So I went to my new barbershop to get a fresh cut since I finally found a good barber in the Humble-Spring area. The choice of conversation in a black barber and or beauty shop is alway interesting. Well this particular time they chose to dicuss the dynamics of a a same sex male relationship. I was thinking, are they serious? No really, we are still fighting three wars, it was the day a African-American man was shot dead while he was just doing his job at the Holocust Musuem in DC, and we wanna talk about this ish? So here we go....One of the barbers said "gay dudes are not going anywhere so we need to deal with them as long as they cool, while making eye contact with me the entire time." Followed by a customer saying "Well I just don't understand how two men can live together like that, I mean when they are getting ready for work are they standing next to each other shaving?" Considering I tip my barber on average $10 a week he felt the need to intervene. He says' " I don't think it's much different from straight relationships, hell we have ur problems, they have theirs, they work, we work, it's just about daily survival in the fucked up work and economy." He then went on to say he has never felt threatened by a gay man because he knows he's happy with his wife, and they often welcome all types of friends to their home, and the importance of their children being educated about all walks of life. Another woman says well I just don't understand it, but should I because I am not a man, and I am not gay. He turn to me and says T-Money what do you have to say.....Talk about putting me on the spot huh...I then go into my spill....
"Well considering I have been a serious same-gender loving relationship for a few years (on&off) I can give you my personal thoughts. I had to agree with the other gentleman about us just living, it's not different. We have the same issues, and we deal with them. When we get ready for work in the morning we take turns since that seems to be what everyone wonders. It's not about being gay or straight, it's about being human. It's kinda fun because we can talk about things that straight couples might not, like sports, cars, and electronics. We support each other, and deal with whatever life throws us...."
The lady looks at me and says "so you're gay?"......DAMN
