Cancelling prom over lesbians?

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  • _
    _ Posts: 6,657
    I haven't read the whole thread so maybe it's been mentioned already, but apparently they won't let girls wear tuxedos to prom either - they're required to wear gowns! What bullshit. I wore a tux to my prom and it was awesome. :mrgreen:
  • _
    _ Posts: 6,657
    Gay Miss. teen gets $30,000 scholarship on 'Ellen'

    http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-03-19-mississippi-prom-gay-teen_N.htm?csp=34
  • Pepe Silvia
    Pepe Silvia Posts: 3,758
    justam wrote:
    Godfather. wrote:
    Justam I agree with you, and yes I see the picture developing, it's just not what I would agree with in my life
    (the gay thing). sorry I ran off on a tangent with the human mind,while I don't agree with gay and lesbian
    life styles it's not my place to judge them or tell them they're wrong.

    Godfather.

    It's about fairness!!

    If people are born this way, it's NOT A CHOICE for them. They like who they like. In the same way that you may prefer women or I prefer men. To make it difficult or "wrong" for them to be with the same sex is unfair to the segment of the population that prefers their own sex.

    And, it's an unfairness that is not based upon anything but the discomfort, distaste, and irrational fear that has been bred into people by religions and society. It's not that I'd want men trying to pursue my sons, (heaven forbid!!), it's that I think every adult should be allowed to pick the adult they want to marry without it being a problem or an issue for other people to interfere with.

    i have a friend who likes mostly asian girls and i don't think anyone would call him a degenerate for that. i prefer girls with dark hair, people like what they like, i didn't choose to be more attracted to girls with darker hair, it's just the way it is and there's nothing wrong or sick about that just as there isn't for anyone who prefers blonds or short girls or tall girls or a little weight....
    don't compete; coexist

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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,236
    Pepe Silvia wrote:
    justam wrote:
    Godfather. wrote:
    Justam I agree with you, and yes I see the picture developing, it's just not what I would agree with in my life
    (the gay thing). sorry I ran off on a tangent with the human mind,while I don't agree with gay and lesbian
    life styles it's not my place to judge them or tell them they're wrong.

    Godfather.

    It's about fairness!!

    If people are born this way, it's NOT A CHOICE for them. They like who they like. In the same way that you may prefer women or I prefer men. To make it difficult or "wrong" for them to be with the same sex is unfair to the segment of the population that prefers their own sex.

    And, it's an unfairness that is not based upon anything but the discomfort, distaste, and irrational fear that has been bred into people by religions and society. It's not that I'd want men trying to pursue my sons, (heaven forbid!!), it's that I think every adult should be allowed to pick the adult they want to marry without it being a problem or an issue for other people to interfere with.

    i have a friend who likes mostly asian girls and i don't think anyone would call him a degenerate for that. i prefer girls with dark hair, people like what they like, i didn't choose to be more attracted to girls with darker hair, it's just the way it is and there's nothing wrong or sick about that just as there isn't for anyone who prefers blonds or short girls or tall girls or a little weight....

    I gather that's why I have a better understanding for people who happen to be gay. I have two of my best friends who are gay and i hang out with them as often as I can, very cool people. As for me since a youth I've had a liking for redheads, they're so rare and they catch my eye, even better when they're Irish.

    Peace
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  • Starfall
    Starfall Posts: 548
    Moral of the story: Go get wasted and get laid and skip the prom altogether. :lol:
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  • Godfather.
    Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    Evacuation Rules wrote:
    Godfather. wrote:
    Justam I agree with you, and yes I see the picture developing, it's just not what I would agree with in my life
    (the gay thing). sorry I ran off on a tangent with the human mind,while I don't agree with gay and lesbian
    life styles it's not my place to judge them or tell them they're wrong.

    Godfather.

    There's no such thing as a "gay and lesbian lifestyle". That trivializes sexuality as if it's something people choose like their hair color. It's the kind of language that prejudiced people use to justify their misguided beliefs.

    really.....who is misguided ? and prejudiced ? it's people like you that use words like that toward other people to make your selfs feel that your Superior in some way or that you understand the struggles of black people or other races, grow up skippy you don't know shit I'm willing to bet, you sound like a young loud mouth
    with a chip on his shoulder, if you want to save somebody start with your self...and "That trivializes sexuality"
    what do you think about bisexual people is that a choice or are they just confused and not sure if their pitdhers or catcher's ?, the worls is full of weird shit and in my "non- prejudiced" opinion "gay and lesbian lifestyle" is part of it....but as I said, it's only my opinion so do or believe as you wish.

    Godfather.
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    Godfather. wrote:
    Evacuation Rules wrote:
    Godfather. wrote:
    Justam I agree with you, and yes I see the picture developing, it's just not what I would agree with in my life
    (the gay thing). sorry I ran off on a tangent with the human mind,while I don't agree with gay and lesbian
    life styles it's not my place to judge them or tell them they're wrong.

    Godfather.

