Oi Polloi

When two men kiss
Walk hand in hand
The fear of what
You don't understand
Explodes into violence
Screams break the silence
"The guy was a poof"
"The guy was queer"
Dehumanised
And living in fear
No, you're not thick
And you say they're sick
But the only sickness
I can see
Is the cancer of
Your bigotry
What kind of society do we live in where the simple
act of showing love and affection towards another human
being results in this kind of sickening murderous violence?
Intolerance, bigotry and hate - I say it's time to stop.
From nazi boneheads to Bad Brains - Warped attitiudes
that we must change and it's not just homofobia - Rampant
sexism, macho dancing, beating of woman - All this
is rife within the "scene" - often closer to home than
we care to acknowledge. It's time to stop sweeping
things under the carped - Confront the problems - And act.