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Originally posted by Paschar0
Funny story, while out with friends, a group of men were on line for the theater just in front of us. Some of them were very flamboyant. What's flamboyant? Loud, sexually suggestive remarks every two seconds, feminine clothing, mannerisms (swishing in and out of line) even smells, I could go on, but there was just no mistake, they were advertising and putting on a show and being especially vocal about how if people didn't like it, they're just repressed.
I made a remark to my friends that I didn't like those kind of people. I was immediately accused of being a homophobe. This despite never having talked about the subject to them in our entire time knowing each other. The funny part was that while we were discussing it, the guys we were talking about picked up on it and confronted us, I unashamedly explained why I didn't like it, and to my surprise, one of their group said he didn't like it either and actually defended me, while others from both groups started in on the why I'm such a bad man.
By the time we were allowed in, we were all getting along and talking with each other just fine. Why? because I explained that ANY man acting that way would be annoying to me, whether they were gay or not. Same holds true for other groups, it's the BEHAVIOR most people dislike, not the person's sexual preference, race etc.
So am I a homophobe?
How does that work - is he married to your dad?
Originally posted by Sandcastler
I feel like I am bombarded with the gay agenda in media so much that I've actually started disliking them. Not so much for who they are, but more for the image they portray. I didn't used to really care, but now you can't turn on the TV without seeing them queen it up. What is it about gays that they have to make their sexuality known at all times to everyone? I don't constantly tell everyone I'm hetero as I go about my daily business. Also, why do they talk funny and use a fake lisp?
Originally posted by muse7
Is it possible to not like black people and brown people without being labeled a racist?
You are a racist/homophobe but you shouldn’tt be all that concerned - all this new openness and acting out by Gays will die down once “they” realize being allowed to marry is a double-edged sword…hmmm.
The issue (and ‘hate crime’) is whether you act out your dislikes as a boss, out in public, or on the highway - BIG problems there…. with you!. I really dislike women who dye they hair in unusual colors, or the greens and reds or shave their heads - I feel they are making a statement about their hate of humanity. But I don’t go around trying to cut their hair, or shouting my dislikes or speaking to them threateningly in lowered voice.
But, I also don’t like being hit on, or touched, by Gay men. That’s a real problem the Gay community will no doubt have face up to someday, maybe soon. Seems to me that uninvited, aggressive physical contact is equivalent to a kind of assault and similar to a hetero male uninvitedly groping a stranger woman in a restaurant or other public space??edit on 1-7-2013 by havanaja because: left out an important rationale.
Originally posted by Sandcastler
I feel like I am bombarded with the gay agenda in media so much that I've actually started disliking them. Not so much for who they are, but more for the image they portray. I didn't used to really care, but now you can't turn on the TV without seeing them queen it up. What is it about gays that they have to make their sexuality known at all times to everyone? I don't constantly tell everyone I'm hetero as I go about my daily business. Also, why do they talk funny and use a fake lisp?