Would you say this is Homophobic?

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VictorLazlo

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You can force people to tolerate alternative lifestyles, but you can't force them to like it. If the guy gets uncomfortable but doesn't get out of line, then leave the poor bastard alone. He is doing the best he can.
 

Zenmervolt

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Personally, if anyone pinched my arse in public I'd be more than a little peeved. And if anyone other than a girlfriend pinched it at any time I would be more than a little peeved. We can't just go around pinching people's arses. I mean, why not just randomly grab people's crotches?

As for the rest of the stuff, he does seem a trifle over-worried to say the least.

ZV
 

Dragnov

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Originally posted by: TheCorm
I myself have a gay brother and know a couple of gay guys myself....I have no issue with it whatsoever.

I have a friend though who says that he is not homophobic and when people say he is....he gets really angry about it.

But he does the following:

At anything gay he looks like he is physically ill and disgusted
He feels uncomfortable around gays and it's obvious he does
One of my gay friends once pinched his arse as a laugh, he said he was gonna kill him
Once I sat next to him in the pub rather than opposite him and he said "it looks weird" and moved to the other side

Now, I know he's not some kind of psycho who goes around killing gays but surely, it's a classic case of homophobia, no?

Jamie

He's a bit oversensitive but I don't think homophobic.

I'm not a fan of gayness but I don't hate it either. I'd definitely feel a bit uncomfortable around gays and wouldn't see it as a pleasant sight. If anyone pinched my arse in public, espeically a guy, I'd be peeved. As for the sitting next thing, I never thought of that but I think I do tend to sit across out of natural tendency... wierd, maybe its because of the "gayness" factor of sitting next to. Never even thought out that, probably in my subconscious.

Now, I'm not supportive of the gay marriage but I'm not agains't either you see. I really don't care enough either way, which I think you're friend would fall under and feel.
 
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Yep, he's homophobic, as are several chest-thumping dumbass highschool boys in this thread. Not everyone is that bad, but some of you need to lighten the fvck up. Not every gay man wants to have sex with you - as a matter of fact, I'd bet that you're as unattractive to them as you are to that girl you've been feeding drinks to all night. :beer:

- M4H

 

Wuffsunie

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Originally posted by: TooOne21
What is wrong with being straight and homophobic?
He should at least have the balls to admit it, instead of trying to be sociable.

Another vote for him being in the closet.
 

bozack

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I must say that the most uncomfortable night I have ever had in my life was when I was living in DC and went with my Wife and our mutual lesbian friends to an all lesbian party at one of the local bars, I along with one other guy were the only men there and I could more than tell from the looks and the attitudes of most of the women that I was certainly not welcome...so if it is wrong to feel uncomfortable in such a situation then I am guilty of being morally wrong and can live with that :) with regards to your friend, I can understand how some could be intimidated when placed in situations or with people whom they are not comfortable..personally I would have been greatly upset if someone touched me in an inappropriate manner, jokingly or not without consent, as someone else said had he have been a woman it would be harassment plain and simple.
 

gopunk

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Originally posted by: bozack
I must say that the most uncomfortable night I have ever had in my life was when I was living in DC and went with my Wife and our mutual lesbian friends to an all lesbian party at one of the local bars, I along with one other guy were the only men there and I could more than tell from the looks and the attitudes of most of the women that I was certainly not welcome

just penis envy, don't worry
 

EvilYoda

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Sounds like he's having a harder time than he should be...but it's odd that he professes not to be too. Oh well, I'm sure the truth'll surface eventually. :)
 

TooOne21

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Originally posted by: gopunk
Originally posted by: TooOne21
Originally posted by: gopunk
Originally posted by: TooOne21
Originally posted by: gopunk
Originally posted by: TooOne21
Originally posted by: gopunk
Originally posted by: TooOne21
Of the gay people I have met, I have not met a "BAD" person.

I am not saying gay people are evil or bad, nor should they be abused cuz they are gay.

I am just saying their lifestyle is not one I would like to follow nor the one I would recommend or support.

what lifestyle would this be?

I think you are nit-picking this.

Homosexual....

Have you been paying attention?


sorry if i wasn't more clear, i was asking for your definition of the "gay lifestyle"

Sexual relationships with the same sex.

How old are you that I need to explain?

edit: what a waste of thread space for you not to figure out what I mean.

i'm sorry, in the part of the world i live in, "lifestyle" has come to take on a meaning that encompasses more than 15 minutes a day.


