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  • M Mycroft Holmes

    You are correct I don't consider gay relationships "normal", I do define normal as male/female anything else is an aberration. I don't care if they are common throughout history and you can keep other species, I'm talking about human normal.

    chriselst wrote:

    Because you think they are not normal then they should not be talked about in a positive way.

    I have no idea where you got that from, I am not gay bashing just don't get why they are so militant on the Russian thing (I understand the vigilantism and find it disturbing). Inter-racial has absolutely nothing to do with the subject, I don't care how "common" they are and they certainly can't be measured in the same way, preposterous. If they are male/female they rate as normal IMHO.

    Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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    But lots of people do consider inter-racial relationships not normal and wrong, even immoral. Are their prejudices wrong and yours are right? At least you recognise that your opposition is simply a prejudice and not born out of any reason. Completely pointless trying to reason against such a thing.

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      But lots of people do consider inter-racial relationships not normal and wrong, even immoral. Are their prejudices wrong and yours are right? At least you recognise that your opposition is simply a prejudice and not born out of any reason. Completely pointless trying to reason against such a thing.

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      chriselst wrote:

      Are their prejudices wrong and yours are right?

      So.. do you want to discuss moral relativism? That's a nice can of worms.

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        But lots of people do consider inter-racial relationships not normal and wrong, even immoral. Are their prejudices wrong and yours are right? At least you recognise that your opposition is simply a prejudice and not born out of any reason. Completely pointless trying to reason against such a thing.

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        Mycroft Holmes
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        chriselst wrote:

        But lots of people do consider inter-racial relationships not normal and wrong, even immoral.

        Yeah and there are lots of fundie idiots too. For me, my prejudices are absolutely right, what you want to think/feel is your issue and I don't give a rats what it is as long as I don't have to deal with it.

        Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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        • M Mycroft Holmes

          [check the forum title] yep this is the Soapbox so: I don't get the whole furore over Russia's gay laws. It seems to me the not being allowed to promote gay relationships to minors is a GOOD thing. If a teenager is so inclined then they will find out about their options as far as sexuality are concerned. If they are incapable of locating resources then they are not strongly motivated in the gay direction. And no I'm not homophobic, I don't give a rats arse what someones sexual preferences are just keep it to themselves. I would also like to include religion in the ban but I know I'd be pissing in the wind on that one.

          Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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          Marco Bertschi
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          I don't want to discuss what promotion of being gay really means in the end, nor whether it should be allowed. Whatsoever, I don't see any problems talking about 'being gay' the same way parents talk to their kids about sex ed. What really concerns me is the fact that a lot of people got beaten up by fascist russians for being gay, and that is something which should be forbidden by the state. You can't allow anyone to beat up someone just for their sexual orientation, or anything else. Source 1[^] Source 2[^] Note: Watch the video and tell me if you think that the shown action is okay to you.

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          • E Erudite_Eric

            Does any country on earth accept 'promotion' of gayness? Is there an example anywhere on earth where it has been 'promoted'? Cant think of any myself. Fact is its worse than that. Russia is anti gay because Putaian is a Faschist. Period. If anyone doesnt think so they are an idiot.

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            ZurdoDev
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            Does any country on earth accept 'promotion' of gayness?

            Do you not watch TV in the US?

            There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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            • Z ZurdoDev

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              Does any country on earth accept 'promotion' of gayness?

              Do you not watch TV in the US?

              There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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              Isn't fat_boy in Europe though?

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                Isn't fat_boy in Europe though?

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                Isn't fat_boy in Europe though?

