07-18-2006, 05:45 AM
That article is fascinating.
I still think who you sleep with has little to do with whether you have respect for the land and others. I want to think that people are basically good. Some people tell me I am naive in that way, but I think we mirror each other, really. I think it's wonderful that people have found a place that is so magical and life-giving and they respect it for that. Gay or straight, we're all related, you can't deny it.
Articles like this which show the beauty of a lifestyle or of the Island walk a thin line I think by focusing so heavily on the gender of the residents. There's a large gay community for sure...and there's a large community of people who are not gay too. Yuk! Who cares? I can honestly say the people I have had the privilege to meet while on the Big Island were all so nice to us. They were people I want to be in my life in the future...ALL of them. (Oh yeah - So THAT'S WHY THEY CALL THEM THE BANANA BOYS! LOL!!!)
Carrie
"The opportunities to reach into the lives of others in an inspiring way arise in countless ways every single day..." Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
http://www.cafepress.com/dreamhawaii
http://www.hellophoenix.com/art
Edited by - carolann r on 07/18/2006 09:46:27
I still think who you sleep with has little to do with whether you have respect for the land and others. I want to think that people are basically good. Some people tell me I am naive in that way, but I think we mirror each other, really. I think it's wonderful that people have found a place that is so magical and life-giving and they respect it for that. Gay or straight, we're all related, you can't deny it.
Articles like this which show the beauty of a lifestyle or of the Island walk a thin line I think by focusing so heavily on the gender of the residents. There's a large gay community for sure...and there's a large community of people who are not gay too. Yuk! Who cares? I can honestly say the people I have had the privilege to meet while on the Big Island were all so nice to us. They were people I want to be in my life in the future...ALL of them. (Oh yeah - So THAT'S WHY THEY CALL THEM THE BANANA BOYS! LOL!!!)
Carrie
"The opportunities to reach into the lives of others in an inspiring way arise in countless ways every single day..." Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
http://www.cafepress.com/dreamhawaii
http://www.hellophoenix.com/art
Edited by - carolann r on 07/18/2006 09:46:27
Carrie
http://www.carrierojo.etsy.com
http://www.vintageandvelvet.blogspot.com
"Freedom has a scent like the top of a newborn baby's head..." U2
http://www.carrierojo.etsy.com
http://www.vintageandvelvet.blogspot.com
"Freedom has a scent like the top of a newborn baby's head..." U2