Are gay people ONLY gay for 15 minutes a day?

so by "sexual relationship", you actually mean just plain ol' attraction to the same gender? that is to say, a person can just be otherwise no different from you, but just be attracted to males... and they may not even act upon it, in which case they would indistinguishable from you or i, and you assert that we could classify their lifestyle as something different enough that you can condemn it (without condemning your own lifestyle)?

what if i had a fetish for french maids, even if i never acted on it or showed it in any way? is that a unique, separable "lifestyle"?

i suggest you re-examine the definition of "lifestyle" that most people are familiar with.

I think you are nit-picking this.
You know exactly what I mean.
If you are not smart enough to know what I mean then you have no business saying I am wrong, because you obviously can not rationally think.
 

bozack

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Originally posted by: gopunk
Originally posted by: bozack
I must say that the most uncomfortable night I have ever had in my life was when I was living in DC and went with my Wife and our mutual lesbian friends to an all lesbian party at one of the local bars, I along with one other guy were the only men there and I could more than tell from the looks and the attitudes of most of the women that I was certainly not welcome

just penis envy, don't worry

Thanks Gopunk however I somehow doubt it :), not really worried per say, just saying that it was obvious that I was not welcome there and that made the situation very awkward...not something I would want to do again.
 

TooOne21

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Originally posted by: Wuffsunie
Originally posted by: TooOne21
What is wrong with being straight and homophobic?
He should at least have the balls to admit it, instead of trying to be sociable.

Another vote for him being in the closet.

I love it, just cuz I am homophobic, it means I am gay... NICE!
 
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Originally posted by: TooOne21
Originally posted by: Wuffsunie
Originally posted by: TooOne21
What is wrong with being straight and homophobic?
He should at least have the balls to admit it, instead of trying to be sociable.

Another vote for him being in the closet.

I love it, just cuz I am homophobic, it means I am gay... NICE!

So you're this friend that the OP is talking about?

It was proven in the 1600s that the universe did not revolve around the Earth. That includes you.
rolleye.gif


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TooOne21

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So you're this friend that the OP is talking about?

It was proven in the 1600s that the universe did not revolve around the Earth. That includes you.

- M4H

HUH?
 
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Originally posted by: TooOne21
So you're this friend that the OP is talking about?

It was proven in the 1600s that the universe did not revolve around the Earth. That includes you.

- M4H

HUH?

English isn't one of your strong points, I see. Neither is knowing what the "Quote" button is.

Wuffsunie: "Another vote for him (The OP's 'friend') being in the closet."
TooOne21: "OMgZ h3 is saying I am teh g4y0r!!!1!!!!1!1!one"

rolleye.gif


- M4H
 

Alptraum

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There was a really funny study done a few years ago. Some researchers took a group of men and had them fill out a questionnaire and then showed them various hetero and homo porn films. They had some devices hooked up to them to measure arousal (something attached to their penis I think among other things like heartrate and so on). The men that answered with the highest content of homphobia on the questionnaire were also the ones that measured the highest on the arousal scale for the man on man films, lol.
 

TooOne21

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mercenary for hire, I Think you need to read the whole thread b4 making yourself look like a moron....

edit: what do I care if you think I am gay...?

Should I feel ashamed, embarrassed?
 
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Originally posted by: TooOne21
mercenary for hire, I Think you need to read the whole thread b4 making yourself look like a moron....

I did. And you seem to be doing a fine job of making yourself look like a moron on your own. You seem to think that the "gay lifestyle" means that every minute of every day, gay men are doing something different than straight men.

I suggest investing in some knuckle padding before venturing any further, or those scrapes will never heal.

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Originally posted by: TooOne21
edit: what do I care if you think I am gay...?

Should I feel ashamed, embarrassed?

Holy crap, he's still going. What the hell kind of component is misifiring in your head that makes you think that everyone is accusing you of being gay? Stop posting.

- M4H
 

TooOne21

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Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: TooOne21
mercenary for hire, I Think you need to read the whole thread b4 making yourself look like a moron....

I did. And you seem to be doing a fine job of making yourself look like a moron on your own. You seem to think that the "gay lifestyle" means that every minute of every day, gay men are doing something different than straight men.

I suggest investing in some knuckle padding before venturing any further, or those scrapes will never heal.

- M4H

You mean to tell me that gay people are not gay people 24 hours a day?

If you walked up to a gay person and asked them if they are straight or gay evey minute of the day they would say they were gay evey time not only 15 times. The same would happen with a straight person.

I meant look at the thread.... I know how to quote. You are pathetic.
 
