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Re: 3. What exactly is bigotry? More definitions. Trolling admitted.
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 10 Mar 2000 22:55:36 GMT
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jsproat@ioNOSPAM.com
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Todd Lehman wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jeremy H. Sproat writes:
> > I would probably view homosexuals on a more even keel. I might, by way of
> > example, compare it to my feelings towards Muslims. Having worked with a few
> > exceptionally awesome folks who happened to be Islamic, my POV towards Muslims
> > in general is very favorable.
> They're the proverbial exceptions that prove the rule?
Erm, which rule?
I used the example of how I feel towards Muslims as an example of my typical
reaction. As a rule, I try very hard to not judge people based upon
categories.
My feelings towards homosexuality is an exception, caused by a negative
situation I was in when I was younger. Call my homophobic (gay-fearing, not
gay-hating) feelings a kneejerk emotional reaction which I must always supress
with an equal but opposite intelligent reaction.
In other words, I know homosexuality doesn't make someone bad, I know many if
not most homosexuals are good people, but I have bad...images. And it's my
responsibility to the rest of the world that I *not* react to them. It's
still kinda surreal to me. I'm not sure if I can explain it better than that.
Cheers,
- jsproat
--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com> ~~~ http://www.io.com/~jsproat/
Card-carrying member of the Star-Bellied Sneech Preservation Society
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