‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy Turns Fourteen Years Old

On the 14th anniversary of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” we’ve decided to pay tribute to the “soft” ban on gays in the military by quoting noted comedian/social anthropologist, Chris Rock:

Gays in the military. Everybody’s all homophobic – “Ooh, don’t let him in..” Hey! If they want to fight, let ‘em fight. ‘Cause I ain’t fighting! I wouldn’t care if I saw a Russian tank on Flatbush Avenue. I’m not fighting nobody.

So even for those of you who don’t contest the act because, on principle, legislating someone’s version of morality is tantamount to perpetuating discrimination? Contest the act out of pure, unadulterated selfishness.

Sure, participation in the army is still completely voluntary…for now. But someone’s still got to fight these meddlesome wars we keep getting ourselves dragged into. And if you keep turning away otherwise eligible soldiers purely because of their sexual orientation? Who knows, one day, it just might be you “winning” the infamous draft lottery.

“Hey, you never know.” [Image via IrregularTimes]