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Re: Lavender Brick Society
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Mon, 20 Sep 2004 02:53:39 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.nntp, Lee Meyer wrote:
   In lugnet.admin.nntp, David Laswell wrote:
   In lugnet.admin.nntp, John Neal wrote:
   What I don’t understand is how .people doesn’t fulfill this need already.

Because .people is still hetero-assumed. Just like every other group in the entirety of LUGNET. It’s the same reason why we have Black History Month, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and Secretary’s Day, when every day of the year is about whites, kids, and bosses.

SNIP

Maybe this is how you go through life, viewing the world, Dave, but don’t sit there for a second and say that’s how everyone does. And really, let’s all feel guilty that we have common sense and common sense usually helps us determine what is normal and what isn’t. It’’s ridiculous. Tell people to work for a color-blind society and then start doing things that force people to look at things by skin color. Tell people gender doesn’t matter then start all these programs that are based on peoples’ gender.

Well, I was not expecting THIS much of a response simply because I said of what I said in my letter. A lot of people must think of me as a narrow-minded, bigoted, right-wing, Bible-thumping homophobe now because I said that it was not a good idea to promote such a group on LUGNET. As for those holidays, their purpose is, whether it was intentional or not, to promote discrimination, hatred, prejudice, and sexism. My intention was to ipreventi, not ipromotei hatred, prejudice, racism, sexism, and ethnicity. I was protesting because I thought that this was indeed a violation of the Terms of Service to LUGNET and if it is not a violation of those rules, then, for the safety of everyone involved here, regardless of sexual orientation or other such creeds, we should remove these groups and other similar groups IMMEDIATELY from LUGNET and never allow such groups to be formed again. If we can not promote groups that openly form discriminatory views on LUGNET because they promote destructive views on LUGNET, then we should logically treat this group as a hate group. If it isolates itself from everyone else on LUGNET and promotes a form of elitism, then it is discriminatory to people on LUGNET. It is common sense, people.

I am no hatemonger by any means but I am sure that the people who responded to my letter negatively are hatemongers because they can not tolerate a view that is different to their own in life, yet they claim that I am intolerant of them because I say that their lifestyles are intolerant to other people in life. This viewpoint that people like those who speak negatively to me shows the REAL intolerant lifestyle and it not only shows it to me but it shows it to everyone online.

To those of you who ridiculed me for standing up to what you deem narrow-minded, right-wing, Bible-thumping, homophobic, backwards, ancient, old-fashioned, antiquated, and obsolete views in life, why not actually become serious about MAKING a REAL point about what I say on LUGNET instead of making fun of me? If you were really serious about what you believe in life, then why not prove it to everyone on LUGNET, including me? As for my beliefs, well, I respect LUGNET people enough NOT to try and promote a .group for what I stand up for on LUGNET. I try to respect people on LUGNET. The problems occur when someone does something that disrespects me as a person and what I stand for in life, then I have to make it known that it offends me and that it offends God. If those words which are said in true faith and conviction and in all honest tend to cause you to hate me, then who is the real hatemonger? The only logical solution is to create a stronger Terms of Service and to abolish such groups to form in LUGNET.people. I protested what I protested to help LUGNET, not to harm LUGNET. We should also ban the usage of heterophobia on LUGNET because if homophobia is not tolerated, then why should heterophobia be tolerated? There may be some people out there who would ask, “What is heterophobia?” Heterophobia is the fear of a heterosexual lifestyle or of a person who lives a heterosexual lifestyle. It also consists of saying derogatory, mean, hateful, spiteful, malicious, slanderous, and otherwise hurtful words on LUGNET to people who are heterosexual. We do not tolerate hatred on LUGNET and it should remain as such on LUGNET.

There are those who will claim that I am a hypocrite by that statement. Well, if they get to promote their lifestyle and no one is supposed to ask the questions that are asked about their lifestyle, then where is this thing called “freedom of speech?” (Todd and Suzanne, and ACLU and ACLJ lawyers, if you are listening, if you live in the USA or any country that promotes a similar concept, this also applies to you. If you can say anything, then I also have that right in life.)

Also, if homosexuality was acceptable in life, then why do the majority of the Civil Rights Movement leaders actively and openly condemn and do not like the current homosexual movement being compared to an actual wrong that had occured in society? These leaders are either hypocrites or they are simply trying to prevent more needless hatred in life. Also, if you must know, many of them are also Christians.

To those who would dare to use any of those names to apply to me, remember, I only said what God and other people who follwed Him said on the subject and what it did to people. I only ultimately follow the rules of God. No human has authority over God. No human can ever replace God. I am an imperfect being but at least I know of a right and I know of a wrong and I know that it is foolish to subject myself to a moralless system of values in life. God made everyone equal in life. Satan destroyed equality in life. Now if you want to be an equal, then there is no need for people such as yourself or even myself to grovel and beg and go through meaningless rituals to prove our equality in life. God took care of that in life. He did so by sending Jesus on the Cross to die for everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, and for all of the wrong that had ever happened, that was occuring at that time, and what was going to happen in the future. If you like equality, listen to these words. If you hate equalty, then keep ridiculing these words and promote more hypocrisy on LUGNET.

LUGNET was meant to be for the love of LEGO and LEGO-related themes. If we wanted a social forum, then LUGNET.people should be enough of a forum to have these views. If you do not agree to these terms, then maybe LUGNET is not for you. LUGNET should be for everyone to love LEGO. It should not be a place to promote or to denigrate those who promote a certain view on LUGNET. LUGNET should have the primary focus on LEGO. It should not serve, nor was is it intended to become, as a political forum. If you feel so strongly about those kind of views, then this is not the site for you. I did not start this argument but I intend on finishing this argument.

Jesse



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  Re: Lavender Brick Society
 
(...) LOL!! Actually Jessie, I reckon half the people think you're a troll, half think you're a nutjob, and half think you're a twit. Either way, you're funny as hell! Keep it coming! :] KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203, Ontario, Canada (20 years ago, 27-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
  Re: Lavender Brick Society
 
It's just too tempting. (...) Nah. They probably think of you as a narrow-minded, bigoted, right-wing, Bible-thumping homophobe because: 1) You seem adamant that everyone who argued against your point is wrong, and is also a hatemonger, solely on (...) (20 years ago, 28-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Lavender Brick Society
 
"Jesse Alan Long" <kiraya_malzant@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:I4BK1F.1Mw6@lugnet.com... snip (...) remember, I (...) and what (...) has (...) being but (...) foolish (...) everyone (...) an (...) life. (...) die (...) the (...) equalty, then (...) (20 years ago, 30-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp)

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  Re: Lavender Brick Society
 
(...) <SNIP> Maybe this is how you go through life, viewing the world, Dave, but don't sit there for a second and say that's how everyone does. And really, let's all feel guilty that we have common sense and common sense usually helps us determine (...) (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.nntp, FTX)

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