Saturday, November 21, 2009

龙应台和刘仰 为何对同志大不同

龙应台和刘仰 为何对同志大不同
(2009-10-26 21:17:28)















台湾作家龙应台(左),大陆的刘仰


     台湾著名作家龙应台日前在北京三联书店出席读者见面会,有读者问:"假如您的儿子有天走到您面前跟您说'妈妈,我是一个同性恋',他在您心里有没有什么变化?"

龙应台回答,我常常跟安安(龙应台儿子)说,我说:"安安你怎么还没有女朋友?"他看着我,我说:"你会是同性恋吗?"他就说:"你别闹了。"他不是。如果他是的话,有一天晚上,他跟我说"我是一个同性恋",我会说,他是同性恋给我的刺激跟他说"妈,我是个左撇子"一样,没有任何差别。但同性恋毕竟在主流的社会里面是少数,我就会比较担心,你找朋友不太容易,我得想办法帮他找到朋友。他如果刚好是处在一个同性恋饱受歧视的社会环境里面,我还会鼓励他说:"你要为同性恋多讲话,你要捍卫他们的人权,让社会对他们有健康、真实的认识,而不是道听途说的各种偏见。"我会欢迎他的朋友,我会进入他的世界去理解他,就是跟他是任何其他的什么一样。如果哪天他来跟我说:"妈,我吸毒。"那我觉得同性恋比这个问题好多了。所以,他如果跟我说他是同性恋的话,我就说:"太好了,你今天告诉我了,你应该早告诉我。"我会跟他一起去同性恋酒吧。(完整报道)

大陆"作家"刘仰最近也因同性恋话题受到关注,与龙应台的态度截然不同,他说现在同性恋泛滥了,是社会的悲哀。他进一步"分析"说:"最根本的原因是资本主义社会的本质造成的。资本主义社会的本质就是竭力鼓动人们满足各种欲望。"刘仰的结论很明确,同性恋这么多都是资本主义造成的。说完这些刘仰可能觉得还不够,他又说:"正是出于这个原因,长期以来S淫在西方社会被认为是可耻的。同性恋被视为邪恶,也是同样的原因。然而,资本主义的商品经济树立了一种最奇怪的生活方式,人们的生活可以抛开欲望的目的,只满足欲望,而不承担欲望满足后的任何后果。同性恋的泛滥,正是在这种指导思想下出现的。"(完整报道)

看了刘仰的文章,作为一个同性恋者,我真想去感谢一下他,因为他虽然认为同性恋不好,但不怪同性恋,都怪万恶的资本主义。刘仰说同性恋们满足了欲望却没有承担后果,这让我很奇怪。中国有句话叫"一人做事一人当",人家搞同性恋,你刘仰操的哪门子心呢?难不成你被同性恋了,对方没有承担后果吗?如果是这样的话,我很同情他对同性恋的凶狠态度。刘仰说资本主义让同性恋泛滥了,咱可是社会主义国家呢,我们有巨大的优越性,这一点刘仰最清楚,猴急个啥?

我老家有句俗语,叫"满桶油不荡,半桶油叽哩咣当",放在这里倒也贴切。

龙应台是公认的大作家,人家能写出好文字,是因为她对人性的把握和对个体命运的关注理解。她的作品放在两岸三地都是好作品,她写的是人,讲的是人话。听说刘仰也写了本书,叫《中国不高兴》,我Google了一下,卖得还挺火,这并不出奇,凡是挑拨民族主义情绪的东西,总是容易火起来。

龙应台与刘仰之间的差距,就像李安与冯小刚之间的差距一样,前者打造的是艺术,后者生产的是噱头。李安总能拍出直达心灵的好作品,因为只有尊重人性才能产生共呜,放在任何一种文化中都会得到认同。而冯小刚要的是票房,有噱头有炒作就能卖个好价钱,各种各样的噱头试得差不多了,就拿同性恋者下手了,反正同性恋者现在还饱受歧视,怎么下手也没人敢出头!

刘仰说同性恋泛滥是资本主义造成的,就像现在有人说太阳是围着地球转一样可笑,不值一驳。但他好歹也顶个"作家"的帽子,这么关心同性恋,我还是忍不住给他指出来,也是为他好,丢丑也不能丢到资本主义国家去啊,刘先生对资本主义那可是咬牙切齿的!至于他最新的文章说同性恋 "是附属的代用品",更是让人忍俊不禁,不懂非要装懂,生编硬造一些连自己都搞不明白的述语,光身子骑老虎——胆大也害臊。

我们与其警惕同性恋泛滥,到不如好好警惕那些披着民族主义外衣的人,他们在互联网上用意识形态挑拨离间、煽动矛盾,以或悲壮、或愤怒、或苦闷、或敏感的阴阳怪气的模样出现,把自己装扮成爱国者,推动主流意识形态的分裂,强迫民众进行自我分割。

