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HagridOfTheDeep
Junior Chimp
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« on: July 31, 2014, 05:08:57 PM »

No, but I admit I'm tired of tolerating being tolerant of intolerance.
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HagridOfTheDeep
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2014, 12:51:10 PM »

No.

The thing about gay people is that they are incredibly patient. We've always had to wait on each step of the rights movement from decriminalisation to marriage, on the majority deciding when it was appropriate to give us some rights. How very nice of them. So we can wait. But there will be a point when opposing it becomes indefensible. When society isn't crumbling because of it and people you know are gay and married and the vast majority of people don't even notice sexuality as a defining characteristic, those who still oppose it or wave about a leather book en lieu of using thought will join the ranks of societies greatest assholes alongside those who think women should be in the kitchen and mixed race babies are an abomination.

I agree, but I think we'll all be dead or as old as Grumps when that happens. Precisely because people like Hifly and JCL claim not to be bigots but fight to maintain the heternormativity of an institution that should be inclusive. The result is still the same: They nurture an environment in which gay people do not feel welcome and can't express themselves freely. But it's okay! They're respectful about it.

I wish people could just realize that they're doing awkward backflips and jumping through hoops to try and defend bigotry. It's so senseless.
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