The phrase “pillow fight” is now offensive to gay people, according to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance

[Chrystal-J]

The link in post #1 is working for me.

 

[charsan]

I just got there via google

 

[HannahT]

OT: Does anyone else get "An unexpected error has occurred" message from The Daily Caller? I've been getting that for a couple months now, can't read anything there.

Try a Different browser. You do have any extension like an ad blocker on your current one? Could be the culprit!

 

[HannahT]

As a "leftist" i would simply quip that it sounds like a personal problem. GLAAD isn't the arbitor of what is offensive to the LBGTQ community anymore than I speak for all liberals or Democrats or atheists.

Unfortunately, some of their statements as of late tend to show if you don't agree with them completely? They claim you deny basic humanity to others, etc. They have a whole list of things others are if others don't align with them 100%. All over the top dramatic, ugly, etc. I have people close to me that are gay, and they claim this organization plays right into stereotypes they should reject when they act like this...and that's why they aren't taken to seriously.

 

[Sparagmos]

If only there was a way to check on that.

Oh wait, there is!

7 takeaways from the first Democratic debate

Five things to watch in tonight’s last debate

There are contrived controversies. And then there's this "pillow fight" nonsense.

Is there a mention of a pillow fight there? I didn’t find one in the first link...

 

[HannahT]

Is there a mention of a pillow fight there? I didn’t find one in the first link...

lol you're funny! The point I think was the 'pillow fight' is a contrived controversy. I could be wrong, but that is the impression I got.

 

[Quartermaine]

Unfortunately, some of their statements as of late tend to show if you don't agree with them completely? They claim you deny basic humanity to others, etc. They have a whole list of things others are if others don't align with them 100%. All over the top dramatic, ugly, etc. I have people close to me that are gay, and they claim this organization plays right into stereotypes they should reject when they act like this...and that's why they aren't taken to seriously.

Well here you are not completely agreeing. is anyone attacking you?

 

[HannahT]

Well here you are not completely agreeing. is anyone attacking you?

When did I saw they were here? I was referring to GLAAD.

 

[bèlla]

I heard the term used several years ago on a forum and it was addressed to a man. It was meant to be derogatory and an affront on his masculinity. I don’t recall if he was gay. But the intention was clear and everyone got it.

~Bella

 

[FireDragon76]

All good people are homophobes, though the more accurate term is homonausic.

No, they aren't. You might not agree with the way gay people live, but hating or showing contempt or disgust for gay people is wrong.

 

[grasping the after wind]

The more I think about it the more I realize the use of that phrase in context was quite offensive. There is a very simply test to use. Just ask yourself if they would have used the same phrase to describe a similar dialogue between to heterosexual males. It think it is pretty obvious they would not and even more obvious they have not in all the times they had a chance to. In fact I find it very doubtful that they would have used it if even one of the parties involved was a heterosexual male.

So both denigrating to gays and sexist.

What about it is denigrating? Specifically.

 

[FireDragon76]

No. Good people don't just dislike sexual deviancy. They're repulsed by it. Much like eating feces, it's disgusting and wrong, and they deserve every bit of contempt and disgust they receive for it. It's shameful aberrosexuality.

I know many good people who are not repulsed by gay people. In fact, that generally seems to be the case. There is no reason to be disgusted by homosexuality unless one has accepted an irrational religious ideology that demands it. People merely have different attractions according to their nature, and it is natural to seek human companionship and intimacy.

Furthermore, showing contempt for somebody based on an innate characteristic is bigoted and doesn't respect their human dignity .

 

[tampasteve]

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[mnorian]

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