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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 09:57 PM Original message |
Poll question: What does the term "looks gay" mean? |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
1. Depends on the context. |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. When is there ever a right time to use that term? |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. For instance, when a gay man looks at another man and says, |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
135. Your gay friends are, um, odd. |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 02:35 AM Response to Reply #135 |
173. Maybe not the "yippee" part, but otherwise.....I've heard similar. |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
2. Now if people want to talk about "hypocrisy" |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
4. Alerted! |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Do I smell hypocrisy creeping in? |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:28 PM Response to Reply #6 |
32. I don't know what the hell you're smelling. |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:01 PM Original message |
Happy? |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
5. Uh |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
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tyedyeto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
8. Ever heard the term 'gaydar'? |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. So what you are saying is "looks gay" means "hypocrite"? |
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tyedyeto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:11 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. No, I was thinking more along the lines of.... |
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StrictlyRockers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:05 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. It means they are "other". Not one of "us". |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:06 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Um, to some of US it does mean ONE OF US. NT |
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StrictlyRockers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 01:23 AM Response to Reply #13 |
166. I guess you missed the sarcasm. I should start using the icon... |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:31 PM Response to Reply #12 |
36. Ya know...I'm not gay, but thankfully I'm not one of YOU either. |
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StrictlyRockers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 01:28 AM Response to Reply #36 |
167. Did you look at all of the options? |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:45 PM Response to Reply #8 |
137. "Gaydar" perpetuates stereotypes. nt |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 06:33 AM Response to Reply #137 |
194. "Gaydar" perpetuates what stereotypes? |
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boolean (992 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
10. Doesn't mean anything. And I tire of the PCness around here. |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:06 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. So your saying he looks gay? |
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boolean (992 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:09 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. NO. |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:10 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Need some more rope? |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:25 PM Response to Reply #19 |
28. This isn't the first time we've heard the anti-PC argument. |
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boolean (992 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:29 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Tell me about it! |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:35 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. It was locked because it was turning ito a flame war. |
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Maven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 04:16 AM Response to Reply #17 |
185. A lot of "them?" |
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Change has come (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:17 PM Response to Reply #10 |
22. I'm glad you enjoy stereotypes |
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boolean (992 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:21 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I'm glad you enjoy righteous indignation |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:24 PM Response to Reply #24 |
27. We are used to having people in our group being in denial. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:35 PM Response to Reply #24 |
37. looks like my son and some friends who are not gay, just flamboyant. |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:42 PM Response to Reply #37 |
44. Oh! Maybe that's what the Gay Agenda is all about! |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:47 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. "Looks" gay=fashion, indeed! |
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boolean (992 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:51 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. EVERYBODY judges based on how people look and act |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:57 PM Original message |
of course we judge people based on how they look and act |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:59 PM Response to Reply #50 |
54. Yep. People do judge. But one shouldn't be proud of that fact. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:23 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Pshaw. Every gay person alive has experienced a sense of others being gay. |
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Placebo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:17 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. Damn straight. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:26 PM Response to Reply #10 |
29. looks like uppityjr and jr is not gay, just flamboyant. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:46 PM Response to Reply #10 |
141. "PC"- a right wing term bemoaning the fact you can't speak stereotypically |
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Democrats_win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
15. Uhhh....He's talking about a Republican Super "Christian"? |
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kstewart33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
16. There is a 'gay' look but I'll be danged if I can define it. |
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roody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:24 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. I thought "looks gay" means a man is well-dressed |
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patricia92243 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
18. The question and the choices given do not match. So, I'm going to answer the question. |
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Placebo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
21. Oh COME ON! |
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Duncan Grant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
