Will Prince Charles be the next Rock Hudson?
You younger people may understandably not "get it": In the beginning of the AIDS crisis, (GRID in those days - ridiculous) many people minimized or would not even acknowledge how critical the situation was. It was spreading like wildfire (sound familiar) and the powers that be were minimizing it (stupid), telling jokes about it (reprehensible), or claiming it was God's will foisted upon "the gays" (sick shit). This included, but was not limited to, Reagan and his nasty wife Nancy.
Anyway, Rock Hudson, who could be said to be the handsomest man in Hollywood, a very exalted position, was co-starring in the tv show Dynasty and was shall we say, diminishing in looks by the week. Finally it was revealed that he had AIDS, and those of us who knew he was gay for years were not shocked but saddened that this terrific actor, and he really was a great screen presence, was dying from this horrific malady. THAT was what finally awakened America and the repressive world: the cat was out of the bag.That is what it took.
Now that Prince Charles is diagnosed, if, God forbid, he were to get very very sick, would it be the incident that removes this utter bullshit, fucked up reasoning that all will be well shortly and business will continue as nothing before? It's gonna take someone significant to pass away for these dumbbells to understand that this is a very serious matter, life-threatening in fact.
You understand that this is why Trump became so popular: you have to hit these idiots over the head with something to awaken them. He did it with racism, vulgarity, and incendiary talk. It's all they know...subtlety is not their strong point. Neither are long sentences, words of over three syllables, tolerance, acceptance, understanding, altruism, sense of community, worth of individuals, creativity, erudition, reflection, or consideration for others needs and feelings.
I will be curious as to what happens when the first megastar or politician/member of royalty passes away. Besides of course, making the cover of People Magazine.
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