(October 10, 2016 at 7:41 pm)Rhythm Wrote: I found that too, in Boston.  I was the guy it was okay to be a bigot around.  Something™ tells me they didn't turn into bigots when I showed up.

(October 10, 2016 at 7:50 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: I encounter the occasional intolerant remark at gay people from time to time from people that don't know.

I have noticed a  trend regarding that though that makes hearing it maybe more interesting than upsetting.


Take for instance the last such comment I heard:  

"I don't like gay marriages"


Kinda tepid, no ??   I still wasn't happy hearing it, however, think of all the gay rights issues since the Stonewall riots.  This complainer is up to speed on all of them, apparently, except the last one.  

I probably shouldn't be annoyed at all.  One of the first things I heard after I came out (this was '76) was an offer to beat the shit out of me, just for being gay.

Not liking gay marriage is pretty evolved over that.


And all in my lifetime.

(October 10, 2016 at 10:43 pm)Rhythm Wrote: "Did that haggard old bitch just say bingo? Fuck that noise...cletus, hand me my pistol!"

(October 10, 2016 at 8:19 pm)vorlon13 Wrote:

(October 10, 2016 at 8:03 pm)Nymphadora Wrote: Well, I hear people use the word retard all the time. People here know how I feel about that.
My son is gay. He has my FULL support. His lifestyle choice is no ones business but him and his partner. Now, that said, he's only 14. I, as his parent, have the responsibility to protect him and keep him safe. I wouldn't be a good parent if I allowed him to be careless. Just because he can't get another man pregnant, is no reason to let him just do whatever he wants.

When he's 18 and on his own, I would hope that I have taught him enough about being careful, that he is responsible, but life offers no guarantees.

I don't know if your son had a similar experience to this, but upon reflection, it is really illustrative to me as an adult:

when I was in third grade (IANMTU) I noticed the junior high boys smelled good, after PE in the gym on their way to the locker room.

No choice, no satanic demon casting an evil spell on me, just an 8 year old boy noticing something no one else in his grade did.

And I think even then, it shows a pattern in my preference, even to this day, the older boys are fucking hot.

LOL,  watching Flipper, even when Bud was much closer to my age, I was always more interested in Sandy, his older brother.  And now watching the reruns, JFC, Porter is smoking!

(October 10, 2016 at 12:49 am)BrokenQuill92 Wrote: Every single time some idiot says something racist the first thing out of their mouth is: "My best friends are black!" or "I have lots of black friends!" So to you people I say: Where are these so called black friends? Are they really okay with what you're saying ? Where's the proof?! Bring out the black friends!!