T-shirt gets Van Nuys woman kicked out of federal building, page 2
Pages: <<  1    2    3    4    5  >>
ATS Members have flagged this thread 7 times


reply posted on 27-8-2008 @ 10:25 AM by mythatsabigprobe
reply to post by an0maly33



My only point is that these are also sexual preferences and society doesn't take kindly to displaying them in public. Why then is homosexuality different? Why is it "free speech" when somebody puts their sexual preference on a T-shirt, but "offensive" when it's a sexual preference you don't happen to like?


reply posted on 27-8-2008 @ 10:57 AM by round_eyed_dog
Originally posted by mythatsabigprobe
reply to
post by an0maly33



My only point is that these are also sexual preferences and society doesn't take kindly to displaying them in public. Why then is homosexuality different? Why is it "free speech" when somebody puts their sexual preference on a T-shirt, but "offensive" when it's a sexual preference you don't happen to like?


Main Entry: iro·ny
Pronunciation: \ˈī-rə-nē also ˈī(-ə)r-nē\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural iro·nies
Etymology: Latin ironia, from Greek eirōnia, from eirōn dissembler
Date: 1502
1: a pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from another assumed in order to make the other's false conceptions conspicuous by adroit questioning —called also Socratic irony
2 a: the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning b: a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony c: an ironic expression or utterance
3 a (1): incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result (2): an event or result marked by such incongruity b: incongruity between a situation developed in a drama and the accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play —called also dramatic irony, tragic irony
4: The previous post by mythatsabigprobe

Apologies to Messirs Merriam and Webster.


reply posted on 27-8-2008 @ 11:02 AM by audas
Originally posted by mythatsabigprobe
reply to
post by an0maly33



My only point is that these are also sexual preferences and society doesn't take kindly to displaying them in public. Why then is homosexuality different? Why is it "free speech" when somebody puts their sexual preference on a T-shirt, but "offensive" when it's a sexual preference you don't happen to like?


Because its not about sexuality - it is about receiving support and assistance for to cope with a being persecuted by a society of bigots like you - its not about cunnilingus. Get a grip - if it was about what ever it is your filthy mind keeps creaming up then it would say www.porno***.com but it doesn't.

People who are ostracised, different from the norm, are constantly persecuted and silenced hence the profound need for tolerance and the ability to voice themselves and be heard so they may receive respect and support - you simply do not have the ability to accept anyone who is different from you - this is derived from an extreme form of narcissism - vanity and self love with limited ability to udnerstand the needs of others, their feelings or to acclimatise to social conditions around you-these two things combine to identify you as socio-pathological and psycho-pathological with narcissistic tendencies - or as some would have it a "red neck".


reply posted on 27-8-2008 @ 11:11 AM by an0maly33
Originally posted by mythatsabigprobe
reply to
post by an0maly33



My only point is that these are also sexual preferences and society doesn't take kindly to displaying them in public. Why then is homosexuality different? Why is it "free speech" when somebody puts their sexual preference on a T-shirt, but "offensive" when it's a sexual preference you don't happen to like?


You're still not getting it...

Someone can be lesbian and not interfere in ANYONE'S daily life in any way whatsoever. Really. I promise. You won't find two chicks doing it in a fountain in the town square, or making out next to you at a fancy restaurant...

Pedophiles? Yeah, they touch kids. Sometimes in public. Voyeurs? Yep, they film girls in the bathroom, walk around with mirrors attached to the bottom of canes, etc. And you say this is a sexual preference? Maybe by some twisted logic you can say that, sure. It still isn't on the same level as being gay.

[edit on 27-8-2008 by an0maly33]


reply posted on 27-8-2008 @ 12:46 PM by an0maly33
reply to post by Ariana9



Valid point, but I would argue that the reason they're "shoving it down people's throats" (I don't particularly think that's in good taste, but I'll overlook it) is because they are still being ridiculed and shunned by ignorant people who apparently have no other problems to worry about. How long have there been gay people? It certainly isn't a new development and they're still treated like scum sometimes. Throwing it in your face is just another attempt at getting you to understand them. I think with that goal in mind a simple URL on a t-shirt is the most passive and respectful way you could do it.

As to the comment about her showing up at the SS office with the shirt and trying to make people angry...Is it not entirely possible that she just grabbed a shirt out of her drawer and put it on? Not really having any particular agenda to start a riot?

[edit on 27-8-2008 by an0maly33]


reply posted on 27-8-2008 @ 01:04 PM by mythatsabigprobe
reply to post by audas



You seem very angry about me expressing my views in public. And you demonstrated my point perfectly.


reply posted on 27-8-2008 @ 01:27 PM by gnosis111
reply to post by mythatsabigprobe



I agree with audas, and would like to add.

Lesbianism is hardly these other practices you described. But yes your child should know everything. Unless you want ignorant and stupid children. Knowledge is power no matter how grotesque you think it may be.
Pages: <<  1    2    3    4    5  >>    ^^TOP^^



Russian scientists reach buried Antarctic Lake Vostok
  Posted 5 days ago with 83 member flags
Monsanto quits as GM results announced (EUROPE)
  Posted 6 days ago with 72 member flags
Strange noises reported around North Battleford
  Posted 17 days ago with 67 member flags
Ayatollah: Kill all Jews, annihilate Israel
  Posted 5 days ago with 49 member flags

Newest topics getting replies, in real-time:

Free Psychic Readings
  General Chit Chat, Posted 15 hours ago, 112 replies
Hollow Earth Theory New Evidence.
  General Conspiracies, Posted 13 hours ago, 88 replies
Anonymous show your face!
  Rant, Posted 9 hours ago, 62 replies
Free will
  Philosophy and Metaphysics, Posted 17 hours ago, 54 replies