                1. If he is, isn't Europe even worse than the US? I haven't been there but from what I have heard morals almost don't exist there, in the media at least. 2. I have called him out on this. He makes posts where one minute he's in Europe and the next he's in California and then he's in Germany. Either he travels a ton or lives in his mother's basement and flies with Flight Simulator. :)

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                • M Mycroft Holmes

                  [check the forum title] yep this is the Soapbox so: I don't get the whole furore over Russia's gay laws. It seems to me the not being allowed to promote gay relationships to minors is a GOOD thing. If a teenager is so inclined then they will find out about their options as far as sexuality are concerned. If they are incapable of locating resources then they are not strongly motivated in the gay direction. And no I'm not homophobic, I don't give a rats arse what someones sexual preferences are just keep it to themselves. I would also like to include religion in the ban but I know I'd be pissing in the wind on that one.

                  Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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                  Bassam Abdul Baki
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                  Ten years ago, they argued that it was nature, not nurture. Now they're pushing to nurture kids and teach them that they're not born straight. If it's okay for you to be gay and raise your kid gay, it's okay for me to be straight and raise my kid straight. They're conflicting ideologies. You can't teach both.

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                  • Z ZurdoDev

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                    Isn't fat_boy in Europe though?

                    1. If he is, isn't Europe even worse than the US? I haven't been there but from what I have heard morals almost don't exist there, in the media at least. 2. I have called him out on this. He makes posts where one minute he's in Europe and the next he's in California and then he's in Germany. Either he travels a ton or lives in his mother's basement and flies with Flight Simulator. :)

                    There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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                    1. Fair enough. 2. Ok, that's weird. Do you have any idea how we could find out?

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                    • C chriselst

                      You are certain that same sex relationships are not normal, presumably because they are less common although they have existed throughout history and do exist in many other animal species. Because you think they are not normal then they should not be talked about in a positive way. Inter-racial relationships by the same measure are not normal, should they also not be talked about in a positive way.

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                      Nicholas Marty
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                      I agree with you that they are comparable. Just think back 100 years ago. I think black/white marriage was as "offensive" in the US as gay marriage..

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                      • L Lost User

                        1. Fair enough. 2. Ok, that's weird. Do you have any idea how we could find out?

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                        ZurdoDev
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                        2. Ok, that's weird. Do you have any idea how we could find out?

                        No. And I don't care to. ;P

                        There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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                        • Z ZurdoDev

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                          Isn't fat_boy in Europe though?

                          1. If he is, isn't Europe even worse than the US? I haven't been there but from what I have heard morals almost don't exist there, in the media at least. 2. I have called him out on this. He makes posts where one minute he's in Europe and the next he's in California and then he's in Germany. Either he travels a ton or lives in his mother's basement and flies with Flight Simulator. :)

                          There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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                          chriselst
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                          RyanDev wrote:

                          one minute he's in Europe and the next he's in California and then he's in Germany

                          Germany is in Europe. Originally from UK, lived in France for a number of years, recently working on a contract in Germany, currently considering a contract in Belgium.

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                          • C chriselst

                            But lots of people do consider inter-racial relationships not normal and wrong, even immoral. Are their prejudices wrong and yours are right? At least you recognise that your opposition is simply a prejudice and not born out of any reason. Completely pointless trying to reason against such a thing.

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                            Bassam Abdul Baki
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                            Every prejudice that isn't yours would be wrong in your opinion. That is not the point. The fact is, mother/father relationships are normal because that's where children come from - their mom and dad. Race has nothing to do with this. The fact is, boys usually emulate dad and girls emulate mom. Considering how many unwanted kids (kids given up for adoption) we have and all that, the normal family structure has completely eroded. In a perfect world, rape would be eliminated and children born out of wedlock would no longer happen. Then mom and dad can bring up their kids the way they want them to. You wish to be gay? Fine! You wish to raise your child gay? Fine! But don't tell me I can't raise my son to believe that being gay is not wrong since I will be teaching him to be straight and that cannot coexist with being gay.

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                            • C chriselst

                              RyanDev wrote:

                              one minute he's in Europe and the next he's in California and then he's in Germany

                              Germany is in Europe. Originally from UK, lived in France for a number of years, recently working on a contract in Germany, currently considering a contract in Belgium.

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                              Germany is in Europe.

                              Are you sure? :rolleyes: He was in the US for a while.