    There's no such thing as a "gay and lesbian lifestyle". That trivializes sexuality as if it's something people choose like their hair color. It's the kind of language that prejudiced people use to justify their misguided beliefs.

    really.....who is misguided ? and prejudiced ? it's people like you that use words like that toward other people to make your selfs feel that your Superior in some way or that you understand the struggles of black people or other races, grow up skippy you don't know shit I'm willing to bet, you sound like a young loud mouth
    with a chip on his shoulder, if you want to save somebody start with your self...and "That trivializes sexuality"
    what do you think about bisexual people is that a choice or are they just confused and not sure if their pitdhers or catcher's ?, the worls is full of weird shit and in my "non- prejudiced" opinion "gay and lesbian lifestyle" is part of it....but as I said, it's only my opinion so do or believe as you wish.

    Godfather.


    as someone who has had both male and female lovers id say bisexuals arent just confused. theyre equal opportunity lovers. it is about attraction. lets not overthink it.
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  • Godfather.
    Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    "as someone who has had both male and female lovers id say bisexuals arent just confused. theyre equal opportunity lovers. it is about attraction. lets not overthink it." [qoute]


    you sound like a woman I know ? it's almost creepy, but as I would say to her "it's your world I just live in it"

    Godfather.
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    catefrances wrote:

    as someone who has had both male and female lovers.....


    prove it. ;)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    dunkman wrote:
    catefrances wrote:

    as someone who has had both male and female lovers.....


    prove it. ;)

    sworn affidavits enough for you dunk???
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  • uskidsknow
    uskidsknow Posts: 143
    Godfather. wrote:
    KeeponRockin you are wrong, say your girlfriend goes out one night and ends up in bed with a man unknown to her is bi-sexual and has a STD then bring's it home to you now you are infected not knowing it then maybe you pass it on to someone else, see what I mean ? so check again kiddo.

    Godfather.

    wow, you're really smart and progressive.

    why would a bisexual man be more prone to having an STD than a "straight" man? Your entire framework is based on stereotypes, so i'm not surprised that everything you've said has been eggregiously insensitive and just downright idiotic.

    You think this situation is being blown out of proportion? Have you ever been part of a minority group? I'm sure for that girl not only does she feel as though her civil rights have been taken away but she feels guilty for having ruined the prom for her classmates, which at that age is an important and formative event.
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  • FiveB247x
    FiveB247x Posts: 2,330
    If someone thinks sexual preference is a mere choice, please describe in detail the moment in your life where you decided to make that choice and please note some of this actually involves chemical interactions within your body, not just a mental decision.
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  • aerial
    aerial Posts: 2,319
    So they say pedophiles, murderers, even alcoholics are born this way......is this behavior next to be accepted.......just asking!
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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,236
    aerial wrote:
    So they say pedophiles, murderers, even alcoholics are born this way......is this behavior next to be accepted.......just asking!

    Maybe it does need acceptence, what would you do if it was your child?

    Peace
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    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • _
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    aerial wrote:
    So they say pedophiles, murderers, even alcoholics are born this way......is this behavior next to be accepted.......just asking!

    What a hateful, ignorant, assinine thing to say. :roll: It's YOUR behavior that should not be accepted.
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    aerial wrote:
    So they say pedophiles, murderers, even alcoholics are born this way......is this behavior next to be accepted.......just asking!
    Because gay people hurt other people right?
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  • aerial
    aerial Posts: 2,319
    scb wrote:
    aerial wrote:
    So they say pedophiles, murderers, even alcoholics are born this way......is this behavior next to be accepted.......just asking!

    What a hateful, ignorant, assinine thing to say. :roll: It's YOUR behavior that should not be accepted.
    I was born to ask questions....thats not ok? Hateful, How?
    Unlike you I am tolerant of other peoples views I am not in agreement with and I don’t call them names....
    “We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” Abraham Lincoln
  • aerial
    aerial Posts: 2,319
    keeponrockin wrote:
    aerial wrote:
    So they say pedophiles, murderers, even alcoholics are born this way......is this behavior next to be accepted.......just asking!
    Because gay people hurt other people right?
    Not all alcoholics hurt people....but I would still say they need to stop drinking ....
    “We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” Abraham Lincoln
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    aerial wrote:
    keeponrockin wrote:
    aerial wrote:
    So they say pedophiles, murderers, even alcoholics are born this way......is this behavior next to be accepted.......just asking!
    Because gay people hurt other people right?
    Not all alcoholics hurt people....but I would still say they need to stop drinking ....
    What about murderers? To lump homosexuals in the same group is disgusting.
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • _
    _ Posts: 6,657
    aerial wrote:
    scb wrote:
    aerial wrote:
    So they say pedophiles, murderers, even alcoholics are born this way......is this behavior next to be accepted.......just asking!

    What a hateful, ignorant, assinine thing to say. :roll: It's YOUR behavior that should not be accepted.
    I was born to ask questions....thats not ok? Hateful, How?
    Unlike you I am tolerant of other peoples views I am not in agreement with and I don’t call them names....

    I didn't call you names. I described your statement. You are the one who is being insulting, intolorant, and hateful by comparing homosexuals to pedophiles and murderers. That is not acceptable behavior. Yes, questions are ok. But "questions" that are meant to be insulting, intolorant, and hateful are not.

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