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Re: Lavender Brick Society
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 15 Sep 2004 11:48:50 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, James Trobaugh wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks wrote:
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Now there’s a topic worthy of off-topic.debate!
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mike Kollross wrote:
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Parents should feel comforatable letting their kids view and post to
LUGNET without fear of encoumtering topics they may feel are
inappropriate for their childs age.
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I agree! Parents should feel comfortable, knowing that no topics
contained herein will harm their children. It is a very serious shame that
many parents are so confused aout right and wrong and health and harm that
they might consider the exposure to homosexuals “inappropriate for their”
children.
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I think the point was that why should sexual orientation of any kind be a
topic on a LEGO hobby site such as LUGNET. I believe it’s the love of LEGO
that has brought us together on here, beyond that I don’t think we need to
single out folks based on their other love interest outside of LEGO be it
heterosexual, homosexual or other.
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I happen to not understand why the homosexual AFOLs would want to ghettoize
themselves that way either. And I’m not going to cry about it if there’s no
support for creating such a club. It doesn’t affect me particularly. AND, I
think it’s clear that some of the responses to the original post were saying
what you just claimed “the point” was. But that’s not what Mike wrote, and
thus, can’t be what he meant. He meant that any discussion of sexuality would
be seen as family-unfriendly. And that’s true in America. And a shame. And
worthy of debate. And since I hold very strongly opposing views, I’m sharing
them.
Sex should be just one more filter that colors all other conversations.
e.g. It is perfectly acceptable to discuss cars here. “Look guys, I built a
model of my little brother’s Porche!” Why? Shouldn’t our vehicle orientation
be left off LUGNET? After all, it’s the “love of LEGO that has brought us
together here.” “We don’t need to single out folks based on their other
loves...”
Why should sex be any different?
Chris
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) I had a conversation with fellow rtlTers about this very thing-- "Hey, what if some gay person showed up at our train show?" Who cares? "What if he or she brought a rainbow coloured LEGO brick boxcar to put on the layout?" First of all, that'd (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) Hmmm, I think we're in agreement but it's not coming out clear. My point is why do we need to have a separate group for gay MOCs (not sure what a gay MOC would be). There is pretty much an correct group for pretty much any MOC, including (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) I think the point was that why should sexual orientation of any kind be a topic on a LEGO hobby site such as LUGNET. I believe it's the love of LEGO that has brought us together on here, beyond that I don't think we need to single out folks (...) (20 years ago, 14-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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