It was funny !!l Just people take things far too seriously these days!! and some use their differences as a crutch!! and lose their sense of humour!!

I think thats a sad way for humanity to be!! in fact I think its the humans sense of humour that has got the race thus far !!

And I have been victimised because I am a bald person ...some people can be really nasty !! but I can laugh at it !!

So how far does this go.. next no jokes against people with bald heads people that have a nervous twitch, ginger hair..now someone even tried to get antidiscrimation laws about that ( look it up sure its about somewhere !)...


Just getting very silly ! I think !

The power of words...Yes I think a sense of humour is just about dead on its feet!! However I don't appreciate this guys sense of humour!! from what I have read ...sounds a bit of a pratt!

People aren't against this because they want to see gays get bashed... they are against this because the loss of freedom as a whole is done in small steps. They take away your right to say this... and it simply shows them how easy it would be to take away your right to say other things.

Sure, it's just wrong to make fun of gays. And yes, speaking aggressively toward them for their sexuality is already an offense, it's discrimination, and slander. So why bother tacking on a new law that does what the old ones already do?


It wouldn't matter what verbal remark was being banned... banning speech is simply wrong. As I said, if they can pass this, how hard would it be to pass a law declaring it illegal to say anything negative about a political party? How hard would it be to strip you of all your rights of opinion other than those the government deems legal?

Freedom is striped away from you in small parts. Small enough that you won't notice the change until it's too late. Each step will seem logical, but that's because you can't step back to look at the final picture.

Right. It's wasting our legislators time which should be used on things more important for the society.

No it is about protecting individuals against slander no matter weither they are straight, gay or what ever.

I'm not sure how it is in Scotland, but, here in the states, if someone calls you a faggot at work (or any other slur with the exception of "white" slurs) it's immediate grounds for termination.

They are disciplined, (not mutch help really), verbal warning, written warning and then sacked. Witht his new law will mean that they can be sacked on the spot.

I attended a funeral a couple of months ago for a coworker that killed himself. He had been the recipiant of slurs by a vocal few. Why? He was gay.

I am sorry to have heard that, what that guy must have went through, dreadfull, Im a gay guy, when fellow workers tell a joke weither targetting a woman one of his mates or a homosexuals as a joke, I just laugh it off, but when it comes to comming up to you in front of everyone and saying it outright, in your face, that is what I find offensive, and threatning, no one would dare even try and bring me down at my work anyways. I would have them sacked. Or take the employer to an employment tribunal if they did not do anything about it.

Whatever happened to people having a little backbone and just ignoring the idiots who feel the need to attempt to debase them?

You ignore it, it gets worse, you stand up to them an tell them where to go, it gets worse, you tell your supervisor, they deal with it, it gets worse (cause now his friends all know), make snidey remarks when passing you, you go higher to your line manager, then you are told you are the one causing the problems... See where I am going with this??? On top off that you are suppose to carry on working, while under the stress off being hassled at your work everyday, until either they give up or you hand in your notice..

Sometimes people are in a no win situation.

Originally posted by SimiusDei
It's all about perspective and learning to turn the other cheek and find humor when humor is there.


Jasn

No, it's all about intent. What were the words meant to do. Carlin said that.

It's all about perspective and learning to turn the other cheek and find humor when humor is there.

There come a point where the humour just runs out of it, going through it either every day or every period (goes quiet for say one week then it starts up again) it does start to become annoying) Looks at the cases who have been brought to court as a result of slanderous remarks made towards them.... How many have been successfull?

Alot fo these cases go unreported. Why? Because either the victim leaves their base of employment to go else where rather than stay and put up with crap like that.. or go further and do something drastic as has been posted before...

What I see here in America is the lose of morality and respect. I get what you're saying about it being a law, but I'm a smoker and can't smoke in public places or at work, this law states that you can't tell gay jokes in public, and a workplace for the most part is public. I doubt if you tell one out in the streets that you would get in trouble.

Seriously... the people who are defending this.... WAKE UP! Let me put it this way. Banning the use of a word goes far beyond dictatorship. It infringes on basic rights and freedoms. Say they ban all swear words in existance.

For starters every single person on this earth would be fined or go to jail. Think about this. They are taking away your right to speak your mind! Personally I would rather DIE then let them take this away from me!