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| quote: | Originally posted by naesean3
yep missed the point - sorry Moral Hazard - I was attempting to state how people get upset over the racial issues that plague our society - the flippant use of "******, chink, spic, cracker etc....." and the obvious hatred lurking behind such comments - most people are in agreement "theoretically" and "justifiably" that this is wrong and politically incorrect language to use while addressing someone of a different creed/culture and at the same time saying "******, queer, dyke, fudgepacker...etc" is "not quite the same" for some reason....seriously I knew someone - who was black and was complaining about how people harassed/name called over his skin colour and within five minutes made a derogatory commment against gays and lesbians.......WTF!!!!!! I was like buddy - you are both in the same boat what a thing to say?? (in this predominant - white skewed society of North America culture and psyche) I would have expected a much more tempered intelligent approach...I thought it was terribly trashy and ignorant to say the least.......how can one slander be above another.....they are both stemming from hatred against fears that the slanderer cannot deal with because of their own insecurities......mind boggling!!!!! |
Actually, I was referring to the story of Soddom and being sarcastic at that.
I agree with you that there should be no difference in how we view any type of prejudice that is based on preconceived notions of a segment of society. This would include race, sexual orientation, gender, economic standing, hair colour, or anything else. My post was mearly an attempt to explain why many people do see a difference between the two. People rely on a limited understanding about something and then use that as justification for why they should hate. In the case of hating homosexuals it is largely the old testament that is used as justification.
The good news is that much as racism has become unacceptable and is decreasing in both it's frequency and severity so too will prejudice against homosexuals. I think that this in inevitable. Unfortunately, this is not a quick process by any means.
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| quote: | Originally posted by RickyM
you're just a shit version of Moral Hazard. At least he knows what he's talking about. |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
lol, i love it when moral feels the need to lay the smack down 
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