07-18-2006, 04:58 PM | #641 |
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so ... you refusing point blank then Insidious to give gourgeous Lizra a hug then?
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07-18-2006, 05:11 PM | #642 |
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Hey Im always willing to hug a female Tolkien fan. In fact Im usually willing to do a lot more then that with a female Tolkien fan which is what seems to get me in such trouble.
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Mmmmmmm! You guys feel good AND smell good!
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Sorry, I think that must be the curry I had last night.
Good signs, IR; keep the heid. I wonder if the influence of far-right bible bashing has peaked. Most prejudice is based on ignorance, so as more people are openly out, these attitudes will be eroded bit by bit. It will probably take a generation but it will happen. |
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Well, here is an opinion not on "disproving" gayness, but just a thought of what goes through my mind when I read those cheaply written "Newsweek" and "Time" articles about "Gay teens coming out". It seems to me, that this "gay teen" is nothing but a replacement for the "goth" or some other such breast-beating stance. (Don't look for puns!) Rule No.5 of life, never do anything just because it is popular. This vague "be yourself" rubbish that infests every kid movie these days does a lot of the "yourself" part for them (the kids). The besy way to "be yourself" is to make your own [smart] decisions. I've always imagined the "be yourself" in movies wanted you to go back to being an embryo...
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I'm not trying to say they WANT to be rejected by the world, but they want to be "different"* (and don't you ALWAYS hear the opposite?). It's part of being a teen Kind of like Russians, never happy until they're miserable *which I don't think is a bad thing. As for your last sentence, I don't know! But what I do know, is that Newsweek and Time somehow got a hold of a few gay teens! They apperantly weren't in the closet... (Or did Time and Newsweek just make them up?) I don't think they're as "afraid" as you think, btw. I don't know how many brutal beatings you've witnessed however... Thousands and thousands? You seem to know their numbers yourself despite your last sentence... Did I use the word "LOGIC" in my post that you have replied to? I'll have to check. [/QUOTE]Smart decisions? Like what? Do you mean act straight?[/QUOTE] Taken Out of Context , please replace.
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IR, I believe Hector is referring to the tendency that some teenagers have to try to seek a sort of "martyrdom", by acting in a way which contemporary society rejects, which does have it's own sort of counter-cultural popularity.
I do definitely disagree with what I take him to be saying, though. I suppose it's possible that a few gay people out there, esp. teens, adopt it as a fulfillment of a martyr syndrome, but I simply cannot imagine that this is the case with the vast majority of gays. Quite honestly, it seems to me absurd, HB.
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But GW, it is not so absurd. I may not have proof for it, but it is not absurd at least. I did not say gay people in general acted like this, I said gay teens, who apperantly have been getting some frontpage coverage. You're getting my argument I see, but you reject the subject applied to. (That Also, I see). I said in my post which IR replied to, that the idea of yours truly went through my head as I read the Time article. It is a suggestion, an idea of mine, which makes complete sense... (to me), but I don't exactly have a "I Am Gay" pledge from purportedly Thousands upon Thousands of potentially gay teens to back me up.... *sigh* which brings me back to square one...*reads newspaper*
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Hector, Hector, Hector..... The "ghey" guys didn't get routinely beat up at your jr high/high school? How unusual!
I've already heard my 10 year old son spout off how he doesn't like homosexuals...usually when I'm watching "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy". It's rather confusing to him....the hate his jocko buds feed him at school....and his mom's apparent faghagdom. I think he needs a little more maturity under his belt before he gets some understanding on what's going on yet....a loaded subject.
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Yeah it definitely will take a helluva lot for anyone, adult or child, to understand this whole situation with gays and persecution thereof.
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I believe the recipe is ....... = parts suspicion, fear, second-hand understanding and empathy........add lies and coverups and doubletalk, shake vigorously till it blows......
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Lots and lots and lots of loving committed couples are NOT signing up for marriage in the gay community. But, could this be why?
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...TAM&SECTION=US IT's so much more difficult than simply walking away after 4.1 years or whatever the average "longterm" gay relationship is. Not that the divorce lawyers mind, I am sure.
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Wow a gay couple seperated. Now theres a good reason not to allow them to marry because lord knows that has NEVER happened in the heterosexual community...
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I agree. I think it is best for all concerned if I am "Gwai" and Greywolf is "GW".
Just simply that way, y'know!
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Thinking back it might have been because he was "gay", but in that grade, everyone was calling everyone else gay no matter if they were or not.
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Isn't fifth grade a bit young to be saying that someone is "gay"? I mean, it seems as though puberty would be a better time to say so. I'm guessing this is just an example of the general twittishness of people these days in calling people "gay" seriously, or perhaps just using "gay" in the derogatory "This is so gay!" fashion.
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