Reply #50: As a mere mortal myself,... [View All]

[Deep13]

...I try to listen to constructive criticism. Nevertheless, I tend to repay sarcasm and dishonesty with venom. Those two people were not interested in a constructive dialogue. "Here's a dime, get a clue." Yeah, that's helpful.

Anyway, what exactly was I wrong about? The OP asked a question and I answered honestly and directly. I understand I tend to be very literal and often don't anticipate inferences people will drawn. (Asperger's, you know, or something like it.) Nevertheless, I'm not a fucking mind reader. I meant exactly and literally what I wrote and not a word more or less. If you have a specific complaint, you are going to have to spell it out, because I still am in the dark on that. All I can figure is that there is something offensive about pointing out that gay people in some other countries have it worse off than Americans do. Since is is a plain fact, I don't know what the cause of the offense is or even that the offense is reasonable in light of my plain meaning. So, please explain it.

And as I said, the question was not "do we need more civil rights" or "isn't it bad how gay people are treated?" It was, "Are straight people EMBARASSED..." That word has a specific meaning and it is emotional, not rational. I answered it thus.