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Re: Lavender Brick Society
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 17 Sep 2004 17:42:48 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, John Neal wrote:
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Being gay presents a special problem, because their behavior is repulsive to
heterosexuals.
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I’m not sure I agree-- I don’t find it repulsive at all-- rather like, I dunno,
say, Islam. I’m not Islamic and I’m not gay. Neither are my cup of tea, and I’m
not about to start praying to Allah or jumping in bed with another guy, but I’m
not actually repulsed by either. Certainly if someone tried to force me into
either situation, then yes, I’d be repulsed, but that’s not what’s happening.
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And this goes beyond religion and beliefs, so I’d rather not see them dragged
into the discussion (until the end, eh Lar?).
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Doh, too late!
Hm. How about someone who eats dead bugs? Kind of different insofar as I think
that’s even LESS normal in our society than being gay, but perhaps it’s an even
better example. Knowing someone eats bugs probably wouldn’t bother me--
*watching* them eat bugs might, and certainly eating bugs myself would seriously
repulse me.
That might be a better example than the whole Islam bit, actually, since
watching someone “being Islamic” (IE praying to Allah or whatnot) wouldn’t
repulse me, though watching two guys have sex probably would. Hm. I wonder what
repulses me more, watching gay sex or eating bugs? Probably bugs, I think. If I
had to rate the three, watching people “being Islamic” wouldn’t even bother me
remotely, gay sex probably would only make me kinda uncomfortable, and watching
people eating bugs probably would actually disgust me.
Anyway, regardless, I think you’re right insofar as some people really and truly
are thoroughly disgusted at even the knowledge that someone else is gay. And if
nobody was disgusted, it probably wouldn’t be an issue. But sure enough, they
exist. But the further problem lies in the fact that everyone wants everyone
else to change. Those who aren’t disgusted are thoroughly convinced that those
who *are* are simply intolerant or secretly homosexual. They think that
obviously the people with the disgust have the problem. And those who are
disgusted want all the discussion gone so they can stop being grossed out-- they
think it should be a no-brainer just to not talk about things like that.
DaveE
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Message is in Reply To:
 | | Re: Lavender Brick Society
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| In lugnet.admin.general, Frank Filz wrote: (snip) (...) Being gay presents a special problem, because their behavior is repulsive to heterosexuals. I don't mean to offend gays, but it is the truth. And it goes beyond mere intolerance. We are (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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