Judica Me, Deus

Give judgment for me, O God




 

11 April 2007

Farmer David bows out gracefully - but has the damage been done?

To his credit, David Graham offered to leave Dancing with the Stars before the elimination process had finished. It was ridiculous, he said, that Kate Ceberano and her partner, one of the two couples left over at the end, should be eliminated before him and Eilza Campagna. It was already embarrassing enough that Tod Woodbridge and Tatiana Grigorieva had been voted off. He understood how damaging the farce had become.

I am making no issue about the person of David Graham, who seems a personable down-to-earth country boy - and largely unaware of the very public activities and aims of homosexual activists. I find it sad that he is committing himself to what is ultimately a sterile, empty life. Nevertheless, what he does in his private life is not my business nor my concern.

The public activities and aims of homosexual activists affect our whole society. Among my serious concerns is that most Australians are unaware of the political, institutional and legislative ground already won by this small but powerful group, and that the issue cannot be reduced to seeing a personable country lad triumph in a popularity contest.  The political and moral framework homosexual activists seek to impose on our society is directly opposed in crucial respects to the centuries-old moral framework of Western Civilisation. We ignore it at our peril, is the increasing warning.

 

In a very partial, uncritical piece (Hoofing with the Stars, The Age, April 5, 2007 ) reporter Tim Hunter enthused:
Cafes in Prahran, in Melbourne's gay heartland, display "vote for David" posters advertising the SMS number fans need to use to keep him on the show. But it's not just gay supporters who are on side.
"I did an interview on radio this morning," he said. "And they said it was the 'Gs' that were voting for me: the graziers, the grain-growers, the gays and the grannies."

I take this as a confirmation of my claim that the rallying of homosexuals was largely responsible for Farmer David's astonishing run, burning off some of the best dance contestants that have appeared in Dancing with The Stars. You would have be naive to think that tough crusty men of the land or hoards of doting grannies had much to do with it. On its own, perhaps, the evidence provided by cheering Tim Hunter is not compelling to the degree I attribute to it. It is, I suggest, if you tie it in with the programs and aims one will find on the many homosexual websites.

The popularity of Dancing with the Stars is due to the skill and engaging personalities of the professional dancers, and the fascinating struggle the celebrities have committed themselves to. It is not a popularity contest. Next season will show whether the impression that the show had degenerated into a popularity contest in which a homosexual was to win by virtue of being homosexual has turned people off.