You came on here to whine about being "labeled" homophobic. It looks like words bother you a whole lot.
No, I said it was a tactic to crush dissent.
So which is it. Are words just "living in our heads" or are words a "tactic to crush dissent"? Because you seemed pretty upset when being "labeled" a homophobe. An that's a word.
are you making a "lifestyle choice" to be straight?
Whatever bothers you with words lives in your head. I am certainly don’t live in your world of chosen pronouns.
Iggy you are more than old enough to know the world gay people inhabited in the USA throughout most of the 20th century. Gay prejudice and repression was codified by law in the public square and work place. The FBI kept lists of gay people for no other reason than being gay. The medical establishment considered being gay a form of severe mental illness. Do you dispute any of this? Why is it so hard for you to understand, in light of that background, that there would be a pride movement or why people feel the need to affirmatively state they are gay? Do you get why gay pride is needed and straight pride is not? Do you get why Nico feels the need to declare he’s gay publicly while straight public figures (yes, in the running world he’s a celebrity of sorts) do not? Are you so lacking in empathy and understanding? You don’t think recent history matters?
Also worth noting, despite the often deserved reputation of this message board as a total cesspool. The ratio of "supportive" upvotes compared to "unsupportive" is roughly 5 to 1.
super-liberal California amended its state constitution to ban gay marriage just 14 years ago
wild how quickly people forget and act like gay people have always been totally accepted everywhere
Thank you. I didn’t mean to imply that all is good now. It’s not, even if better than 50 years ago. If “woke” means understanding and acknowledging current and past injustice and inequity and taking positive actions to correct it, then count me in. Today’s bigotry is all about saying that if there’s a woman’s movement, there should be a men’s movement, or if there is gay pride, there should be straight pride, or saying BLM should be ALM. These positions are regressive and deny history.
Nico’s announcement is human interest, little difference to Allyson having a baby, or Sydney getting married. The thread proves that woke liberals are still promoting a culture war. The law of the land is equal opportunity, not equality. The belief system of the woke left is passing out benefits based on how you look, your sexual preferences, really any of the drivers of the woke agenda. The Administration pushes the agenda through Executive dictates, but these are not laws. Corporations are driven by fear to accept the agenda, until it hits the profit margin. Checking a box is corrosive to a society when spinning a narrative becomes more important than merit, or the foundation of running a government or corporation. It is pretty clear what a disaster this has been. Will it get worse before it gets better?
Whatever bothers you with words lives in your head. I am certainly don’t live in your world of chosen pronouns.
Iggy you are more than old enough to know the world gay people inhabited in the USA throughout most of the 20th century. Gay prejudice and repression was codified by law in the public square and work place. The FBI kept lists of gay people for no other reason than being gay. The medical establishment considered being gay a form of severe mental illness. Do you dispute any of this? Why is it so hard for you to understand, in light of that background, that there would be a pride movement or why people feel the need to affirmatively state they are gay? Do you get why gay pride is needed and straight pride is not? Do you get why Nico feels the need to declare he’s gay publicly while straight public figures (yes, in the running world he’s a celebrity of sorts) do not? Are you so lacking in empathy and understanding? You don’t think recent history matters?
Some people are big mad they can't be publicly racist or homophobic anymore.
How is your calling people racist or homophobic really any different? It is justifiable to you because it is the agenda. It is a tactic to quiet anyone who voices their belief that this a part of the larger agenda.
Nico’s announcement is human interest, little difference to Allyson having a baby, or Sydney getting married. The thread proves that woke liberals are still promoting a culture war. The law of the land is equal opportunity, not equality. The belief system of the woke left is passing out benefits based on how you look, your sexual preferences, really any of the drivers of the woke agenda. The Administration pushes the agenda through Executive dictates, but these are not laws. Corporations are driven by fear to accept the agenda, until it hits the profit margin. Checking a box is corrosive to a society when spinning a narrative becomes more important than merit, or the foundation of running a government or corporation. It is pretty clear what a disaster this has been. Will it get worse before it gets better?
How is this thread proof that liberals are promoting a culture war and passing out benefits based on sexual preferences?
Nico’s announcement is human interest, little difference to Allyson having a baby, or Sydney getting married. The thread proves that woke liberals are still promoting a culture war. The law of the land is equal opportunity, not equality. The belief system of the woke left is passing out benefits based on how you look, your sexual preferences, really any of the drivers of the woke agenda. The Administration pushes the agenda through Executive dictates, but these are not laws. Corporations are driven by fear to accept the agenda, until it hits the profit margin. Checking a box is corrosive to a society when spinning a narrative becomes more important than merit, or the foundation of running a government or corporation. It is pretty clear what a disaster this has been. Will it get worse before it gets better?
How is this thread proof that liberals are promoting a culture war and passing out benefits based on sexual preferences?
It is pretty clear conservatives have a far different vision for America than the woke left. The only import of Nico’s announcement is human interest. The fact that you and other turn it into a crusade for the cause is self-evident. I had the courage to point that out, and I certainly don’t expect to be celebrated.
How is this thread proof that liberals are promoting a culture war and passing out benefits based on sexual preferences?
It is pretty clear conservatives have a far different vision for America than the woke left. The only import of Nico’s announcement is human interest. The fact that you and other turn it into a crusade for the cause is self-evident. I had the courage to point that out, and I certainly don’t expect to be celebrated.
There have been posts on this thread disparaging homosexuality and Nico himself for coming out. That is why I said that this thread is proof that coming out is significant in giving an example to others who see this homophobic behavior in day to day life - that is the import.
So I ask again, how is this thread proof that liberals are promoting a culture war and passing out benefits based on sexual preferences? Give some examples of posts supporting that.
How is this thread proof that liberals are promoting a culture war and passing out benefits based on sexual preferences?
The only import of Nico’s announcement is human interest.
You are not treating it as a just a human interest story. If someone announces on Instagram they are having a baby or getting married, people respond with congratulations. No one questions whether or not it is something that should be celebrated. But if someone announces they are gay then for you it is about pushing a liberal agenda, or at least something they should keep to themselves because "no one cares".
It is pretty clear conservatives have a far different vision for America than the woke left. The only import of Nico’s announcement is human interest. The fact that you and other turn it into a crusade for the cause is self-evident. I had the courage to point that out, and I certainly don’t expect to be celebrated.
There have been posts on this thread disparaging homosexuality and Nico himself for coming out. That is why I said that this thread is proof that coming out is significant in giving an example to others who see this homophobic behavior in day to day life - that is the import.
So I ask again, how is this thread proof that liberals are promoting a culture war and passing out benefits based on sexual preferences? Give some examples of posts supporting that.
“Heterosexuality is persistently "shoved down" society's throat. Through media, through instagram, through customs.”
My response to the above comment started the retort. Heterosexuality is the norm in society, and generally throughout nature. It is pretty clear there is a liberal driven movement to disparage the family unit and traditional American values. If you wish to deny that there is such a cause, leads to me having nothing else to can say.
Negative comments about Nico or homosexuality did not come from me.