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I just think a lot of what you said was unfounded and extremely ignorant. Am I not entitled to respond? |
You are entitled to respond. I welcome a good arguement, as long as it doesn't get dirty. You say you were thinking a lot of what i said was unfounded, yet i gave reasons why i believe the way i do. The fact that my reasons do not concur with *your* reasons doesn't mean i'm wrong and you're right. who's to know? We're BOTH basing our arguements on opinions alone. And you wonder why i've gotten rude with you its for comments like this. You claim you've been decent to me, yet you are constantly calling me ignorant and "dumb". I am treating you the same way you are treating me, only i'm not doing it in so many words...
| quote: | Now I appologize for bringing racism into the discussion, but when exactly did I ever point fingers at you for that? So why are you trying to be all defensive? That's great that you have friends from all ethnic backgrounds (that's beautiful man, brings a tear my eye ). |
Much appreciated is your sarcasm here. You lumped me together with homophobes and earlier in your arguement called homophobe's racist... do the math ABT=racist by law of distribution. My reply wasn't defensive, it was proving a point.
| quote: | | My reply to you was done rather hastedly as we both ran off topic during our rant and rave. Your opinions hit a nerve with me with a lot of the things you said, and I'm letting you know my opinion about it. |
great. I love being provocative, but at the same time expressing my opinions too. I understand what you are doing, but you have to understand i'm doing the same. Just because my views are not parallel with yours, does not mean that i am wrong. And like i said before, i am not an advocate on the topic, i don't try to "convert" people to homophobes, so at this stage i'm regretting voicing my opinion. Once more, voicing ones opinion gets one in trouble on TA...
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To be frank I'm not passionate about this subject either, but what I AM passionate about is the way people formulate a generalized opinion on a certain group of people. You don't "like" gays but you don't "hate" them. |
EXACTLY. so what's the problem here? You going to be mad at me because i don't "like" them? Where did i ever formalize a general opinion? Where did i say "ALL GAYS ...blah blah"?????? i didn't. I just expressed my opinion on the discussion at hand, and it didn't agree with you. Again, that's fine, but it didn't require you posting that my views were ignorant, just b/c you don't agree with them. I don't recall saying that you were ignorant...
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I never said I like gays..... And that is the whole point of my entire post. I'm not fighting a crusade. Believe me I would be the wrong person to do so. I'm not defending any group or bringing awareness to the table, I just hate to see people have a Cow with others for all the wrong reasons. |
so, if we're on the same team here, whats the problem? Your first sentence here "I never said i like gays". well, i never said that either. I also said i don't hate them. So if we're on the same level, where did the arguement start? Just b/c i don't believe they should be able to adopt? Well, again, to each their own. And i'm sorry that my opinion appeared to be "having a cow" with them, b/c its not. I just like to backup my opinions with WHY i feel a certain way, instead of just sounding like an asshole and blurting something out. Maybe that is why my first post appeared to be very passionate. If so, for that i apologize, wasn't the case!
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You had a beef with me that I brought racism into this so why are you bring this pro-choic/life debate into this? |
I didn't have beef with you on this. I was startled, actually, didn't see the relevance....
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I sound like a pro-life ativist? For the record, you are absolutely right. I am for the most part pro-life. I feel that no baby deserves to die. But I don't want to get too into this discussion |
I SECOND that! I don't want to get into this debate. This message goes to you AND Twilochik:
I am pro-choice. That is NOT pro-death. It means, i think the WOMAN should have the right to decide. It's none of my business, its NOT my right or business to tell her she HAS to or has NOT to have the baby. And again, i am not passionate on this subject either. Twilochik: I understand what you are saying, and i am sorry to bring this discussion up. In my eyes its very admirable that you went through with the pregnancy. Again i am not pro-death, i am pro-choice, and THAT is what you got - your own choice to decide.... here you decided to complete the pregnancy. That's great. I hope your child is well. I never meant any insult. Sorry. As far as the black-crack baby comment, may have been uncalled for, but that's not my line... i stole that from George Carlin, when he was making a very good point (IMO) on stage about an issue... Again i think this comes down to personal freedom's, and its not the government's decision. But we'll save this arguement for another thread...
| quote: | | But it seems to me that you have already made up your mind and entrenched in stone on the side of pro-choice without being sensitive to all sides, which of course is what I whole heartedly would've expected from someone like you of course. |
AGAIN with the low blows... man, and you were WONDERING why i came back with insults? These subtle comments you make during your posts is what turns a decent debate here into a mud-slinging competition. I'm not going to insult your intelligence in an esoteric way here, because I, unlike you, don't think the opposing side is ignorant here...
