Homophobia

[nalani]

I don't have problems with people who are homosexual .. I have many gay and lesbian friends and even one who has spend the last 5 years as a transexual and is getting ready for "the change". Like BD, I pretty much feel like what you do is your business ... what I do is my business .. I won't push my views on you, please don't do the same to me ...

but I do also have to admit ... that I don't know what I would do or how I would feel should one of my children tell me they are gay. I'm sure I could live with it and I would definitely love them just the same ... I would probably be a little "hurt" but that would be my problem, not theirs ... I know for sure that their dad would take it hard - he's one of the club-totting, me-Tarzan, you Jane-an, fix-my-dinner-now, Woman kinda guys ... hence, the divorce

 

[75renegade]

Originally posted by nalani
I don't have problems with people who are homosexual .. what I do is my business .. I won't push my views on you, please don't do the same to me ...

I wonder if it's only some, er jus' mos' folk who r so afraid of bein' rejected by their "peers" that they tend to stick to the "middle" of the road instead of closer to the edge where all can be suddenly lost with one wrong impulse of the hand on the wheel......( R there really any "black an' white" "issues" that really matter to a "Holy" God who thinks 'e knows more than we do 'bout life?)................

 

[nalani]

Originally posted by 75renegade


I wonder if it's only some, er jus' mos' folk who r so afraid of bein' rejected by their "peers" that they tend to stick to the "middle" of the road instead of closer to the edge where all can be suddenly lost with one wrong impulse of the hand on the wheel......( R there really any "black an' white" "issues" that really matter to a "Holy" God who thinks 'e knows more than we do 'bout life?)................

I'd be able to answer that question if I could understand what you're trying to say.

I'm not afraid of anyone, even my peers, rejecting me .. if you don't like me, then you don't like me ... if I don't like someone, I don't like them .. but I don't like them because they're maybe an a**hole or they took the last beer or something ..not because of their sexual preference.

I'm not in the middle of the road. Am I a lesbian? No. Do I think there's anything wrong with it? No. Why not? Because I am neither judge nor jury for anyone. What you do is up to you. What I do I will have to answer for, one way or another. I only have to see my face in the mirror at the end of every day. Yes, I care if people don't like me ... I am human and I have feelings ... but it's not gonna kill me ... and I'm not afraid of people not liking me or rejecting me for my beliefs or opinions .. cause they're mine ... I won't make them someone else's nor will I borrow another's.

 

[habaneroman]

I have a couple of friends who are gay. And to me, they are just part of the gang, the people I hang with. I have no qualms with their sexual preference.

And besides, these two always have the best smoke.

 

[Inkara1]

I actually seem to fall in line with the general consensus of the thread. If you're gay, be gay in private. I don't want to watch two gay men making out (to be honest, it's kinda gross watching a guy and girl swapping spit in public [porns are different, that's a whole separate context from walking to class or something] but I admittedly don't get as flusterd because it matches my lifestyle more so I'm more at home with it) and I don't want them hitting on me. Other than that, go, have fun, just leave me out of it.

 

[Argus]

youre all a buncha closet ass munchers...grow up...homosexuality is/has been part of our culture for 1000's of years, some culture's revere those so inclined.

Youre all so blinded by the society you live in you cant see reality anymore, start thinking outside the circle people...live and let live.

 

[Inkara1]

I know the ancient Greeks liked male sex, but I still don't really want to watch two guys swap spit. It's just not my cup of Kool-Aid.

 

[Professur]

Originally posted by Argus
youre all a buncha closet ass munchers...grow up...homosexuality is/has been part of our culture for 1000's of years, some culture's revere those so inclined.

Youre all so blinded by the society you live in you cant see reality anymore, start thinking outside the circle people...live and let live.

Blinded ... no. Live and let live ... OK. Accept and encourage? Over my dead body.

BTW homosexuality is also practiced by many, if not most types of animals, too. But guess what. They don't get special status. They don't get to raise young. And usually, they get shunned, attacked, exiled, or killed by the majority.

Society has little to do with my opinions. I'm old enough to make informed decisions. And I've yet to see how a gay couple can be equated to a straight family.

Just a tidbit to feed the flames: Society (since Argus brought it up) frowns upon self destructive behaviour. There are laws and rules preventing self mutilation (today ignored), suicide, drug use, public drunkenness, etc. Well, since the animal objective of life is to reproduce, wouldn't you say that being gay qualifies as destructive behavior?

 

[Noite Escura]

Assuming that to be true, we're saying a person not wishing to have kids fit in the same rule. That's my case. Am I being self destuctive? I think no. Maybe I am helping destroy society, yes. But anyway I think society as it is rotten and I really don't feel like being in need to feed it.

 

[s4]

LOL@everybody

 

[flavio]

Well, since the animal objective of life is to reproduce, wouldn't you say that being gay qualifies as destructive behavior?

Well, then using a condom would be counter to reproduction too right?

So then they should be grouped with the couple that practice safe sex then.

 

[Gonzo]

Originally posted by Professur
Well, since the animal objective of life is to reproduce, wouldn't you say that being gay qualifies as destructive behavior?

NO. It isn't self-destructive because nobody is injured(in the usual sense of the word) by such acts. I do however fully agree that a gay couple hasn't the right to bring forth(with help obviously) an offspring, nor adopt a newborn, because no kids is part of the homosexual curse. Same goes for single women, using the old tukey baster routine.


A child HAS the right to a heterosexual mom & dad-preferably living in the same house. If you could sleep with 'em you better be able to live with 'em.

 

[75renegade]

Originally posted by Argus
Youre all so blinded by the society you live in you cant see reality anymore, start thinking outside the circle people...live and let live.

Argus/Krusty, why r u wieldin' such a big blade?........stabbin' in the dark hopin' to hit someone in the 'eart er somethin'? Yer statement 'as 'bout as much credit as a quote written 'bout a girl on the men'sroom stall wall.
"live an' let live"??? (yeah right)
Why not jus' be real....be yer self?

 

[Argus]

75r , I am myself, I just hate to see al my friends with their prejudices, like having their heads buried in anal floss.

how bad is it to be homosexual in the USA... judging by these responses its not adviseable to advertise.

I find it difficult to watch the most liberal country in the world close its mind...or at least its citizens appear to have closed minds...if xibase is a cross section of the population I feel sorry for the USA and her future.

 

[flavio]

75renegade - it's pretty hard to tell where you stand. In one post you say the issue isn't black and white, but in another seem to disagree with the idea of live and let live.

What gives?

 

[Inkara1]

Isn't a lot of Europe more liberal than the US?

 

[jayburner]

~~~~~my gaydar is going off~~~~~

 

[s4]

Does this mean you are about to come out of the closet? Since you are so positive about gays, that gives me reason to think you might be one.

I am prejudiced against gays to the extent that I don't want to hear about their exploits and don't want to know it if they are. I'm not going to lie. The way I see it queer is weird.

If you want to open yourself to homosexuality, you can easily find some reaction to it by getting a raincoat and start flashing people or masturbating in public. New experiences that could lead to the enlightenment you seek.

Originally posted by Argus
75r , I am myself, I just hate to see al my friends with their prejudices, like having their heads buried in anal floss.

how bad is it to be homosexual in the USA... judging by these responses its not adviseable to advertise.

I find it difficult to watch the most liberal country in the world close its mind...or at least its citizens appear to have closed minds...if xibase is a cross section of the population I feel sorry for the USA and her future.

 

[Argus]

s4: I've been told people like you who strongly claim to be anti-gay secretly have repressed homosexual inclinations.

Don't be afraid brother, we're all friends here, fess up.

 

[s4]

ooohh look...another conspiracy....did a dog bite your ass