同性恋泛滥并不可怕,有人说,同性恋的出柜程度恰恰反映了一个社会的包容和开明程度,而膨胀泛滥的狭隘民族主义对中国才是百害而无一利。

精神鸦片一样的狭隘民族主义不但不能让中国强大,反而将曾为国力衰败的主要原因。而刘仰先生的"同性恋资本主义泛滥说",只不过是在他一惯的狭隘民族主义的外衣上绣上"同性恋"这个招人的噱头。对于刘这种精神阳痿的患者来说,这是一剂毒药,却是他一次次勃.起的唯一处方。


Friday, November 20, 2009

OAG picks Singapore as 'Airline of the Year'

OAG picks Singapore as 'Airline of the Year'

1:14 PM Thu, Nov 19, 2009 |
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When I took a taxi ride from Lexington, Ky., to Cincinnati last month after my American Eagle flight was cancelled, I shared the cab with an Australian man who had been attending a veterinary medicine conference in Lexington.

Our talk turned to airlines, so I asked him his favorite. His preference, far above all others, was Singapore Airlines. He couldn't say enough good things about Singapore.

He'll be happy to know that Singapore was named airline of the year in the 2009 OAG Airline Industry Awards on Thursday.

Southwest Airlines was named the best low-cost airline. Continental Airlines was honored as the best airline based in North America and for having the best business class.

Here are the other winners:

• Best Transatlantic Airline: Virgin Atlantic

• Best Airline Based in the Middle East/Indian Sub-Continent: Emirates

• Best Airline Based in Central South America & Caribbean: LAN

• Best Airline based in Africa: South African Airlines

• Best Airline Based in Central/Eastern Europe: CSA Czech Airlines

• Best Airline Based in Australia/Pacific: Qantas

• For a longer list including finalists, keep reading.

Here's OAG's explanation of the voting process: "Winners are chosen by asking frequent flyers to consider which airlines they have flown in the past 12 months in each of the award categories and rank their top three airlines for each category. All votes were cast online. The results were calculated using a ratio of 'mentions to best,' taking into account how many times an airline was voted 1st, 2nd or 3rd by each traveler. All votes were analyzed by OAG to ensure that they were placed in the correct category and to guarantee that all airlines and airports, irrespective of size, competed on a level playing field."


OAG Airline of the Year 2009
• Winner: Singapore Airlines
Finalists: British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Virgin Atlantic

Best Airline based in Africa
• Winner: South African Airways
Finalists: Egyptair, Ethiopian Airways, Kenya Airways, Royal Air Maroc

Best Airline based in Asia
• Winner: Singapore Airlines
Finalists: Asiana Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Malaysian Airlines, Thai Airways

Best Airline based in Australasia/Pacific
• Winner: Qantas
Finalists: Air New Zealand, Air Pacific, Jetstar, Virgin Blue

Best Airline based in Central/Eastern Europe
• Winner: CSA Czech Airlines
Highly Commended: LOT Polish Airlines
Finalists: Aeroflot Russian Airlines,, MALEV Hungarian Airlines,TAROM Romanian Air Transport

Best Airline based in Central/South America & Caribbean
• Winner: LAN Airlines
Finalists: Avianca, Copa Airlines, Mexicana, TAM Brazilian Airlines

Best Airline based in the Middle East/Indian Sub-Continent
• Winner: Emirates
Finalists: EL AL, Etihad, Jet Airways, Qatar Airways

Best Airline based in North America
• Winner: Continental Airlines
Finalists: Air Canada, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines

Best Airline based in Western Europe
• Winner: Virgin Atlantic
Finalists: Air France, British Airways, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Lufthansa

Best Europe to Asia/Australasia Airline
• Winner: Singapore Airlines
Finalists: British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Qantas

Best Transatlantic Airline
• Winner: Virgin Atlantic
Finalists: British Airways, Continental Airlines, Lufthansa, United Airlines

Best Transpacific Airline
• Winner: Singapore Airlines
Finalists: Air New Zealand, Cathay Pacific, Qantas, United Airlines

Best Low Cost/No Frills Airline
• Winner: Southwest Airlines
Finalists: EasyJet, JetBlue, Virgin America, Virgin Blue

Best Economy/Coach Class
• Winner: British Airways
Finalists: American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Korean Air, Singapore Airlines

Best Executive/Business Class
• Winner: Continental Airlines
Finalists: British Airways, Emirates, Singapore Airlines, Virgin Atlantic

Best International First Class
• Winner: Singapore Airlines
Finalists: American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Emirates

Best Airport
• Winner: Singapore Changi
Highly Commended: Heathrow
Finalists: Amsterdam Schiphol, Dubai International, Kuala Lumpur International