Arghhh people are so stupid!!

SakSquash · 11-06-2005, 11:32 PM

Except me of course.

Those crazy holy rollers.

Jeysie · 11-07-2005, 05:46 AM

(snort)

Stupid people indeed. I spent many a day at my local Girls Inc, and it was a great place. I took lessons of various sorts and went to summer camp, and it is the kind of place that teaches girls (and boys too, actually) how to be independent, strong, and skilled... and also how to be good, kind, helpful people. Completely counterproductive to boycott a company that supports them...

Peace & Luv, Liz

Ninth · 11-07-2005, 06:03 AM

Damn, temps, please don't post stuff like that again. It's bad for my health. And for my criminal record too, if I ever meet this kind of freaks in real life.

SakSquash · 11-07-2005, 06:13 AM

Don't worry, you're a young lad, you'll be fine-HEY PUT THAT BAT DOWN NO!WAIT STOP!

Heh, I love this part: "I feel like there's nowhere safe"

Oh no! The gays have surrounded us! We're doomed!

RLacey · 11-07-2005, 06:23 AM

I'm not sure which I find more repulsive: these extreme right-wing Christians or the idea that little girls enjoy dressing up as dolls and getting their hair styled like them, and feel the need to own dozens of the things...

SakSquash · 11-07-2005, 06:27 AM

What do you expect? Since we don't have to hunt animals for food with spears so that we can live a full life to the age of 40, we have more time to do stupid things like dress like dolls.

Ninth · 11-07-2005, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by temporaryscars

Don't worry, you're a young lad, you'll be fine-HEY PUT THAT BAT DOWN NO!WAIT STOP!

Heh, I love this part: "I feel like there's nowhere safe"

Oh no! The gays have surrounded us! We're doomed!

Yeah. Politics are invading the playground... because supporting homosexuality is a political thing, of course, rather than just, well, normal.

Sage · 11-07-2005, 06:59 AM

Hehehe...Thanksgiving ought to be fun with my family this year.
My cousin's daughters were both into the "American Girls" thing in a big way a few years back, and her husband is just the right-wing reactionary, holy-roller type to get in a lather over this sort of thing. I wonder if he'll burn all the girl's old "American Girls" toys?

Ninth · 11-07-2005, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Thrift Store Scott

Hehehe...Thanksgiving ought to be fun with my family this year.
My cousin's daughters were both into the "American Girls" thing in a big way a few years back, and her husband is just the right-wing reactionary, holy-roller type to get in a lather over this sort of thing. I wonder if he'll burn all the girl's old "American Girls" toys?

Just curious; does he know that you're gay? Feel free to tell me to mind my own business.

Sage · 11-07-2005, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Ninth

Just curious; does he know that you're gay? Feel free to tell me to mind my own business.

Yep, he knows. I'm almost 39 and have never been married nor have I ever brought a girl around, so it's kind of obvious. Most of my family have adopted the "don't ask, don't tell" attitude, but they're not entirely clueless.
The really funny thing is that he and I get along better than he gets along with the rest of the family. He's an engineer, and I'm the only one who is fluent in "geek-speak". Last year we discussed applying vectored thrust technology to lifting body aircraft, and how that might solve some of the maneuverability problems associated with that style of aircraft without screwing up the aerodynamics the way conventional articulated control surfaces do.
If I've done my job correctly, he drives home from every Thanksgiving dinner feeling very conflicted and questioning his core beliefs.

I'm sure he's back to feeling "holier than thou" by the next morning, but I mess with his world for a little while at least.

Intrepid Homoludens · 11-07-2005, 01:07 PM

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"I feel like there's nowhere safe," says Tracie, who has vowed not to buy anything from American Girl as long as it's affiliated with Girls Inc. "I have to have a clear conscience."

Moronic is as moron thinks. In a 21st century global situation where little babies in Botswana are dying of AIDS and malaria, 15 million kids die of starvation annually, 1 out of every 8 kids under the age of twelve in the U.S. going to bed hungry every night, and many others suffering from malnutrition, vicimized by war, and killed by natural disasters, this stupid woman says she's scared of gays and women's rights to have abortions?

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Originally Posted by Thrift Store Scott

Yep, he knows. I'm almost 39 and have never been married nor have I ever brought a girl around, so it's kind of obvious. Most of my family have adopted the "don't ask, don't tell" attitude, but they're not entirely clueless.

The really funny thing is that he and I get along better than he gets along with the rest of the family. He's an engineer, and I'm the only one who is fluent in "geek-speak". Last year we discussed applying vectored thrust technology to lifting body aircraft, and how that might solve some of the maneuverability problems associated with that style of aircraft without screwing up the aerodynamics the way conventional articulated control surfaces do.

If I've done my job correctly, he drives home from every Thanksgiving dinner feeling very conflicted and questioning his core beliefs.