                              There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.

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                              • B Bassam Abdul Baki

                                Every prejudice that isn't yours would be wrong in your opinion. That is not the point. The fact is, mother/father relationships are normal because that's where children come from - their mom and dad. Race has nothing to do with this. The fact is, boys usually emulate dad and girls emulate mom. Considering how many unwanted kids (kids given up for adoption) we have and all that, the normal family structure has completely eroded. In a perfect world, rape would be eliminated and children born out of wedlock would no longer happen. Then mom and dad can bring up their kids the way they want them to. You wish to be gay? Fine! You wish to raise your child gay? Fine! But don't tell me I can't raise my son to believe that being gay is not wrong since I will be teaching him to be straight and that cannot coexist with being gay.

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                                chriselst
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                                Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:

                                The fact is, mother/father relationships are normal because that's where children come from

                                So childless relationships between men and women are wrong and not normal then?

                                Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:

                                The fact is, boys usually emulate dad and girls emulate mom

                                I'm not sure that's a fact, I doubt it is true at all.

                                Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:

                                You wish to raise your child gay?

                                How on earth do you raise someone gay?

                                Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:

                                But don't tell me I can't raise my son to believe that being gay is not wrong

                                You can tell your son whatever you want to, and with any luck he'll grow up to make his own mind up about things rather than hang on every word you've ever told him.

                                Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:

                                I will be teaching him to be straight

                                Again, how the hell can you teach someone to be straight? Your son will be whoever and whatever he turns out to be. I hope for the sake of both of you that you can cope with what that is, because it is unlikely to be exactly what you have planned for him.

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                                • E Erudite_Eric

                                  Does any country on earth accept 'promotion' of gayness? Is there an example anywhere on earth where it has been 'promoted'? Cant think of any myself. Fact is its worse than that. Russia is anti gay because Putaian is a Faschist. Period. If anyone doesnt think so they are an idiot.

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                                  Bassam Abdul Baki
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                                  Seriously, do you not watch TV in the US? But lets look at a few other examples. Government sex fields are no longer male/female only. There's about 10 or 12 fields including cross-dressers. Surprised the hell out of me. The government was going to change passport and other application forms to say parent 1 and 2 instead of mother and father on all official forms. Apparently, one side got upset that it's biased in one side and they don't want a separate form. Family trees in school are now based on who's living with whom as opposed to who's genes you have. There's a lot more other things that strongly suggest that father/mother relationships are not to be taught as fact anymore, but are one of several options. Promoting gayness is done by making straightness an option.

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                                  • Richard Andrew x64R Richard Andrew x64

                                    Mycroft Holmes wrote:

                                    Actively promoting homosexuality to the young is just wrong.

                                    Do you believe homosexuality is a matter of biology, or a matter of choice?

                                    The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.

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                                    Bassam Abdul Baki
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                                    In the case of children of abuse, I would say it's neither. However, if it is biology, it can be treated. If it's not, it can be retrained.

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                                      Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:

                                      The fact is, mother/father relationships are normal because that's where children come from

                                      So childless relationships between men and women are wrong and not normal then?

                                      Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:

                                      The fact is, boys usually emulate dad and girls emulate mom

                                      I'm not sure that's a fact, I doubt it is true at all.

                                      Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:

                                      You wish to raise your child gay?

                                      How on earth do you raise someone gay?

                                      Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:

                                      But don't tell me I can't raise my son to believe that being gay is not wrong

                                      You can tell your son whatever you want to, and with any luck he'll grow up to make his own mind up about things rather than hang on every word you've ever told him.

                                      Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:

                                      I will be teaching him to be straight

                                      Again, how the hell can you teach someone to be straight? Your son will be whoever and whatever he turns out to be. I hope for the sake of both of you that you can cope with what that is, because it is unlikely to be exactly what you have planned for him.

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                                      Bassam Abdul Baki
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                                      chriselst wrote:

                                      So childless relationships between men and women are wrong and not normal then?

