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by Fisherofman on November 11th, 2006
I'm gay, and I want to know the truth on the amount of people on average who are okay with it and who have a problem with it. Thoughts?
by snakesncrocks on November 11th, 2006
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Are you Homophobic? If so, why?
by jacobbismadcool on July 29th, 2011
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What are some of the downsides of being homophobic?
by pearloaf is not yelling and dreams of bal on February 2nd, 2011
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Why do lesbians love girly girls?
by Anonymous on August 19th, 2008
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OK, religiofascists how is this equality? How is this a special right?
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/02/15/gay.man.deportation/index.html
by sega256 on February 16th, 2011
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Courage is the rope we use to lift ourselves out of suffering.
by Stableboy on November 11th, 2006
hmm?
by Fisherofman on November 11th, 2006
You're an activist? I'm going to tell you right now, I'm not rating you down, but I can't stand activists..I'm entitled to my opinion too, and I think activists of any kind, take things way too seriously..Whether it be, sexist women activists, or a gay parade, full of gay and transsexual activists..If it's an anti bush political statement, or an anti Clinton political statement...It all bugs me, and I am in the mood to let somebody know..If you're one of those people I would find out in the street holding a sign saying, "give gay peoples more rights!" with pretty little rainbows on it, then I would be pissed...Oh, and sorry if I offended you, just saying..I can stand activists. Please don't troll me..
by Castrate on December 29th, 2006
I really don't think that Gay activism does any good, why bother, I won't mark you down for being an activist though.
Great comment Castrate, Activists are a pain.
by Dog_Star on December 30th, 2006
An activist is just somebody who cares enough to take ACTION. Action is what distinguishes someone who knows who they are from someone who packs their head full of opinions waiting to be discovered for their brilliance and profundity.
by Stableboy on December 30th, 2006
Yeah, I guess you're right Castrate. I mean, activism has never done any good in the past right? African Americans didn't really NEED freedom anyway. Women? Who cares if they can't vote?
pssht.
by Fisherofman on January 3rd, 2007
No, you can change things, without marching in the streets, with little signs, that say annoying things, while yelling, and being obnoxious in front of those, who don't give a crap. And you're making them listen to your ranting and raving, when they may not want to hear about your problems. Just please try and go through the courts instead. It's much more quiet, and it helps to cut down on riots in the streets. That's how I think you should try and get your way. And I would respect you for that, much more.
by Castrate on January 4th, 2007
Hey Fisherofman, blessings thinks you guys march naked in the streets during your parades. I'dve thought that was a little too gauche. Tight shirts and drag queens, but nekkidity? Say it ain't so!
by eternal0void on January 6th, 2007
Yeah I think Castrate and I have different definitions of the word activist.
Activist, N, an individual who is extensively and vigorously involved in political activity, either within or outside the governmental system.
I don't march in the streets, but I am starting an Alternative Newspaper at my school and I'm also active in Amnesty International.
Also,I can't really go through the courts because I'm 16.
eternal, "you guys"?
by Fisherofman on January 6th, 2007
Well you have my vote for "most enlightened 16-year old I know". Your peers will mostly catch up in their mid-30's, meanwhile don't expect much sympathy from some of them.
by Stableboy on January 6th, 2007
I have a question...Why didn't you say that before, back when I said, "If you're one of those people I would find out in the street holding a sign saying, "give gay peoples more rights!" with pretty little rainbows on it, then I would be pissed"? If you had just told me then that you're not one of those kind of activists, than I would have said I'm sorry, and been on my merry way...Well, now that I know...Sorry I ever said anything. Forgive?
by Castrate on January 6th, 2007
No apologies are needed really.
The only kind of street-marching activists we have in Mississippi are extremely conservative. Holding signs that say "God Hates Fags" and stuff like that. It's really depressing.
So we have a ego-feeding war on now aye Stableboy? Well, we'll see about that!
by Fisherofman on January 6th, 2007
I say we need to bring down the Westboro baptist, they're spreading such hate
by DiSTurBiA on January 25th, 2008
Frankly I think that Fred Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church do so much good for homosexuals (and everyone else he hates) that they really need to be allowed to spread their message around the world. "What good?" you say? The good of making ALL anti-homosexual statements inextricably linked to Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church. If someone spews anti-homosexual statements, that person will be linked by everyone in the world to Fred Phelps, and he is not someone you want inextricably linked to you and your social agenda. I've been to Topeka, KS, and even *conservative* Topeka churches think very carefully about what they say about homosexuals, to avoid being tarred with the same brush as Fred Phelps. "Local Southern Baptist Church Lends Support To Fred Phelps," the headline would read, and they simply do not want that kind of negative publicity.
by eternal0void on January 26th, 2008
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt." (Anonymous)
by eternal0void on January 26th, 2008
The Westboroists make it somewhat shitty to be from Kansas.
Anyway, I love gay people and I myself am very bicurious, and what is FUCKING HILARIOUS is that I used to be homo-phobic.
