He was portrayed as a vampire slayer, had a biopic directed by Steven
Spielberg, Congress trying to ban Lincoln from appearing in U. S. coins,
and there’s the story about Lincoln’s bodyguard, Ward Hill Lamon who
failed to save his life when John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln at
Ford’s theater.
Lincoln has become the most popular U. S. president and for good reason: He saved the union.
Yes, we heard from time to time that he was a struggling character in his own right, the fact that he opposed slavery, the founding father of the Republican Party, but the fact is he saved the United States during the height of the Civil War.
Also, he’s well known for speaking after the Battle of Gettysburg where he said the famous Gettysburg Address.
That
time, the Union was losing against the Confederates and this battle was
the turning point where they fought off the northern advances of
General Robert E. Lee. This coming Jul., it would mark the 250th
anniversary of this battle.
To celebrate this occasion, let’s take a closer look at an American Dad episode: Lincoln Lover.
Basically, Lincoln Lover was an ‘alternative’ story regarding Lincoln and his other bodyguard, Capt. David Derickson. Stan Smith adapted this play due to two reasons: he wasn’t nominated to speak at the Republican Convention and saw an ‘artistic’ play about Lincoln. Not realizing the gay overtones of Lincoln Lover, he ends up attending at the Log Cabin Republicans, a sub-organization that’s dedicated to conservative gays. Here, Stan Smith come into conflicts about his beliefs and his political affiliation.
This is Antibishonen Speaks: Yes, this episode isn’t really about Lincoln, it’s actually about Gays in political groups. Although many homosexuals usually align with the liberal political parties, there are homosexuals that align with the conservatives even though they’re against homosexuality.
And there’s that conflict. Yeah, I know they portray stereotypes, but seeing political conflicts does bring this story into a very interesting scenario. Mainly, how do you tread to your alternative club without disgracing your peers. Or for that matter, how do you explain your anti-homosexual rants especially when you’re confronted to the Log Cabin Republicans?
That’s the biggest irony about politics: You have supporters that are excluded because of their beliefs.
To keep spoilers to a minimum, I’ll just say this: It’s one of the best episodes on American Dad! It’s rare for me to say this because most American Dad episodes I watched had interesting ideas but had disappointing payoffs!
It’s no surprise that Gay right activist groups appreciated this episode; taking a glimpse on what it’s like to be a conservative gay and the numerous backlashes you have to deal with when it comes to your beliefs.
It’s very interesting how gay rights progressed after two hundred plus years. To this day, there had been discriminations against homosexuality and it also didn’t help that they were the scapegoats of the AIDS pandemic.
Ironically, the worst president of all time, James Buchanan, may had a homosexual relationship with then Vice President William King. To this day, historians have yet to confirm that due to media suppression regarding homosexuality in the 19th century.
This is Antibishonen Speaks and please appreciate President’s Day: they’re the reasons why you have your political freedom!
To celebrate this occasion, let’s take a closer look at an American Dad episode: Lincoln Lover.
Basically, Lincoln Lover was an ‘alternative’ story regarding Lincoln and his other bodyguard, Capt. David Derickson. Stan Smith adapted this play due to two reasons: he wasn’t nominated to speak at the Republican Convention and saw an ‘artistic’ play about Lincoln. Not realizing the gay overtones of Lincoln Lover, he ends up attending at the Log Cabin Republicans, a sub-organization that’s dedicated to conservative gays. Here, Stan Smith come into conflicts about his beliefs and his political affiliation.
This is Antibishonen Speaks: Yes, this episode isn’t really about Lincoln, it’s actually about Gays in political groups. Although many homosexuals usually align with the liberal political parties, there are homosexuals that align with the conservatives even though they’re against homosexuality.
And there’s that conflict. Yeah, I know they portray stereotypes, but seeing political conflicts does bring this story into a very interesting scenario. Mainly, how do you tread to your alternative club without disgracing your peers. Or for that matter, how do you explain your anti-homosexual rants especially when you’re confronted to the Log Cabin Republicans?
That’s the biggest irony about politics: You have supporters that are excluded because of their beliefs.
To keep spoilers to a minimum, I’ll just say this: It’s one of the best episodes on American Dad! It’s rare for me to say this because most American Dad episodes I watched had interesting ideas but had disappointing payoffs!
It’s no surprise that Gay right activist groups appreciated this episode; taking a glimpse on what it’s like to be a conservative gay and the numerous backlashes you have to deal with when it comes to your beliefs.
It’s very interesting how gay rights progressed after two hundred plus years. To this day, there had been discriminations against homosexuality and it also didn’t help that they were the scapegoats of the AIDS pandemic.
Ironically, the worst president of all time, James Buchanan, may had a homosexual relationship with then Vice President William King. To this day, historians have yet to confirm that due to media suppression regarding homosexuality in the 19th century.
This is Antibishonen Speaks and please appreciate President’s Day: they’re the reasons why you have your political freedom!
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