30. I love all of the 'hair-splitting' here. |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:29 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. That was the point I have been trying to make |
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Duncan Grant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:06 PM Response to Reply #35 |
63. Point being: How some posters use 'looks gay' as a pejorative here at DU. |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:40 PM Response to Reply #30 |
42. Exactly. Well said. |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:40 PM Response to Reply #30 |
43. I think shows like 'queer eye' have made this a much broader discussion |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
31. Means the speaker generalizes & stereotypes and is probably a little bit homophobic |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
34. means the speaker is prejudging someone |
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Union Thug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
39. at risk of being judged harshly, my mind always goes straight to.. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
40. Doesn't mean anything to me. Any more than "looks republican" does. |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:39 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. "But some really ARE obvious" |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:47 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. Like this: |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:48 PM Response to Reply #46 |
49. So you saying all Gay men look like that? |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:57 PM Response to Reply #49 |
53. Let's see.... DID I SAY THAT? |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:00 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. You responded to "But some really ARE obvious" |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:04 PM Response to Reply #55 |
58. Since I responded to a post abbout SOME what could make you construe |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:07 PM Response to Reply #58 |
64. I don't know you tell me? |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:08 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. How could I tell you what YOU meant? I'm asking you - of the 4 men I |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:10 PM Response to Reply #67 |
71. They are all male. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:12 PM Response to Reply #71 |
75. Ah yes, that's what I meant: all gay men look like males. n/t |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:13 PM Response to Reply #75 |
76. Sorry we had you number several posts ago. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:14 PM Response to Reply #76 |
79. Funny, I think your "some" = "all" fallacies pegged you right off too. :-) |
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Umbram (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:18 PM Response to Reply #79 |
88. Not to mention the equivocation |
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Umbram (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:02 PM Response to Reply #49 |
56. Nice logic. |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:04 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. Stereotyping is stereotyping, call it what you want. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:06 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. Who is stereotyping? Honey, you're the one who referred to 4 different men |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:08 PM Response to Reply #61 |
66. I'm confused. Didn't you post those 4 pictures in response to |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:09 PM Response to Reply #66 |
69. He's stuck between a rock and a hard place. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:11 PM Response to Reply #69 |
73. No rock, no hard place, no change, I posted images of 4 men that you described |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:12 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. Why did you pick those four men? |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:13 PM Response to Reply #74 |
78. Because I think they -- among many manny other men -- strike me as |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:15 PM Response to Reply #78 |
80. I'm glad I 'm wearing my boots. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:15 PM Response to Reply #78 |
82. isn't the 1 look you refer to the same as you saying "strike me as gay"? |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:17 PM Response to Reply #82 |
85. I don't know why you think it's one look. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:19 PM Response to Reply #85 |
90. Then what do you mean by this statement? Trying to understand. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:21 PM Response to Reply #90 |
98. Their appearance, their demeanor, their style of dress, their voices, |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:24 PM Response to Reply #98 |
105. but they are all "gay" looking, right? This is what you are saying. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:26 PM Response to Reply #105 |
107. No, I don't. There are plenty of ways to look gay. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:30 PM Response to Reply #107 |
111. so judging someone on their look is not stereotyping? |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:30 PM Response to Reply #111 |
113. You mean you can't discern anything based on appearance? |
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Umbram (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:32 PM Response to Reply #113 |
115. No kidding |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:35 PM Response to Reply #115 |
120. I don't know where you hail from. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:36 PM Response to Reply #120 |
122. You driving manual tells you what to look for in a blind person? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:39 PM Response to Reply #122 |
124. guide dog and/or cane (especially a long red one with white tip) |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:40 PM Response to Reply #124 |
128. You needed a DRIVING MANUAL to tell you that? |
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Umbram (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:42 PM Response to Reply #128 |
130. Bah |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:44 PM Response to Reply #128 |
134. no, just responding politely to your question... |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:45 PM Response to Reply #134 |
138. What state driver manual includes that, anyway? |
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Umbram (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:39 PM Response to Reply #120 |
127. Amazing. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:43 PM Response to Reply #127 |
132. do you have a problem with this poster, or are you just being |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:45 PM Response to Reply #132 |
136. He's just showing his true colors. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:46 PM Response to Reply #136 |
140. "His kind"? Stereotyping. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:47 PM Response to Reply #140 |
143. for the next major question: is stereotyping always bad. |
