Originally posted by johnsky
Do you take offense to people wearing certain colors too? Might look a little too much like another countries flag for some peoples liking.
How about the words, Democrat, or Republican?
They interfere with your life just as much.
Heck, a paramedics uniform may get your children thinking about death a little too soon.
I'm offended by you. Do I get to ban you?
No, but you do - if you want to - get to revise the way you go about attacking someone for their point of view.
You're throwing everything but the kitchen sink at the guy for an opinion that I would consider a very large majority of the population also thinks.
That the Right to protect their children from what they consider inappropriate is undeniable.
Sexual behaviour is not the same as political preference, flag loyalties or death. It is a choice that affects no-one but themselves and does not
require people to vote for them, fly their colours and certainly not harm them.
So why is there a need for such advertisement? Someone said 'due to the continuing persecution by bigots like you.' - So, this woman (Who obviously
either has a heterosexual partner, OR has had one) needs to wear a "lesbian.com" t-shirt for acceptance?
We will NEVER be beyond the focus of hate from small minded miscreants. That is just human nature. For as long as there are people there will be
scumbags. A t-shirt wont help much.
I don't recall the last time a mother was doing something for her son, and was assaulted by homophobic zealots hell bent on persecuting her for her
sexual preference, that ACTION needed to be taken in the form of t-shirt wearing martyrs taking one for the team.
This whole thing is so far blown out of proportion it's unsalvagable I think.
Did the guard over-react - Yes, and he needs to re-evaluate what constitutes public obscenity. He also needs to just keep his nose out of innocent
peoples business.
Did mythatsabigprobe state anything that has warranted the sheer outrage directed towards them here? No. Not by a long shot. They are well within
their rights to demand that their children be protected from things rest rest of us, in other circumstances, would rally for also.
Personally, I would not have been offended. I have no kids. And frankly - and this will get the mob frothing at me - I've never met a lesbain who
NEEDED to wear a t-shirt proclaiming such status. oO
Really, I just don't see why the hysterical hate is being directed towards people here, when those it is directed towards have done nothing but
express an opinion that is well within their right to do.
It's not like they are advocating the death penalty or ostracisation of this woman form crimes against moralty - but yet the penalty is still
ridicule, abuse, red-neck/bigot/homophobic accusations, as if they were the one who ordered the guard to march on with his gestapo duties.