more fun with coworkers...

It was a peaceful Friday afternoon at about 15:00, so me and my cubemates were shooting the breeze in anticipation of getting the heck out of Dodge. The topic turned to kiddie movies, and Pixar in particular. I made a comment about my disapproval of Disney's recent buyout, mentioning that I think Disney is Teh Suck. I dislike Disney mainly because of their desire to extend copyright infinitely (see also here). Generally, they are also socially ultra-conservative, which only hurts them more.

Before my blood could even start boiling, one of my fellow engineers (let's call him H. Phobe) jumped in to support me. Awesome, an ally! Or so I thought ...

"Did you know that Disney has a whole week set aside especially for... homosexuals? It's unbelievable." WTF? No, Mr. Phobe, what's unbelievable is the fact that you're a fucking idiot and a bigot, yet you've somehow managed to get promoted three times since you started with the company. For the next 10 minutes, H.P. kept trying to steer the conversation back to the evilness of backdoor bandits. He even claimed that Disney's animation studios have a huge contingent of gay writers and animators who toil away in their underground caves of moral depravity to sneak effeminate male characters into their movies, and otherwise promote/legitimize their lifestyle/agenda/whatever. OMG teh homos will infect us all!!!!!!11one

Once again, I have found myself marveling at the [boundless?] depths of human ignorance and xenophobia. :sigh: