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Ducimus 08-27-10 01:23 PM

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top republican announces he is gay - no one cares
What? Another one coming out of the closet? Hardly surprising. Shock value wore off ages ago, at least on me.

Dowly 08-27-10 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve (Post 1478815)
Dowly, you're an old hand here. Are you pushing the asterisk rules on purpose, or just forgetful in your old age?

So are you, and I think this is the third or fourth time I say to you that the asterisk rule is for occasions when someone says f*ck or sh*t, for everything else, there's the filter.

Yes, I know it's not polite to say bad words, but what's the difference, the filter will censor them. And I like to use those words, like an habbit, they just come in, judge me all you want, the rules say "use language you'd use around your mother" and I sure as heck us the finnish equilevant of the f- word around her, she doesn't mind because she has gotten used to it.

What's with the sudden care about this issue? You've been here for a loong loong loong time, if it really would offend you, you'd been gone already.

This no attack against you or anything, you are one of the few I respect around here fully, but I just dont get this sudden thing with you and censored swear words.

Here, I quote the rules one more time:

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Please use language that you would use around your mother. No vulgarities, obscenities, hate speech, or foul language. Do not use *******ing w*rds with aster*cks, that's the same thing as vulgar languge. Express yourself with respect to others.
Besides, in this case, it's a part of a joke, it's not like I'm saying "Hey, Steve, **** you you ****ing ****!" Joke! Not harming anyone!

AVGWarhawk 08-27-10 01:31 PM

******! Also, *********! And another thing**********! :stare: Nuff said!

Skybird 08-27-10 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus (Post 1478846)
What? Another one coming out of the closet? Hardly surprising. Shock value wore off ages ago, at least on me.

I wonder why the media even reports it. That a gay man makes a public affair of him being gay is as strange as it would be if a heterosexual man would launch a press confernece to announce that he is a heterosexual.

Dowly 08-27-10 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk (Post 1478854)
******! Also, *********! And another thing**********! :stare: Nuff said!

Was thinking of getting a shirt like that, but figured no one would get it. :doh:

The Third Man 08-27-10 01:38 PM

clocks warm is apple's love worn envelope lovely.

The Third Man 08-27-10 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird (Post 1478860)
I wonder why the media even reports it. That a gay man makes a public affair of him being gay is as strange as it would be if a heterosexual man would launch a press confernece to announce that he is a heterosexual.

Bingo.

AVGWarhawk 08-27-10 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird (Post 1478860)
I wonder why the media even reports it. That a gay man makes a public affair of him being gay is as strange as it would be if a heterosexual man would launch a press confernece to announce that he is a heterosexual.


If I remember correctly this guy was against gay marriage during the Bush administration. Now he claims he is gay. I guess the media felt it was news worth.

The Third Man 08-27-10 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk (Post 1478867)
If I remember correctly this guy was against gay marriage during the Bush administration. Now he claims he is gay. I guess the media felt it was news worth.

And perhaps that tells us something about the 'gay marraige' issue. Has he changed his mind on the policy? The story is mute on the subject, yet that could be the only reason to write the story.

frau kaleun 08-27-10 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird (Post 1478860)
I wonder why the media even reports it. That a gay man makes a public affair of him being gay is as strange as it would be if a heterosexual man would launch a press confernece to announce that he is a heterosexual.

Not quite, since gay-bashing is one of the preferred pasttimes of the social conservatives in the religious right, whose votes are of great importance to the GOP, which therefore makes a habit of either overtly pandering to their homophobia or at the very least not speaking out against it.

The less hostile and more tolerant the GOP is perceived to be towards the GLBT community, the less attractive it becomes to a portion of its base that it has counted on for several decades now.

Platapus 08-27-10 01:54 PM

Perhaps one day we will evolve as a society when no one will ever care when someone declares their sexuality. :yep:

The Third Man 08-27-10 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun (Post 1478872)
Not quite, since gay-bashing is one of the preferred pasttimes of the social conservatives in the religious right, whose votes are of great importance to the GOP, which therefore makes a habit of either overtly pandering to their homophobia or at the very least not speaking out against it.

The less hostile and more tolerant the GOP is perceived to be towards the GLBT community, the less attractive it becomes to a portion of its base that it has counted on for several decades now.

The medias portrayal of

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gay-bashing is one of the preferred pasttimes of the social conservatives in the religious right
is more accurate. Yet Chelsea Handler, a TV phenom regular degrades her people for being gay. Another double standard, indeed.

AVGWarhawk 08-27-10 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun (Post 1478872)
Not quite, since gay-bashing is one of the preferred pasttimes of the social conservatives in the religious right, whose votes are of great importance to the GOP, which therefore makes a habit of either overtly pandering to their homophobia or at the very least not speaking out against it.

The less hostile and more tolerant the GOP is perceived to be towards the GLBT community, the less attractive it becomes to a portion of its base that it has counted on for several decades now.


May I ask what Obama thinks of gay marriage?

The Third Man 08-27-10 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus (Post 1478874)
Perhaps one day we will evolve as a society when no one will ever care when someone declares their sexuality. :yep:

Perhaps somethings can be kept to onesself. When folks start giving out their S/S numbers ,Bank acount numbers and tax returns then we can start talking about our sexual preference.

Gerald 08-27-10 01:59 PM

It is the man is gay, which is not uncommon in today's society
 
and that he then are politicians, the media gives an extra kick to publish more of his great business, which I do not care about,to be gay or lesbian, is everyday food today this is an example of making a spring to a hen, :hmmm: or if it was contrary.

tater 08-27-10 04:18 PM

I know no conservatives who "gay bash," myself. I know many who are against legislating gay marriage from the bench, though. I'm one of them. I'm FOR passing a law, but I think there are no rights violated right now.

Bashing conservatives as "hateful" is BS, IMHO.

UnderseaLcpl 08-27-10 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus (Post 1478874)
Perhaps one day we will evolve as a society when no one will ever care when someone declares their sexuality. :yep:

One can hope, but I suspect there will always be people who have some problem with it. Assuming Dawkins and his disciples are mostly correct, sexuality is a pretty big part of, well, everything people do, whether they realize it or not. Everything we are (biologically) comes from the people before us who reproduced most successfully, a theory that holds broad implications for the rest of our behaviour, both directly and indirectly.

antikristuseke 08-27-10 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk (Post 1478802)
Whats up with the mushrooms? :06:

Why did the mushroom go to the party?

Because he was a fun-gie

Skybird 08-27-10 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus (Post 1478874)
Perhaps one day we will evolve as a society when no one will ever care when someone declares their sexuality. :yep:

Or better - that somebody not even care for declaring his sexuality.

The Third Man 08-27-10 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird (Post 1479046)
Or better - that somebody not even care for declaring his sexuality.

yep. It only happens when it is politicized.


I'm straight. But like Thai transsexuals. All the body without the smell.

How do you feel about me now?


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