Go figure... the thing I am afraid of is really the thing that has challenged me most.
by Frank Further on September 9th, 2008
will you shut up Mr. Paul, do you not know that God loves everyone whoever they are?
by QueenR eats the Terminator for breakfast on October 11th, 2008
Paul is hardly someone to go to for rational advice about sex. Paul believes that *heterosexual* sex (let alone homosexual sex) is bad because you, however briefly, must take your mind off God while you are courting and having sex with your opposite-gender partner. Paul felt that any act which distracted you away from worshiping God was a terrible act. The fact that Paul's ideals would result in the extinction of humanity was somewhat irrelevant to Paul.
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1 Corinthians 7:1,32-35
by eternal0void on October 11th, 2008
1 Corinthians 1:25 "For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength!"
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This verse is silly, as the Bible itself shows that 1 Corinthians 1:25 isn't true.
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Foolishness of God: God thinks a house can catch leprosy (Leviticus 14:33-57). Much more foolish than man's wisdom.
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Weakness of God: When Jacob was beating God in a wrestling match (God's strength *and* weakness being weaker than Man's Strength), God tried to /cheat/ by magically breaking Jacob's thigh, but Jacob still won (God's moral weakness being weaker than man's strength). Genesis 32:24-30.
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God begging for mercy from Jacob, Genesis 32:26, as God's strength was weaker than Jacob's (man's) strength: "And [God] said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And [Jacob] said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me."
by eternal0void on October 11th, 2008
good points eternal0void. Paul, yeah I agree wit QueenR....shut up. Ur foot is so far in your mouth, you're picking at what scrap, of crap that is you're brain.
by DiSTurBiA on October 11th, 2008
Haha, you guys are like animals the way you attack Paul like that. If you guys think telling somebody to shut up for having a different opinion than you on homosexuality, is going to accomplish anything, then you're more childish than I thought.
by Castrate on October 11th, 2008
Well I feel that he is trying to ake us think the same way as him. That's why I attack him! :p
by QueenR eats the Terminator for breakfast on October 12th, 2008
agreed Queen.
by DiSTurBiA on October 12th, 2008
"Well I feel that he is trying to ake us think the same way as him." Isn't that what you're all doing? You're all asking, nay, demanding that people respect homosexuals and their actions, while ignoring that people should be allowed to have different world views than you on that issue. By the way, even if that weren't the case, responding to him by doing the exact same thing followed by telling him to shut up, is NOT the mature way to handle it. You will never accomplish anything by doing that.
by Castrate on October 12th, 2008
Who said I was mature? woof!
by QueenR eats the Terminator for breakfast on October 12th, 2008
Well then, why argue with me in the first place, if you agreed with my original synopses, which was that you guys were being immature?
by Castrate on October 12th, 2008
I like to argue with people.
by QueenR eats the Terminator for breakfast on October 12th, 2008
I see...
by Castrate on October 12th, 2008
:)
by QueenR eats the Terminator for breakfast on October 13th, 2008
Oh, people can have ignorant and stupid opinions if they want. We're here to point out just how ignorant and stupid anti-homosexuals really are, and if no one tells you just how stupid your opinions are, you might start thinking you're smart. We're not telling you to shut up, we're just saying that smart people don't say those kinds of things.
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Castrate: "Haha, you guys are like animals the way you attack Paul like that. If you guys think telling somebody to shut up for having a different opinion than you on homosexuality, is going to accomplish anything, then you're more childish than I thought."
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Castrate, Paul of Tarsus has been DEAD for about 1,948 YEARS. The fact that you think its necessary to tell a *DEAD GUY* to "shut up" really underlines the stupidity of the anti-homosexual crowd.
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Paul just needs to be revealed for the crude little prude that he was.
by eternal0void on October 16th, 2008
"We're not telling you to shut up" First off, I love how you make it sound like you're all a single entity. Second, you must be completely delusional. QueenR: "will you shut up Mr. Paul", Disturbia: "Paul, yeah I agree wit QueenR....shut up." "Castrate, Paul of Tarsus has been DEAD for about 1,948 YEARS. The fact that you think its necessary to tell a *DEAD GUY* to "shut up" really underlines the stupidity of the anti-homosexual crowd." What the hell are you on about? Are you being even remotely serious? It appears that the answerbagger's comment that QueenR, Disturbia, and yourself were responding to is gone. However, he had "Paul" in his name, and that is clearly who I and the others were referring to. Please, don't bother even attempting to make a point after spewing out that sewage that you would most likely refer to as a "comment".
by Castrate on October 16th, 2008
So in your own private fantasy universe, there's this imaginary guy named "Paul" who was here, but now he's inexplicably gone, and that is why you claim you weren't referring to Paul of Tarsus, the only Paul actually here in the discussion?
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Your own self-delusion isn't an argument in your own favor, and certainly not proof that anyone other than yourself is delusional. Nothing is clear here except that the only "Paul" referred to in this discussion so far is Paul of Tarsus, and that you are inventing imaginary friends named "Paul" to try and claim you aren't talking about Paul of Tarsus.
