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Re: Don't Ask....Don't Tell. Good Policy?
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Originally Posted by notofworks
Oh, I think it does. It says there is still a very ugly bias among many straight people in their views of gays. That's not saying all straights are bad, but it makes a loud statement. Exhibit A, here, would be the fellow here in this thread who's father believe gays were "handicapped in the mind." Yikes.
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And there are some pretty ugly biases among homosexuals regarding straight people (and Christians). Biases are usually based on ignorance, hence my label of "idiot" rather than "straight." Plus, it has been my observation in at least a few cases that those with the most vitriolic responses to certain lifestyles are those who have had their own secret struggles.
There are idiots and extremists in every group. If this were about politics, then we wouldn't say that "conservatives" have a tendency to bomb abortion clinics; we'd say that zealots and extremists have that tendency. I have a problem with abortion clinics, but I'm not inclined to bomb one just because I'm politically and religiously conservative. Only a dolt would show such an inclination.
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Last edited by MissBrattified; 10-19-2010 at 02:52 PM.
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