Gay Bashing. OMG! Stop for a second and think. Just because a straight person has an opinion different from a gay person's DOESN'T qualify them to be a bigot, or a gay basher. You are "straight-bashing" for not allowing us our own opinions! Agree?
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Good point, perhaps you are reading into a reason why someone doesn't agree with your opinion that just isn't real. Just a thought.
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Everyone have their own opinion and their own preferences. Should I...you...anyone... care about and stereotype opinion? They (stereotype opinions) are worthless.
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Wow! To answer your question, no, having a differing opinion does not mean "bashing." Being rude in expressing your opinion can be "bashing." Someone could say "I don't agree with homosexuality because of so and so" or they could say "I hate homosexuality and all homosexuals are pedophiliacs and will burn in Hell!" or "if you allow homosexuality, what's next... bestiality?" See the difference? I've been lurking for awhile and I see respectful disagreement and I see bashing. There's a huge difference. I also see the same thing regarding politics and religion.
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I find it's not so much a difference of opinion but how those opinions are offered that qualify them as 'bashing'. I have opinions about everything and I rarely have confrontations when expressing them. It's all about respect. Some folks are rigid in their opinions, while others are more tolerant and open. We don't always have to agree, but we do have to co-exist. Just try to be respectful in the way you converse about your own opinion and others should do the same.
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Fortunately, I have only encountered this on very rare occasions and usually am only rated down...not confronted with declarations of my "perverted" opinions concerning my opinions on homosexuality. (It's none of my business who someone chooses to be with and if a person finds love..more power to them) But in answer to your question..everyone should be allowed their opinions as long as they express them with respect for others. I have seen straights bash gays, gays bash straights, Republicans and Democrats bash each other and athiests, Christians, Muslims, etc., show little tolerance for differing opinions. That is mostly the exception rather than the rule, though, and disrespect, intolerance and bashing will be found on any public forum. I am not saying it is right, just that it is there...and best the thing to do is ignore it, though it's really hard sometimes.
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I do not see how anyone, could, "not allow you" an opinion. So therefor, I cant agree, that it is straight bashing. Everyone is allowed to have their own opinion, just as everyone, is allowed to disagree.
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There is a difference between having an opinion and saying something is "wrong" or "hell-worthy" about an inborn trait that a person cannot change. Would you say it was OK for someone to "disagree" with people for having different colored skin or eyes? Of course not. It's the same principle at work here. You can have all the opinions you want. But keep them to yourself if they cross the line into demeaning or hate speech and generalizations about an entire group of people. That is prejudice by definition. Again, you can have any opinions you want. But how and where you choose to express them is entirely your decision, and accepting the consequences should be the result. +1
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I totally agree. The things I see called gay bashing on here is absolutely ridiculous. When I think of gay bashing, I think of hate crimes and calling all gays perverts. On here, objecting to gays adopting for legitimate reason and gay marriage for religious reasons is called gay bashing.
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