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I'd ask you to go take your medication before trying to respond, but I'm sure the voices in your head will tell you to ignore what I'm saying and respond anyway, no doubt explaining that "Paul" is now a forty foot dragon hovering over your home.
by eternal0void on October 16th, 2008
"that is why you claim you weren't referring to Paul of Tarsus, the only Paul actually here in the discussion?" Please tell me you're just messing with me... Granted, it's hard to tell sarcasm and the like in a comment thread like this, but I choose to believe that you are not that delusional, but are indeed just trying to annoy me. Even somebody as delusional as you would have to ask yourself what happened between Franks comment, and then QueenR mysteriously telling this invisible Paul person to shut up for saying absolutely nothing...
by Castrate on October 16th, 2008
Well, people should think twice before saying nothing. Is that the saying? Ah well.
by QueenR eats the Terminator for breakfast on October 17th, 2008
...a fool opens his mouth and removes all doubt.
by Mud on January 11th, 2009
Castrate, you may be used to saying things without proof to your delusional theist buddies, and still be taken seriously, but here in the real world thats just not the case.
by eternal0void on January 12th, 2009
Hahaha, irony... Also, why the delayed reaction? Took you that long to think of a comeback?
by Castrate on January 24th, 2009
Sorry Castrate, I'm not unemployed and living with my parents so I can't be on AB 24/7/365 like you can.
by eternal0void on January 24th, 2009
I haven't been on answerbag for over a 3 weeks... I just got back on to see that you just now responded to my comment. Once again, you have further demonstrated that you live in a fantasy world. I honestly can't say that I've seen a person make as much stuff up as you, in a single sentence... Would you think it be clever and witty of me if I just made false assumptions about you and your position in life as a comeback? Try using your head for once...
by Castrate on January 24th, 2009
Just in case anybody wants to talk about gay rights instead of the compellingly fascinating activity of trading insults:
To defend gay rights is similar to defending any other right: it requires (a) that you be able to tell right from wrong (b) persistence against the various waves of fallacies and prejudices arrayed by the other side (c) the ability to make clear distinctions between rights, privileges, logic, and social conditioning.
Those who oppress gays in the modern world are buried in a deep sea of conditioning -- none of these people thought this stuff up on their own, there was no original or critical thinking going on... the prejudice is passed down from one generation to the next as one of the many group-membership tokens: "you'll belong to the group if you agree with us". That is very tempting to those who have not yet learned to do their own thinking, and it's a compelling reason to stick to one's guns no matter what. That's what we're up against.
by HasntBeen on January 25th, 2009
So if the oppressors seem intransigent, unreasonable, and stubborn, one must make allowances: their identity is at stake. A bit of forgiveness has to be wired in to the conversation to have any chance of making a difference.
by HasntBeen on January 25th, 2009
to hasntbeen: fogiveness and a loooooooong time listning to a repetitive rant waiting for your chance to add to the conversation. props for trying but to be read and to be heard are more difficult with expressionists. they only hear or read what they say or write. I envy your attempt with all honesty but I think these guys are why God disapearred. pointless waiting to speak into the noisy end of a bull horn in use. have you seen the music video by the living end for the song white noise? tells this story. check it out if you get time. basically you cant speak to the def, gets you no-where
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLC1YOaGwRY
by Mud on January 26th, 2009
Well I'm sorry, I don't agree: I have seen people who seemed completely self-absorbed in their obsession with religious self-righteousness come to life with a new appreciation for others. It happens. These people are not completely lost, they're just sort of hypnotized by the narcotic appeal of having simplistic answers and the warm fuzz of group membership. But they're still human beings, and I'm not going to claim that they're fundamentally different than myself -- we're all prone to getting addicted to beliefs and using them to punish others. They're not an alien life form, they're humans subject to human failings.
by HasntBeen on January 26th, 2009
your a better man than me, if they choose that then I choose to pass. see ya around AB
by Mud on January 27th, 2009
HasnBeen its common sense you fool. Dont play with germs, bet you wash your hands after using the loo??
by Charmaine Jay on January 28th, 2009
The name is "HasntBeen". There should be a comma before "you fool", an apostrophe in "Don't". "bet" is missing a subject, which makes the phrase following it ambiguous. Finally, the statement itself draws false conclusions.
If one can combine inattention, poor writing, poor punctuation, poor thinking, and a bigoted attitude in a single brief comment, I believe that deserves some kind of award. I'll see what I can dig up for you.
by HasntBeen on January 28th, 2009
alright, now Im laughing so hard it hurts
by Mud on January 28th, 2009
Hasbeen You are speaking into the air dear if what you actually write is not understandable. you are a perfect example of someone who thinks they know all when infact they know nothing ( can you understand that!)
by Charmaine Jay on February 15th, 2009
I'm sorry you can't understand. Which word was too big? 'Apostrophe'? 'bigoted'? 'inattention'?
by HasntBeen on February 15th, 2009