Trust me… I understand they are upset. I understand why they are upset. The reaction to this so-called “bashing,” however, is overblown.

I saw an article and video concerning an alleged “gay bashing” involving University of Virginia Law School students. I kind of expected that it would actually be something major. I mean, the used the word “bashing,” for God’s sake. Nope… it wasn’t major. It’s actually kind of stupid:

An email circulating through the law school says a “3L” student approached two gay students, and asked them to kiss to prove they were gay. After seeing the kiss, the “3L” student allegedly called them a derogatory word, and threw his drink at one of them.

A drink? You’re serious? They are complaining about a thrown drink after they kissed. My God. This is stupid. I don’t think a thrown drink can really be a “gay bashing.” Whoever is making a big deal out of this needs to re-think just how big of a deal it isn’t. There are so many other worse things that could have happened and a thrown drink is nothing.

Hey… UVa. kids… track down Thomas Stockwell from UNC-CH and get his story of a gay bashing… that was a real bashing. Maybe you should chat with Matthew Shepard’s mother?

A thrown drink? I hope your clothes didn’t get too dirty or wet. That would be oh so horrible wouldn’t it?

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