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From: "Monty" <nomeneither@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Sign my petition - Homophobia to be added to the mentall illness list...
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Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 10:28:11 GMT
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"In the beginning" <Forged@email.com> wrote in message
news:1102844131.88507b74559fe765e716a1183cacb90b@teranews...
> Monty wrote:
>> "In the beginning" <Forged@email.com> wrote in message
>> news:1102830977.1c4aa7b30546ba59bc41adb2f00e4038@teranews...
>> > jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net wrote:
>> >
>> >> The only people I've ever heard complaining about this word are
>> >> people who also hate gay people, so perhaps what they really
>> dislike >> is being *called* a homophobe.
>> >
>> > Whilst I agree that the word is used incorrectly, I'm quite happy
>> to be > classed by poofters as a homophobe.
>> >
>> >> Not a happy feeling - nobody likes to
>> >> have their prejudices challenged.
>> >
>> > Challenge away. We all have prejudices, I'm abhorred by the
>> practices of
>> > homosexuals, you apparently are prejudiced against those that have
>> similar
>> > views to mine.
>> >
>> >> But really, you'll sound a lot more
>> >> intelligent if you'd just acknowledge that you're being a bigot,
>> >
>> > The definition of bigot is, "One who is strongly partial to one's
>> own group,
>> > religion, race, or politics and is intolerant of those who
>> differ". I guess
>> > that makes me one as far as queers are concerned. You are
>> intolerant of > those who abhor homosexuality i.e.you're intolerant
>> of those that differ to
>> > *your* views. I guess that makes you a bigot, too.
>> >
>> >> instead of whining about the validity of a word as though you have
>> >> suddenly become an expert in the linguistics field.
>> >
>> > I could care less about the meaning of some word.
>> >
>> > Call it what you like, but I have an intense dislike for deviants
>> like > poofters who are trying to force me to accept as normal their
>> disgusting > sexual habits.
>> >
>> >
>> By your own definition you must be a bigot.
>
> Yes, I am. Actually, if you'd read my post that you quoted, you would
have
> seen that I acknowledged that when I wrote, "I guess that makes me one
as
> far as queers are concerned". By the same definition, those that are
> intolerant of *my* views, are also bigots. So I guess you are one, too.
> Perhaps most people are bigoted in some way.
>
I'm not intolerant of your views as long as you don't push it down our
throats.
>> I know some "homosexuals" (I'm not one) and without exception they
>> are *very* nice people.
>
> That's your opinion which you're entitled to have and express. Why can
not I
> have and express *my* opinion which is that I find the sexual habits of
> these poofters abhorrent? Normally, I keep this opinion to myself
believing
> in "live and let live". I only express this opinion when queers and
their
> vocal supporters bring up stupid ideas like this laughable petition and
try
> to force all others to sanction and approve of their deviant practices..
>
>
Express away. That's what this ng is for. As long as you remember that
it is possible for almost *all* posters here to have a view different to
that of yourself (or even each other).
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