Sneaky Butcher
Sneaky Butcher Defined
A term used to refer to a gay man when you don't want someone "not in the know" to actually know you're talking about a gay man (while it may not be derogatory, depending on the context, it more often than not is). Derivation: A sneaky butcher likes to sneak meat out the back door.
Henry Rollins is not a sneaky butcher, but that doesn't mean he thinks there's anything wrong with it. In fact, he actively speaks out for gay rights, which as a Seattle Times reporter pointed out, is rare for someone who isn't a sneaky butcher. Said Rollins:
I think it's really lame what's going on with those that are gay, and I'm not gay. I was raised around gay folks. I was raised in the Washington, D.C., area. My mom had gay friends. I had gay bosses. I worked at a movie theater and got propositioned four times a weekend. It was like, "You like boys, nah, it's not going to be me." I never wanted to kick some guy's ass. Some guys are creeps. But when you see the kind of hatred exacted at these people who can't help how they feel about men, it's sad. What if it was weird to be straight? What if someone said, "what's wrong with you" to me, for staring at a woman?Right on, brother. I'm as guilty as anyone at taking pot shots at celebrities with every chance I get. Who doesn't love slinging shit at them, right? But we should be fair and sometimes point out when celebrities say or do something positive, even though it ain't nearly as much fun. Luckily for us, this happens rarely.
I think if Bill and Tom want to get married, they should be able to in America. If someone has a problem with that, go on your way.
My heart broke for approximately 4.5 seconds until I read that HR wasn't a "sneaky butcher" and now I've simply added the info in this post as reason #358 of why I love this man.
#4 is the back tattoo. [melts into puddle]
I just saw Rollins give one of his spoken word performences at First Ave in Minneapolis last week. Inevitably, the subject of Larry Craig came up, and amazingly enough, he defended Craig, not for anti-gay legislation, but for how hard it must have been (if Craig is, in fact, gay) to be 16 in Idaho in 1961 and realize that you're homosexual. I thought it was impressive to here someone in front of a crowd actually try and get that crowd to relate, rather then just yell banal nonsense, like this is right and this is wrong. A lot of people walked out of that show thinking differantly about Craig (even if they still think his politics are wrong and unamerican.)