That’s odd - it took me directly to it and no scam weirdness. Well, here goes and apologies for repetitions within:
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February 02, 2007
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‘BRAKING’: Head of PA steak company now focusing on Me-bones
](https://www.goodasyou.org/lgbt/2007/02/braking_head_of.html) by Jeremy Hooper
So, the episode of “In The Life” on which this site and this writer are featured is re-airing throughout the month on PBS stations nationwide. With that comes LOTS of email feedback, with a breakdown along the lines of:
97% : Glowing and positive response from both straight and gay folks
2.8% : Nice messages from Christians who express love for gays just not our “lifestyles”
.2% : This…
I just saw your clip on T.V. I know your (sic) not going to change who you are. I know what I have to say, your (sic) not really going to give a shit about, however you have this site so I’m posting on it.
You CAN’T just expect everyone to be okay with you, and your life. Your (sic) a fag, and that (sic) fine, but keep it to yourself. Trust me, if I ever walk by you on the street with my kids and I see you kissing or holding hands with some dude, I’ll brake (sic) every bone in your gay little body. Keep your shit behind closed doors, so children can’t see you.
I know your (sic) going to say “oh here is another person who is out to hurt me because I’m gay, oh the life I have to live”. Your (sic) wrong dude, I’m just giving you the “kick in the pants” you like to give the rest of the world, as you said on the T.V show. Now Ms.Honest, how’s that for truth?
Yes, those words have been made in our comments section by someone identifying themselves only as " Straight Person " And of course this writer’s first response in reading this was:
My bones are accelerating an exorbitantly high rate of speed? I mean, sure, holding hands with my partner really revs my engines, but I didn’t realize that put my bones in a place where they need “braking.”
But as I was mulling over how, exactly, one goes about putting the brakes on my femur and clavicle, I remembered something: This respondent had left his email address along with his comments. Then I remembered: Hey, I know how to Google! So wanting to learn more about this brake expert in case my car ever needs a tune up, I inserted his email, beefman500@hotmail.com , into the search engine to see what I could find.
And what do you know? He runs a Philadelphia beef distribution company called Enterprise Steaks! So then I got to thinking – Hey, maybe some people don’t LIKE the idea of “braking” people’s bones for living who they are. And maybe some people would NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS buy a steak from a company run by a man who supports such a concept. So as my civic duty, I feel the need to let everyone know about Enterprise Steaks (registered in the Better Business Bureau to one Mr. Nick Peronace) and their company’s desire to slow down the bones of gay men and women nationwide (for the sake of the children, of course)!
So there ya have it, folks. If you find putting the “brake” on gay folks a despicable thing to desire, than perhaps you might want to reconsider your Enterprise Steaks purchase. If you’re hungry for some meat, you might be better off going otherwise anyway. After all, judging by the grammatical errors in his missive to us, what might be delivered to your door by his “steak” company would be less along the lines of “charred cow” and more like “the thing you use to kill Dracula.”
**UPDATE : A comment made on this blog further links this email addy to Nick @ Enterprise Steaks.
**UPDATE2: Matthew of BoyCulture just tipped us off to the fact that “Beefman”/ Nick seems to have a habit of stirring up stuff in Internet forums. In fact, there is a now defunct web forum called " Mess With Beefman " ( still viewable via Google cache ).
**UPDATE3 : Well, at least he’s an equal opportunity offender. As Kevin Kaatz has discovered, “Beefman500” said in another forum:
"I once had HD. Then I got the bill. It’s nice and all but I really don’t watch Tv that much so why have HD? Pluse Comcast BLOWS. I always get a ner on the phone who can’t help me.* "
Asterisks are my own – “Beefman” actually spelled out the word.
***UPDATE4 : NICK/BEEFMAN RESPONDS!!!
***Bloggers respond : Joe.My.God, Pam Spaulding, Queerty, Kevin Kaatz, TowleRoad, Tiny Queer Footballs, Boy Culture, Debriefing the Boys, Dashus:Land, Matterdays, The Gay Expat, Raging Rainbows, Worth Repeating, NG Blog, Dispataches From The Culture Wars
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. But to write this on a public forum? I’m glad I don’t frequent such dark, horrible places.