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Umbram (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:50 PM Response to Reply #140 |
146. I've always hoped to not have "a kind" :( |
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Umbram (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:46 PM Response to Reply #136 |
142. What true colors? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:34 PM Response to Reply #113 |
119. that's not what I said. I said it is stereotyping. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:35 PM Response to Reply #119 |
121. So you've been mistaken for gay. So what? No one said looking gay |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:37 PM Response to Reply #121 |
123. No, but I have had people I work with look down upon me for it. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:39 PM Response to Reply #123 |
125. There can be repercussions to looking gay. What does that have to do with |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:42 PM Response to Reply #125 |
129. I don't know. I always thought it would be easier to do what dogs do |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:44 PM Response to Reply #129 |
133. You thought that would be easier? Give it a try and let me know how it |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:45 PM Response to Reply #133 |
139. I'll get back to you on that. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:47 PM Response to Reply #139 |
144. You should. You did say you always thought it would be easier. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:50 PM Response to Reply #144 |
147. maybe I'll skip the sniff and grab and go straight to ask |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:56 PM Response to Reply #147 |
151. Again, not a very thoughtful approach. |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:43 PM Response to Reply #111 |
131. stereotyping is making judgments based on oversimplified criteria |
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Umbram (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:55 PM Response to Reply #131 |
150. Inconsistent? |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 12:12 AM Response to Reply #150 |
154. Not inconsistent at all |
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Umbram (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 12:27 AM Response to Reply #154 |
158. I agree with you, fishwax. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:10 PM Response to Reply #66 |
70. And I offered a variety of men. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:15 PM Response to Reply #70 |
81. because you gave them in response to |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:16 PM Response to Reply #81 |
83. I posted those images because they are men who struck me as rather |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:18 PM Response to Reply #83 |
87. Thats the point of the whole thread! |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:19 PM Response to Reply #87 |
92. What stereotype are you pointing to? I don't see one. |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:21 PM Response to Reply #92 |
99. Read your posts and you will see it. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:23 PM Response to Reply #99 |
103. You're wrong again. I read my posts and don't see a stereotype there. |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:26 PM Response to Reply #103 |
106. Here you go. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:27 PM Response to Reply #106 |
109. But I have no stereotype - there are lots of very different men who strike |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:20 PM Response to Reply #83 |
96. and why do they strike you as rather obviously gay? |
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Umbram (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:09 PM Response to Reply #61 |
68. Careful. |
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Umbram (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:06 PM Response to Reply #57 |
62. Lack of logic is lack of logic. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:05 PM Response to Reply #49 |
60. I think is saying "obvious" ones look like this. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:11 PM Response to Reply #41 |
72. Go to a gay bar some night. Take notes. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:51 PM Response to Reply #72 |
149. That is a small subtype, gays who go to gay bars. |
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arewenotdemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:22 PM Response to Reply #40 |
101. For 23 years and no clues? |
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David__77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
45. "gayface" is a well-documented fact. |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:56 PM Response to Reply #45 |
52. LOL |
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arewenotdemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:32 PM Response to Reply #45 |
116. question about "gayface" |
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David__77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 12:23 AM Response to Reply #116 |
157. gayface galore! |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
48. Like 'obsenity" - can't define it but you know it when you see it |
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Umbram (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
51. What does "looks hot" mean? |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
59. I've always heard it used as an insult. |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:07 PM Response to Reply #59 |
65. True...... |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:16 PM Response to Reply #65 |
84. Shooting someone in High school is a crime. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:18 PM Response to Reply #84 |
89. The offense against logic continues. |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:20 PM Response to Reply #89 |
94. The point was made that things are different from high scholl to college. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:22 PM Response to Reply #94 |
102. Again with not understanding "some" or "one" vs "all". |
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Umbram (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:21 PM Response to Reply #84 |
97. I've never seen anything like this. |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:22 PM Response to Reply #97 |
100. Ditto. |
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Umbram (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:29 PM Response to Reply #100 |
110. Ok, William has taught me my new lesson. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:31 PM Response to Reply #110 |
114. What can you expect from people who say "ditto"? |
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CarbonDate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 04:44 AM Response to Reply #114 |
191. "I know you are, but what am I?" |
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ProudToBeBlueInRhody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:24 PM Response to Reply #84 |
104. Shooting.......heh |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:27 PM Response to Reply #65 |
108. Well, I would make my students explain exactly what they meant |