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And I wouldn't sing a different tune if I had 2 dads or 2 moms, like I said if i'm in a good home with people who love me unconditionally then that is all that matters. |
You say that, but how can you be so sure? HAVE you had 2 dads or 2 moms? I can guarantee you that you're whole life would be different if you had same-sex parents... doesn't necessarily mean your life would be bad or good, but i can guarantee it would be different. Chances are you would have more emotional problems, though. Like you said yourself, kids already have enough problems dealing with in the real world & schoolyard..... why give them ANOTHER?
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The only problems I would have is for ignorant people like you |
Again with the belittling of me.....
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What will happen one day if you had a baby and found out he was gay? would you love him any less than your other kids if they were straight. Gimme a break! | NO, i wouldn't love him any less... i would still love him. He'd be my kid.
| quote: | Thank you for that kind gesture but I won't bother to blab out anything derogative towards you as that would take me to your level. |
This is my favorite line of your post..... after you've blatantly insulted me three times, you say you "don't want to go down to my level.".... hehe, i just told you to "sawed off", and you insult my intelligence 3 times. I'd say an even trade! 
| quote: | | And I'm afraid to voice my opinion b/c I don't want to look bad? What exactly are you trying to imply? that I really feel just like you and most people but I'm afraid to voice my real beliefs because I don't want to look bad in front of others and to TA's? WTF? [ |
I said this, because if you were not so passionate about this topic, why else would be standing up for it so strongly? You may ask the same of me, but i'm defending my opnion AGAINST you.... remember, you came out and attacked my opinion, i didn't attack yours...
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If you have read my post thoroughly with any ounce of intelligence |
Oh, sorry.... I'll try to use "intelligence" next time i read your post, if i can find any..... (b/c i don't think i have any)
| quote: | | you will see how I really feel about looking "politically correct". Basically I don't give a rats ass. |
You could've fooled me. You're arguing for the PC side all the way here.... and note that i do not have these opinions JUST to not be PC....
| quote: | | Your ignorance has already distorted your mind to a whole new level. As least we can agree with one another that we both pity each other. |
Is that insult #5? ok, just checking....
| quote: | | I hope that later on in your life you can look back and are more enriched in your life that you don't have to feel hostile and defensive everytime someone disagrees with you. |
LoL.... hostile and defensive everytime someone disagrees with me???? HAHA, dude, i know people have different opinions, and i respect that... i have no problem with that... its just that when you come BACK at me, saying i'm wrong and stupid, of course i'm going to come back... in your entire arguement, not once have you given a fact or good debate as to why i'm wrong.... you keep saying (in so many words) "its just not right". And in the process you've insulted my intelligence (and myself) countless times. I don't recall insulting Trancewave in my original post, but let me double-check, b/c maybe i did?
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But then again what do I know, I'm just trying to be diplomatic and look good , right? |
Again with the sarcasm! Yay!
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Take it for what it's worth, I didn't come in here to flame you or anything. I thank you for your honesty which is very respectable. You had your views and I had mine. |
Agreed. I didn't come here to flame anyone, nor did i with my original post. I would like to keep it that way, and if ANYONE disagrees with me, i more than welcome their arguements.... just as long as they can provide a good debate other than just saying "Your ignorant, its not right, its not equal!"....... remember i'm not the one coming in here trying to turn people away or telling them they're wrong... i listed my opinion, then gave reasons to back it up.
But i always welcome a healthy debate. 
-ABT-
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Peace.
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