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Originally posted by: TooOne21
You mean to tell me that gay people are not gay people 24 hours a day?

If you walked up to a gay person and asked them if they are straight or gay evey minute of the day they would say they were gay evey time not only 15 times. The same would happen with a straight person.

I meant look at the thread.... I know how to quote. You are pathetic.

No, dumbass. I'll try again. I'm sure it was clear enough to everyone else, as it's already been stated, but here goes.

If you follow around two men - one gay, one straight - how different would their days be outside their sexual preferences?

Would the gay man have a different lunch? Type at his keyboard differently? Listen to different music while he's driving in his different car on his way to a totally different line of work?

- M4H
 

Ranger X

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It's amusing to see everyone attack those that say there is nothing wrong with homophobia. It's a rush to be the one that is "holier than thou" and it's those that prevent others from speaking their true feelings.

All you morons can do is roll your eyes at them but why exactly must those homophobes be forced to accept homosexuals? No one is forcing those that accept homosexuals to hate them so why argue? If you accept homosexuals, that is fine but most of us believe it's unacceptable so get over it.
 

Encryptic

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Originally posted by: TooOne21
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: TooOne21
mercenary for hire, I Think you need to read the whole thread b4 making yourself look like a moron....

I did. And you seem to be doing a fine job of making yourself look like a moron on your own. You seem to think that the "gay lifestyle" means that every minute of every day, gay men are doing something different than straight men.

I suggest investing in some knuckle padding before venturing any further, or those scrapes will never heal.

- M4H

You mean to tell me that gay people are not gay people 24 hours a day?

If you walked up to a gay person and asked them if they are straight or gay evey minute of the day they would say they were gay evey time not only 15 times. The same would happen with a straight person.

I meant look at the thread.... I know how to quote. You are pathetic.

Here's a shovel to keep digging yourself into that hole you've got yourself in.

He didn't say that gay people are not gay 24/7. What he meant was that they're people just LIKE YOU AND I. They just happen to have a different sexual preference. They go to work, pay their taxes, etc., just like anyone else does. It's not like they live on another planet where life is completely different than it is on Earth.
 

TooOne21

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Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: TooOne21
You mean to tell me that gay people are not gay people 24 hours a day?

If you walked up to a gay person and asked them if they are straight or gay evey minute of the day they would say they were gay evey time not only 15 times. The same would happen with a straight person.

I meant look at the thread.... I know how to quote. You are pathetic.

No, dumbass. I'll try again. I'm sure it was clear enough to everyone else, as it's already been stated, but here goes.

If you follow around two men - one gay, one straight - how different would their days be outside their sexual preferences?

Would the gay man have a different lunch? Type at his keyboard differently? Listen to different music while he's driving in his different car on his way to a totally different line of work?

- M4H

I think you are nit-picking this.
You know exactly what I mean.
If you are not smart enough to know what I mean then you have no business saying I am wrong, because you obviously can not rationally think.
 
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Originally posted by: Ranger X
It's amusing to see everyone attack those that say there is nothing wrong with homophobia. It's a rush to be the one that is "holier than thou" and it's those that prevent others from speaking their true feelings.

All you morons can do is roll your eyes at them but why exactly must those homophobes be forced to accept homosexuals? No one is forcing those that accept homosexuals to hate them so why argue? If you accept homosexuals, that is fine but most of us believe it's unacceptable so get over it.

Hey, I'm not lambasting him because he's a homophobe.
I'm doing it because he's a dumbass. :p

Get over it. ;)

- M4H
 

Encryptic

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Originally posted by: TooOne21
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Originally posted by: TooOne21
You mean to tell me that gay people are not gay people 24 hours a day?

If you walked up to a gay person and asked them if they are straight or gay evey minute of the day they would say they were gay evey time not only 15 times. The same would happen with a straight person.

I meant look at the thread.... I know how to quote. You are pathetic.

No, dumbass. I'll try again. I'm sure it was clear enough to everyone else, as it's already been stated, but here goes.

If you follow around two men - one gay, one straight - how different would their days be outside their sexual preferences?

Would the gay man have a different lunch? Type at his keyboard differently? Listen to different music while he's driving in his different car on his way to a totally different line of work?

- M4H

I think you are nit-picking this.
You know exactly what I mean.
If you are not smart enough to know what I mean then you have no business saying I am wrong, because you obviously can not rationally think.

What did you mean by this line, then? "You mean to tell me that gay people are not gay people 24 hours a day?"

Sounds like nit-picking to me.