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RE: Is this homophobic?
July 30, 2017 at 8:15 pm
(July 30, 2017 at 5:18 pm)Astonished Wrote: (July 30, 2017 at 3:30 pm)BrokenQuill92 Wrote: As a bisexual you think I don't know? Oh god no, people are calling you evil, and telling you to pick a side? News flash the world isn't nice us non heteros in or out of the closet. But at least I'm honest.
Certainly didn't come across that way, at all. More like a sympathizer to the other side. Or someone with battered spouse mentality. Just being honest, that's the vibe I got.
Other side? Didn't know there were any… And I'm sure how my disdain for people who hide their lives away makes me think like a battered woman.
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RE: Is this homophobic?
July 30, 2017 at 10:01 pm
(July 30, 2017 at 12:59 pm)Lutrinae Wrote: It is not homophobic. The tweet merely means if person A had embraced his homosexuality sooner, then person B would not have been born.
I read it a few times and this is the same conclusion that I have come to. I don't see that this is homophobic, but I do see that it's uncalled for because it's insulting and really, who would actually wish for someone to never have been born simply because they gave a boring speech?
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RE: Is this homophobic?
July 30, 2017 at 10:05 pm
I don't know, depends on exactly how boring the speech is 
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RE: Is this homophobic?
July 31, 2017 at 4:26 am
It's no different to the funny joke about everyone wishing Bush senior had pulled out sooner! (with ref: to the Iraq Invasion #1)
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RE: Is this homophobic?
July 31, 2017 at 6:00 pm
Can you reveal now who person a and b were?
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RE: Is this homophobic?
July 31, 2017 at 6:01 pm
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(July 31, 2017 at 6:00 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Can you reveal now who person a and b were?
Does it really matter?
(July 31, 2017 at 6:00 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Can you reveal now who person a and b were?
A google search provided this:
http://www.centralfifetimes.com/news/151...e_blogger/
Yeah, that doesn't seem to fit.
Your curiosity, CL, is infectious.
No matter how I tweak the wording, I keep coming up with David Mundell.
The articles on David Mundell, however, do not seem to fit the OP's version, however.
Oh, here it is:
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scotti...er-9963256
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RE: Is this homophobic?
July 31, 2017 at 6:18 pm
Homophobic no unfunny yes
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RE: Is this homophobic?
July 31, 2017 at 6:20 pm
I don't think it's homophobic... it's just a joke. And in any case it's not insulting the gay person, it's insulting the other.
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RE: Is this homophobic?
July 31, 2017 at 8:21 pm
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Nevermind.
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RE: Is this homophobic?
July 31, 2017 at 8:58 pm
(July 31, 2017 at 6:00 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Can you reveal now who person a and b were?
Lutrinae found it, it's Scottish politics. Person A is David Mundell MP, Person B is Oliver Mundell MSP, the Blogger is Wings Over Scotland.
The additional twist to the story is that a prominent politician from a different party called the comment homophobic in her newspaper column and in parliament, and is now being sued for defamation.
The whole thing is causing various dramas in Scottish political discussions. I agree with the vast majority here, it's clearly dickish but not homophobic. I wanted to get a clean reaction from people with no dog in the fight, because everybody fighting about it online for the past week has too many dogs in the fight.
To be honest, while many of those people have called the comment homophobic, none has provided a clearly argued reason for it. I hoped if there was such a case, this would be the place to find it. Astonished's first comment came the closest, and I think he made some very valid points, but still not enough to push it from "hurtful and dickish" to anything actually discriminatory.
Thank you all for your input, it's been very refreshing to hear impartial perspectives.
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