In the book “Virtually Normal” by Andrew Sullivan published by Vintage Books, Sullivan talk about different political parties and their views on homosexuality. Andrew is in no means justifying the views of homosexuality in terms of political viewpoints, in fact, he himself is a gay man.This book shows the political views of prohibitionists, liberationists, conservatives, and liberals. Prohibitionists believe that homosexuality does not exist, Liberationists believe that homosexuals should be free of a title, Conservatives choose to not side with right or wrong when discussing homosexuality, and Liberals think that being homosexual can either be a privilege or a way of victimization. This book was very eye opening because it showed how different
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He claims that Conservatives choose to stay neutral on the topic of homosexuality. He says that Conservatives do not think “...that certain behaviors are right and others wrong” and “they are not particularly eager to tell grown up what they should and shouldn’t do” because they are in no position to do so (Sullivan 96). Another claim Sullivan makes is that Conservatives “... find it abhorrent that homosexuals… might be subject to harassment, violence, ill treatment, discrimination, or illness” even though it is not their fault. Being able to believe this is very difficult because it is known that Conservatives are not widely accepting of homosexuals. In fact, less than half of the Conservative party is supportive of homosexuals. When writing this political point of view, Sullivan might not have wanted to talk down about the groups individual feelings, so he sugar coated it. Overall, the whole chapter on Conservatives seems very …show more content…
The book was extremely confusing to read and reading the same sentence more than once to understand it was very common. The characters, or in this case political party points of view, were somewhat realistic and somewhat unrealistic. The point of view of Prohibitionists and Liberationists seemed accurate, but the Conservatives point of view was very exaggerated and fabricated. Sullivan claims Conservatives are very open and accepting of homosexuality, when in reality they are not very accepting at all. He also says that the Liberals believe that homosexuality is a privilege, and portrays them as very judgemental of those who get the “privilege” of being a homosexual. Liberals are very accepting of the homosexual lifestyle and they do not judge those who live it. The information was very thorough, but that was one of the reasons the book was so confusing. The author tossed out too much information that was not really necessary and it was very confusing to piece together everything that was being said, For example, he would bring up points from chapter one in chapter four. There were only four chapters with about 70 pages in each chapter, so keeping everything in track was difficult. Overall, this book was informative and very politically oriented, but it is not a recommended book if someone is looking for something fun and
He claims that Conservatives choose to stay neutral on the topic of homosexuality. He says that Conservatives do not think “...that certain behaviors are right and others wrong” and “they are not particularly eager to tell grown up what they should and shouldn’t do” because they are in no position to do so (Sullivan 96). Another claim Sullivan makes is that Conservatives “... find it abhorrent that homosexuals… might be subject to harassment, violence, ill treatment, discrimination, or illness” even though it is not their fault. Being able to believe this is very difficult because it is known that Conservatives are not widely accepting of homosexuals. In fact, less than half of the Conservative party is supportive of homosexuals. When writing this political point of view, Sullivan might not have wanted to talk down about the groups individual feelings, so he sugar coated it. Overall, the whole chapter on Conservatives seems very …show more content…
The book was extremely confusing to read and reading the same sentence more than once to understand it was very common. The characters, or in this case political party points of view, were somewhat realistic and somewhat unrealistic. The point of view of Prohibitionists and Liberationists seemed accurate, but the Conservatives point of view was very exaggerated and fabricated. Sullivan claims Conservatives are very open and accepting of homosexuality, when in reality they are not very accepting at all. He also says that the Liberals believe that homosexuality is a privilege, and portrays them as very judgemental of those who get the “privilege” of being a homosexual. Liberals are very accepting of the homosexual lifestyle and they do not judge those who live it. The information was very thorough, but that was one of the reasons the book was so confusing. The author tossed out too much information that was not really necessary and it was very confusing to piece together everything that was being said, For example, he would bring up points from chapter one in chapter four. There were only four chapters with about 70 pages in each chapter, so keeping everything in track was difficult. Overall, this book was informative and very politically oriented, but it is not a recommended book if someone is looking for something fun and