| Reflections on a baseball bat |
[Feb. 5th, 2009|11:15 am] |
Few things piss me off more than the framing of the bashing in terms that make it seem like Brian's tragedy rather than Justin's. Justin not only nearly died but lost part of his memory, suffered a hell of nightmares and trauma that lasted for years, and developed a permanent neurological disability that interferes with his ability to create art and even earn a living -- not to mention having a very brutal lesson about societal intolerance and hatred delivered with devastating force, and having a moment of supreme happiness be shattered by someone who was specifically threatened by that happiness and what caused it . Then let's add that Justin was further betrayed by Brian, who let him spend weeks in the hospital waiting for him, even asking for him... think about what Lindsay and Melanie tell Michael, that EVERY TIME they go to see Justin in the hospital, he would ask, "Where's Brian?" Christ.
The bashing is about Justin first and foremost, and it's the worst kind of Brianite crap to ignore or skim over that to get to how it affected Brian.
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