I would get irritated when it seemed like you would look for a reason to take offense at a slight that none of us meant or at least realized. That said, I realize that someone who is constantly looked down on for something they just ARE might be a bit gun shy or sensitive or whatever. I really think technology is a big aid to the future generations if they use it right. People who are gay or whatever don't have to feel alone or be afraid to speak out.
I remember on a Christian website they had a story about a sprinter. His name is Tyson Gay. Well the webpage had an autofilter on it that turned every instance of his last name to the word "Homosexual". Here is the story here. Why is it that Christians want to drill down on that particular word so much? Why is it that they seem to want us to concentrate on their "deviant behavior"? Well I got something for the Christians (speaking from the context of someone who was raised Southern Baptist, went to church 3x per week, was on the Usher Board, Jr Choir, went to Vacation Bible School every Summer, Sunday school every Sunday, and won bible drills in front of the whole church of 250+): 1 John 4:8 (KJV) 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. Well if God is love, how come we are dismissing the love that gays have for each other? How come that love doesn't count? If you believe that God is love, then who created the love that the 2 gay people have for each other? It seems to me that Christians are too concentrated on Gay sex. What does that say about them then?
I remember that "Homosexual is world's fastest man". Homosexual sounds like a clinical condition. Gay sounds, well, happy. Interestingly, actual research has shown non gay folks respond more positively to "gay" than to "homosexual". Which is why bigots say "homosexual".
I would think they say homo more often. I used to say things like "Fuck off homo"........ Not "Fuck off homosexual" Now, I try not to say it but if someone gets in my face I might still. It wouldn't be because I thought being gay is wrong. No, it would be because I thought it might offend the person I am angry with. If I was pissed at someone and thought it would hurt their feelings to call them pretty I would do it. That probably has more to do with me being confrontational than a bigot because my mind grasps the logic that being a certain category doesn't make one less human.
Well, Laker fan is a category. I thought about trying to get a guy at work fired after he wore a Laker shirt to work. It was a close call, the little angel on my shoulder barely beat the devil on the other.
So, bodyman, let me get this, er, straight. You would say "fuck off homo" to someone who pissed you off if you thought it would hurt their feelings? Because being compared to a gay person would upset them? But you are not antigay? Am I reading you right? Would you also say "fuck off kike" or "fuck off n---" to a random person because you thought being compared to a Jew or an African-American would hurt their feelings? (and what this has to do with marriage equality is getting beyond me)
Back to topic - What will be the last state to legalize marriage equality? There is some idea of a friendly pool with proceeds going to a pro-equality group. Of course, if the Supremes rule in favor in some pending case then all state barriers fall. Currently 49 states (plus DC and 8 Native nations) have either marriage equality OR pro equality rulings on hold pending appeal OR cases in court. So far no judges have ruled against equality; they just have not been able to find a Consitutional ground for separate and unequal rights for same sex couples. In other related news, the National Organization for (straight only) Marriage issued a Memorial Day greeting to veterans, thanking them for fighting for straight only marriage. I am not joking. Who knew that all the wars this country fought for for preserving male/female only marriage?