                                      A implies B does not mean B implies A. One has absolutely nothing to do with the other and using an openning argument like that shows a failure in understanding.

                                      chriselst wrote:

                                      I'm not sure that's a fact, I doubt it is true at all.

                                      That's absolutely true. Since my son was born, I've seen how he emulates me mostly and other boys. This is a fact. If you had a son you would see that every single day.

                                      chriselst wrote:

                                      How on earth do you raise someone gay?

                                      Who would you tell your child to date? If you're gay, you'd tell they they can date anyone. If you're straight, you'd tell them to date the opposite sex. You don't have kids, do you?

                                      chriselst wrote:

                                      You can tell your son whatever you want to, and with any luck he'll grow up to make his own mind up about things rather than hang on every word you've ever told him.

                                      That's true. And how you raise them greatly affects how they will grow up. Or is this not a fact either?

                                      chriselst wrote:

                                      Again, how the hell can you teach someone to be straight

                                      Same as above.

                                      chriselst wrote:

                                      Your son will be whoever and whatever he turns out to be. I hope for the sake of both of you that you can cope with what that is, because it is unlikely to be exactly what you have planned for him.

                                      Hopefully, he'll be more influenced by family and friends than by television as well as grow up to make all the right choices.

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                                      • B Bassam Abdul Baki

                                        chriselst wrote:

                                        So childless relationships between men and women are wrong and not normal then?

                                        A implies B does not mean B implies A. One has absolutely nothing to do with the other and using an openning argument like that shows a failure in understanding.

                                        chriselst wrote:

                                        I'm not sure that's a fact, I doubt it is true at all.

                                        That's absolutely true. Since my son was born, I've seen how he emulates me mostly and other boys. This is a fact. If you had a son you would see that every single day.

                                        chriselst wrote:

                                        How on earth do you raise someone gay?

                                        Who would you tell your child to date? If you're gay, you'd tell they they can date anyone. If you're straight, you'd tell them to date the opposite sex. You don't have kids, do you?

                                        chriselst wrote:

                                        You can tell your son whatever you want to, and with any luck he'll grow up to make his own mind up about things rather than hang on every word you've ever told him.

                                        That's true. And how you raise them greatly affects how they will grow up. Or is this not a fact either?

                                        chriselst wrote:

                                        Again, how the hell can you teach someone to be straight

                                        Same as above.

                                        chriselst wrote:

                                        Your son will be whoever and whatever he turns out to be. I hope for the sake of both of you that you can cope with what that is, because it is unlikely to be exactly what you have planned for him.

                                        Hopefully, he'll be more influenced by family and friends than by television as well as grow up to make all the right choices.

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                                        Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:

                                        That's absolutely true. Since my son was born, I've seen how he emulates me mostly and other boys. This is a fact. If you had a son you would see that every single day.

                                        It is absolutely true because you have observed one example. Nice sampling. Although you then contradict yourself, admitting he is emulating others too.

                                        Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:

                                        Who would you tell your child to date? If you're gay, you'd tell they they can date anyone. If you're straight, you'd tell them to date the opposite sex. You don't have kids, do you?

                                        Utter bollocks. If you're a prejudiced throwback who cannot accept the real world then you tell them who to date and try to control their life. It has nothing to do with being gay or being straight. I do have a child. I have not decided how she will lead her life, that is up to her. All I can do is give her all the information she needs to make her own informed choices and try to teach her to be kind to others.

                                        Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:

                                        grow up to make all the right choices.

                                        You mean your choices.

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                                        • B Bassam Abdul Baki

                                          Ten years ago, they argued that it was nature, not nurture. Now they're pushing to nurture kids and teach them that they're not born straight. If it's okay for you to be gay and raise your kid gay, it's okay for me to be straight and raise my kid straight. They're conflicting ideologies. You can't teach both.

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                                          Marco Bertschi
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                                          IMHO it's not about raising your kid straight or gay; It's about tolerance towards other people's sexual orientation but at first tolerance at all.

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