Kristy Vensson

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"Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood.
- Coretta Scott King

The roots of homophobia are fear. Fear and more fear.
- George Weinberg .

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Hi! I'm Kristy.

I joined myspace in order to blog alongside the atheist community. I received such a warm welcome here that I already feel right at home. I'm new to blogging but you'll find some of my thoughts on atheism above.

I'd love to meet intelligent people who are interested in serious (and maybe not so serious) discussions. I don't need people to agree with me, but I'm sick of forums where people who find themselves without a decent rebuttal or any evidence to hold up their case revert to personal attacks. Aaaaaargh!

People (OK, Americans) who only know me from the internet would probably describe me as that raving left-wing loony Aussie who hates Americans and is going straight to hell because she doesn't believe in god: Not all Americans, of course, but a certain 'kind' of American certainly finds my views outrageous and objectionable.

My real friends realise I'm a lot more conservative and a lot less scary and intense than I sound on the internet. The only things that really rile me are unprofessionalism, injustice, stupidity, cruelty, meanness, intolerance, narrow-mindedness, racism, sexism, homophobia, religious fundamentalism and blind rampant nationalism. Other than that, I'm a total pussycat.

I'm working on being an atheist at the moment after a flirtation with spiritualism and a long time sitting on the fence as an agnostic. Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris have a lot to answer for!

My emergent atheism is driven by a deep concern about the danger that religious fundamentalism (or perhaps any religious belief) poses to our world.

American nationalism is another concern. I love Americans but the minority (geez, I hope it's a minority) who think any American who criticizes America is a traitor and any foreigner who criticizes America is on the side of the terrorists (and probably the anti-Christ as well) scare the life out of me! Let me add that I've had many lovely emails from many lovely liberal-minded Americans who share my view. I'm anti-stupid, not anti-American.

I did my post-graduate thesis on the rise of Celtic identity in 20th century Australia, and my interest in Celtic culture, history and music endures.

Having found a family connection to some rather famous Vikings, I'm slowly completing research for a novel about them. It's slow going and I admit, I'm procrastinating about getting on to the writing phase.

If the above all sounds a bit heavy-going, I'm really not just a boring, self-absorbed intellectual. REALLY I'm not! I love popular culture, and I try really hard to keep up with modern music, movies, and technology. I love a wine or six, good food, bawdy (but not filthy) humour, lolling around in the sea on a sunny day, picnics, musical theatre, singing silly songs, making dreadful puns, and doing whatever I can to help good people and good causes.

My greatest joy is cooking. It's my hobby, my creativity, my meditation, and my passion. I'm no food snob though. I'll eat KFC and a McDonald's breakfast quite happily! I love eating out, but, sadly, I find most restaurants are a disappointment - I'm sure some chefs never actually taste what they send out. Luckily, there are some fine exceptions, and I love getting together with a big group of friends and having a long, boozy lunch.




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