I'm sure he's back to feeling "holier than thou" by the next morning, but I mess with his world for a little while at least.

It's staggering to think how people can choose to be so conflicted, if not in outright denial. It's amazing how powerful ignorance and dogma can be.

*Melanie68* · 11-07-2005, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Thrift Store Scott

Yep, he knows. I'm almost 39 and have never been married nor have I ever brought a girl around, so it's kind of obvious. Most of my family have adopted the "don't ask, don't tell" attitude, but they're not entirely clueless.
The really funny thing is that he and I get along better than he gets along with the rest of the family. He's an engineer, and I'm the only one who is fluent in "geek-speak". Last year we discussed applying vectored thrust technology to lifting body aircraft, and how that might solve some of the maneuverability problems associated with that style of aircraft without screwing up the aerodynamics the way conventional articulated control surfaces do.
If I've done my job correctly, he drives home from every Thanksgiving dinner feeling very conflicted and questioning his core beliefs.

I'm sure he's back to feeling "holier than thou" by the next morning, but I mess with his world for a little while at least.

You never know the difference you're making. A lot of this intolerance is through ignorance. Many homophobic people have never met a gay or lesbian before. Once they do, a lot of their preconceptions and generalizations fly out the window (not always of course).

Ninth · 11-07-2005, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Thrift Store Scott

If I've done my job correctly, he drives home from every Thanksgiving dinner feeling very conflicted and questioning his core beliefs.

I'm sure he's back to feeling "holier than thou" by the next morning, but I mess with his world for a little while at least.

He he, nice.

Perhaps he's got a crush on you or something.

Sage · 11-07-2005, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Melanie68

You never know the difference you're making. A lot of this intolerance is through ignorance. Many homophobic people have never met a gay or lesbian before. Once they do, a lot of their preconceptions and generalizations fly out the window (not always of course).

I live for those moments when a guy I hardly know or have just met leans over, points out a very effeminate guy, and whispers "That guy's gay. I can spot 'em every time". This always makes me go into full faux-straight mode, and I watch and wait for the moment when somebody clues this person in about me.

Occasionally, the look of shocked disbelief lets me know the exact moment that I've been "outed". *snickers*

@ Ninth- Ew. Ew-ew-ew-ew-ew.

SakSquash · 11-07-2005, 08:21 PM

I can just imagine your uncle being the dad from American Beauty.

Sage · 11-07-2005, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by temporaryscars

I can just imagine your uncle being the dad from American Beauty.

I haven't seen "American Beauty". Will I be grossed out when you explain the reference to me?

Intrepid Homoludens · 11-07-2005, 09:08 PM

Hey, Kevin Spacey isn't that bad looking!

SakSquash · 11-08-2005, 01:02 AM

Not him! The one that

Spoiler:
beats his kid, he was a marine, and it turned out he was gay, and it pissed him off, so uh......

well, I don't want to give it away.

AFGNCAAP · 11-08-2005, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by temporaryscars

well, I don't want to give it away.

Sorry, but I felt you did spoil it a bit too much, so I added the tags

The one played by Chris Cooper, Trep - Lester's neighbour. And, Scott, I recommend you to watch the movie.

Sage · 11-08-2005, 07:50 AM

Any movie that turns suburban conformist values on their ear is worth checking out in my book.

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Jeysie Diva of Death Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 1,402	(snort) Stupid people indeed. I spent many a day at my local Girls Inc, and it was a great place. I took lessons of various sorts and went to summer camp, and it is the kind of place that teaches girls (and boys too, actually) how to be independent, strong, and skilled... and also how to be good, kind, helpful people. Completely counterproductive to boycott a company that supports them... Peace & Luv, Liz Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Adventures in Roleplaying (Nov. 19): "Maybe it's still in the Elemental Plane of Candy." "Is the Elemental Plane of Candy anything like Willy Wonka's factory?" "If it is, would that mean Oompa Loompas are Candy Elementals?" "Actually, I'm thinking more like the Candyland board game. But, I like this idea better." "I like the idea of Oompa Loompa Elementals."

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Sage Bad Influence Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Birmingham, Alabama USA Posts: 5,547	Hehehe...Thanksgiving ought to be fun with my family this year. My cousin's daughters were both into the "American Girls" thing in a big way a few years back, and her husband is just the right-wing reactionary, holy-roller type to get in a lather over this sort of thing. I wonder if he'll burn all the girl's old "American Girls" toys? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Ignorance is bliss, denial is divine, and willful ignorance is a religious experience. Share the love. <3

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SakSquash Banned User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Paltz...for now... Posts: 6,177	Not him! The one that Spoiler: beats his kid, he was a marine, and it turned out he was gay, and it pissed him off, so uh...... well, I don't want to give it away. Share Share this post on Twitter Last edited by AFGNCAAP; 11-08-2005 at 06:31 AM.

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