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Quixote1818 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
77. I use the term sometimes. I usually say that when I think something looks |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:18 PM Response to Reply #77 |
86. why? Why when something looks stupid? |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:19 PM Response to Reply #77 |
91. Be glad you're not in my classroom. That would get you detention! |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:20 PM Response to Reply #77 |
95. wow...ouch |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:39 PM Response to Reply #77 |
126. It's offensive. Stop it. I hope you're 12. And that you'll stop now that you've been corrected. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:47 PM Response to Reply #77 |
145. Well it is a horrible thing to say, knock it off. nt |
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Zen (672 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
93. It means you look too happy |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
112. Deleted message |
William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:51 PM Response to Reply #112 |
148. Have a nice night. |
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torrentprime (212 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
117. Wow |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
118. Happy expressions after we take back the House and Senate |
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Umbram (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-02-06 11:58 PM Response to Reply #118 |
152. True |
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MaraJade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 12:02 AM Response to Original message |
153. Same as the "acts black" statement. .. |
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torrentprime (212 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 01:30 AM Response to Reply #153 |
168. What's funny |
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Cygnusx2112 (214 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
155. Wonder how many people of the anti "looks gay" camp |
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LeftCoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 12:22 AM Response to Reply #155 |
156. Are you worried we're going to say you look like a republican? |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 02:25 AM Response to Reply #156 |
172. ... |
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Duncan Grant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 01:03 AM Response to Reply #155 |
161. Gays are welcome here, Republicans are not. Or so we say... |
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Umbram (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 01:23 AM Response to Reply #161 |
165. As long as you are equally annoyed... |
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Duncan Grant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 01:49 AM Response to Reply #165 |
169. When those adjectives are used contemptuously, yes - I'd be equally annoyed. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 01:04 AM Response to Reply #155 |
162. Are you concerned and troubled? nt |
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Binka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 02:11 AM Response to Reply #162 |
171. LOL n/t |
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survivor999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 12:35 AM Response to Original message |
159. Does this guy "look gay"? |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 01:05 AM Response to Reply #159 |
163. What's your point? |
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FlaGranny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 01:02 AM Response to Original message |
160. What a silly thread. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 01:07 AM Response to Reply #160 |
164. Oh honestly. You're a real Sherlock Holmes |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 01:59 AM Response to Reply #164 |
170. Is that "gay"? nt |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 03:05 AM Response to Reply #164 |
174. That wasn't nice... |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 03:26 AM Response to Reply #174 |
175. Claiming that you can "tell" any gay is nice? |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 03:34 AM Response to Reply #175 |
176. I Don't Know... Maybe You Should Ask Tally Granny To Elaborate... |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 03:36 AM Response to Reply #176 |
177. Well this isn't TallahasseeGranny, to begin with. |
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phrenzy (941 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 03:52 AM Response to Original message |
178. Moral Superiority Runs Rampant On DU |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 04:01 AM Response to Reply #178 |
179. So support of stereotypes is now "fucking common sense" |
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phrenzy (941 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 04:05 AM Response to Reply #179 |
180. And you take the prize for being in denial of reality and human nature |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 04:06 AM Response to Reply #180 |
182. Now that you edited, so will I - - - Your post is horseshit. Good enough? |
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phrenzy (941 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 04:17 AM Response to Reply #182 |
186. Wow, man you really dismantled my arguments point by point. |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 05:46 AM Response to Reply #179 |
193. I'm With You Here... |
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Maven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 04:06 AM Response to Reply #178 |
181. The examples you gave |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 04:12 AM Response to Reply #181 |
183. Have fun with this one, I can't see his responses anymore. |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 04:24 AM Response to Reply #183 |
188. After I left this thread last night half of it disappeared |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 04:28 AM Response to Reply #188 |
189. Online life is way more pleasant this way nt |
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phrenzy (941 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 04:13 AM Response to Reply #181 |
184. Ah, I see.. |
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Maven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 04:22 AM Response to Reply #184 |
187. "You KNOW what 'looking gay' refers to" |
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LeftCoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 04:34 AM Response to Reply #178 |
190. What we object to is being pigeon-holed |
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Monkey see Monkey Do (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 05:29 AM Response to Reply #178 |
192. What's your preconceived notion of "straight"? nt |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 06:36 AM Response to Original message |
195. Hompphobic statement |
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Moderator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-03-06 06:51 AM Response to Original message |
196. locking.... |
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