doesn’t mesh with a narrow religious definition of “how things should be??”
I don’t know what’s right or wrong; I only know what’s appropriate for me, so I stick to that. As for other people, I try hard not to judge because if I walk a mile in their shoes, before long, I’m a mile down the road, and they have no shoes. Besides, people deserve to be their authentic selves without facing the disapproval or opprobrium of others.
Frankly, it’s nobody’s damned business…and why should it be?
That’s how I approached the news that Wayne Brady disclosed he’s pansexual. I thought, “Kitchen utensils; that’s odd…but you do you, right?” Seriously, though, the way he describes it makes perfect sense:
His ex-wife Mandie Taketa and their 20-year-old daughter Maile have been fully supportive. You should read the full People interview, where he discusses how Robin Williams’s death in 2014 caused him to confront his own mental health. He didn’t have suicidal thoughts but he found that he often lacked a sense of personal joy.
“I have joy because I love my daughter and I love my family,” he said. “I love being a dad more than chocolate ice cream. But that can't be my only joy. I have to love myself. And that's when I realized that I had a problem because if I can spend everything on stage and on camera but then I come home and there is a love deficit, what is going on? That was my rock bottom.”
Good for him. Brady had the self-awareness to recognize that something wasn’t right and that he needed to find hal joy. That he did it in a way that was perhaps different from what someone else might have done is neither here nor there. Wayne Brady did what he needed to do to make himself happy. How anyone else feels about that is immaterial.
Except for a judgmental Conservative loser with a radio show like Matt Walsh, who will piss in anyone’s sandbox and feel perfectly justified in doing so. Walsh believes everyone is entitled to his opinion because he’s just that self-righteous.
Truthfully, he’s a Right-wing Biggus Dickus, and there’s no reason anyone should care about his half-baked, mean-spirited opinion…on any subject.
Brady didn’t remain at rock bottom, which is the major difference between him and, say, Matt Walsh, who is a permanent resident.
The right-wing ass boil somehow learned about Brady’s sexual identity and it’s freaking him out! Here’s video of his rant, courtesy of Jason S. Campbell at Media Matters.
“Pick a side!” Walsh said. “Pick a team. Stop being indecisive. That’s what pansexual really is. Aside from made-up, it’s a lack of commitment.”
Uh, no, it’s not.
No, it’s not. In Brady’s case, it’s a sign of commitment to himself- as he calls it, “bisexual with an open mind.” So how is Matt Walsh, or anyone else, qualified to judge him?
Walsh, whose preferred pronouns may as well be “asshole/dickweed,” feels moved to pass judgment on anything or anyone that doesn’t fit his narrow definition of what’s “right” and “proper.”
Matt Walsh would find a way to suck the joy out of a screaming orgasm if he wasn’t the one having it.
I’d honestly never heard the term “pansexual” until maybe a couple of years ago (I’m not that hip, so I tend to be behind on these things), but People was kind enough to provide a handy definition of the term:
The prefix “pan-” means “all.” So, pansexual refers to those who are romantically, emotionally, and/or sexually attracted to all people regardless of their gender identity.
Pansexual is often confused with bisexual and although the terms can overlap, they are not interchangeable. Bisexuality refers to those who are attracted to more than one gender, but not necessarily all genders. However, pansexuality does fall under the "bisexuality umbrella," according to GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis.
Ellis told USA Today, “Pan is more about all-inclusive, and bi tends to be more than one. The golden rule, honestly, is to call someone by how they identify.”
I prefer Brady’s definition: “Bisexual with an open mind.” It says he’s not limiting himself based on artificial rules or definitions.
Open mind. ‘Nuff said, eh?
Meanwhile, Matt Walsh is a miserable, angry shell of a human being who spends his days shitting on other people because that’s evidently what he’s paid to do and/or feels moved to do. It’s what Jesus would do (if He were real), don’tchaknow?
Walsh, a self-described “theocratic fascist,” doesn’t follow any type of “golden rule.” He just operates from a position of fear and ignorance. It’s why he smears trans people, but here he outright unravels over Wayne Brady’s sexuality.
“Other people, I think — and this will be controversial — other people have a right to know if they are potential objects of your sexual fantasies.”
It might reassure the beard that walks like a douche that no one alive, dead, or in between considers him a potential object of their sexual fantasies. People are trying to have sex in those fantasies. No one wants Matt Walsh ruining them.
Oh, but he’s not done: “That’s why it’s not fair to walk around saying ‘I’m attracted to anyone! Anyone at all!’ No one’s safe. Now if there’s a group of people sitting in a room with Wayne Brady … it’s a diverse group so you’ve got an overweight, 65-year-old man and a young woman … whatever. Everyone’s sitting around thinking, ‘He could be attracted to any one us right now.”
No one’s thinking this because, unlike Walsh, they don’t have serious emotional problems. I’m a petty man, so I’ll mention here that Wayne Brady is 51 and looks great, while Matt Walsh is 37 and resembles a crap-stained diaper. Wayne Brady could live the rest of his life without ever turning his pansexual gaze on Walsh. Relax, you freak.
“Theocratic fascist?” Isn’t that just American Taliban code for “godly asshole?”
No one has a right to know what other people are thinking. So, no, other people DON’T “have a right to know if they are potential objects of your sexual fantasies.” They’re called “fantasies,” not “realities.” They’re just thoughts. If someone tried to act them out, that would be a much different conversation.
I’m glad that Wayne Brady has decided to pursue his personal joy. All of us deserve to do the same. That he appears to have found it is beautiful because, sadly, not every human being manages to do that.
Some end up like Matt Walsh, a shriveled, desiccated, soulless husk of a human being devoid of compassion and the ability to appreciate human diversity. Of course, that’s a long-winded way of saying Matt Walsh sucks donkey balls. The man has a self-superiority complex a mile wide and feels empowered to pass judgment on lesser mortals (e.g., everyone) whenever necessary.
Yeah, the man’s got issues, but as I’m not trained to diagnose mental health issues, I’ll say I’ll bet his problem has a long, difficult-to-pronounce name that’s also difficult to spell. He’s also a sad and sorry excuse for humanity. I’d go into more significant and profane detail, but this is still nominally a family show.
Matt Walsh could benefit from some of Wayne Brady’s open mind, but his entire career and life are predicated on being a narrow-minded, judgmental asshole. Change that, and he’d have to start all over again.
At least Brady possesses the self-awareness and the honesty to do what he believes is best for himself. In the long run, he’ll undoubtedly be the happier of the two by far…and deservedly so.
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"Matt Walsh would find a way to suck the joy out of a screaming orgasm if he wasn’t the one having it." -- probably if he WAS the one having it.
Some few years back, I mulled on what I ended up calling "The Myth of The Binary." One of the things that occurred to me is that there are at least 3 dimensions at play: physical presentation, sexual orientation, and gender identity. None of these break out in either/or binaries. (At the risk of overstepping good manners, I include the link here: https://garyherstein.com/2018/08/13/the-myth-of-the-binary/ )
Years ago, a friend of mine who was relatively closely associated with the gay community in Chicago mentioned that back in the '60's & '70's many gay people dismissed the idea of being bi as nothing but a refusal to come out of the closet. So little Matty is only 50+ years behind the curve ...