I don’t care about the gay lifestyle one way or another, but yes some people don’t like it for a variety of reasons. Thats fine. I wretch at the very notion of that rotting fish dish they like to eat in Scandanavia, but I’m not telling them what to eat nor is my distaste in any way phobic. You don’t have some kind of inherent right to demand my approval.
But if all they want is for me to not meddle in their lives I’m cool with that as long as they stay out of mine.
Eployee acts like dick but avoids trouble by claiming punishment is hate crime.
Get that nonsense out of public discourse.
I remember holding hands with a Chinese student in Alaska.
We always hugged and walked arm in arm when we saw each other.
Finally though, I had to take him aside and say we can't really do that in this culture, people will think we are gay.
He was like what and was surprised.
Another time my gay friend and I were walking down the street in Boston holding hands.
Well 3 Southies (South Boston Irish) saw us and decided to set up an ambush.
Well George is a big native kid from Alaska but not much of a fighter. He was for a time my best friend. Imagine a fellow singing semi proffessional opera in the middle of Copley square. He did that.
He quickly crossed the street.
Part of me just wanted to walk right into the ambush and explain to them that I wasn't gay and see what happens.
It would have been interesting. There were only 3 of them.
We did the right thing of course. They didn't pursue us, they were just punks.
While the roots of violence are often economic they are often rooted in dysfunction in families; and promoted by racial and identity politics.
I’m not sure we are well aligned here. Is genital mutilation to fashion a dick into something that looks like a vagina weird? yeah, but I wouldn’t criminalize LGBTQ advocacy as they do in Russia. I’m a libertarian free speech live and let live guy above all.
I’m perfectly happy to let them do what they want to do if they leave me alone.
So a mix of thoughts there. We aren’t that misaligned.
I am opposed to gender transition surgery for minors, and this strikes me as something to decide as adults. I’m a bit hesitant to tell parents what to do as far as children’s health. Its a high bar for me to demand state intervention even though I oppose the practice.
I don’t have an issue with gay adoption, and even if I did your alternative is the utter disaster that is the state care/foster system. I find it really hard to believe every gay couple is worse than every foster care alternative.
Is it not the state intervening for trans surgury and encouraging children coming out, even in the face of parental opposition.
I share your view about state intervention.
Yet clearly when there is moral wrong, it is necessary for the state to have common sense rules based on good societal involvement and basic common sense principles.
Of course its a slippery slope, but we needn't shy away from it sometimes.
Yes I agree that qualifies as state intervention which I also oppose. I had a not so subtle reference in this post
“Now there are about 50 of you surrounded by 2000 angry villagers pissed off that you burned their crops, and secretly transitioned their 8 year old son”
This happens to me all the time. I click through to Block some author being restacked, and find that I already have.
I propose instead of trigger warnings we includs trojan horse warnings with such posts.
X (Twitter) does do this: when someone quote tweets, it replaces it with “someone you blocked (View)” so if you really want to read it, you can.
thats a good solution. I like it.
It's simple.
Anything containing the terminology "phobic" is nonsense.
It's designed to corner people into a (perceived) "illogical" state.
People aren't "homophobic" they just don't agree with the gay lifestyle.
Similarly people aren't "Islamophobic," they have determined that Islam is incompatible with their lifestyle.
Language is being used as a weapon.
I don’t care about the gay lifestyle one way or another, but yes some people don’t like it for a variety of reasons. Thats fine. I wretch at the very notion of that rotting fish dish they like to eat in Scandanavia, but I’m not telling them what to eat nor is my distaste in any way phobic. You don’t have some kind of inherent right to demand my approval.
But if all they want is for me to not meddle in their lives I’m cool with that as long as they stay out of mine.
I'll have me some lutte fish!:)
So true.
Example:
Eployee acts like dick but avoids trouble by claiming punishment is hate crime.
Get that nonsense out of public discourse.
I remember holding hands with a Chinese student in Alaska.
We always hugged and walked arm in arm when we saw each other.
Finally though, I had to take him aside and say we can't really do that in this culture, people will think we are gay.
He was like what and was surprised.
Another time my gay friend and I were walking down the street in Boston holding hands.
Well 3 Southies (South Boston Irish) saw us and decided to set up an ambush.
Well George is a big native kid from Alaska but not much of a fighter. He was for a time my best friend. Imagine a fellow singing semi proffessional opera in the middle of Copley square. He did that.
He quickly crossed the street.
Part of me just wanted to walk right into the ambush and explain to them that I wasn't gay and see what happens.
It would have been interesting. There were only 3 of them.
We did the right thing of course. They didn't pursue us, they were just punks.
While the roots of violence are often economic they are often rooted in dysfunction in families; and promoted by racial and identity politics.
The important thing is to highlight disorders.
Is heterosexual objectifying the opposite sex and using them indicative of a particular disorder, the sin of lust? Surely so.
Is homosexuality indicative of a particular disorder?
Surely so, or usually.
I am in admiration for Russia's social policies in these particulars.
There is momemtum to things graceful and good, surely so.
I’m not sure we are well aligned here. Is genital mutilation to fashion a dick into something that looks like a vagina weird? yeah, but I wouldn’t criminalize LGBTQ advocacy as they do in Russia. I’m a libertarian free speech live and let live guy above all.
I’m perfectly happy to let them do what they want to do if they leave me alone.
Ok there is a lot of harm done to children in "gender transition" surgery.
Also I am against gay couples adopting and having children.
It's a vector of abuse and ver harmful.
As to people's lifestyles as adults I just think thats thier business but it shouldn't be promoted to children.
I'm not homophobic or anything though.
I'm friends with homosexuals and see people as unique individuals. What adults do with other adults sexually isn't my business in general.
So a mix of thoughts there. We aren’t that misaligned.
I am opposed to gender transition surgery for minors, and this strikes me as something to decide as adults. I’m a bit hesitant to tell parents what to do as far as children’s health. Its a high bar for me to demand state intervention even though I oppose the practice.
I don’t have an issue with gay adoption, and even if I did your alternative is the utter disaster that is the state care/foster system. I find it really hard to believe every gay couple is worse than every foster care alternative.
The foster care horror stories are legion.
Yes, foster care is a real problem.
Thankyou for bringing that to light.
Is it not the state intervening for trans surgury and encouraging children coming out, even in the face of parental opposition.
I share your view about state intervention.
Yet clearly when there is moral wrong, it is necessary for the state to have common sense rules based on good societal involvement and basic common sense principles.
Of course its a slippery slope, but we needn't shy away from it sometimes.
Yes I agree that qualifies as state intervention which I also oppose. I had a not so subtle reference in this post
“Now there are about 50 of you surrounded by 2000 angry villagers pissed off that you burned their crops, and secretly transitioned their 8 year old son”
I liked that line. I made myself chuckle.
Well you deserve a chuckle because it's a great line:)