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Ms. Toad

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4. Wow - bad headline.

Reply to Capt. Obvious (Original post)

Fri Jan 17, 2014, 12:13 PM

Jan 2014

Leave the children alone (the article headline) does not reflect what the article says.

The very brief article is about speech, not action. "Leave the children alone" implies he was feeding into the stereotype of gay (men, mostly) as pedophile.

Insisting that no one express their views on gay rights is wrong, but using a headline which deliberately calls to mind ugly stereotypes is also wrong, especially in this sound byte era where many people don't read past the headline.

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Putin Says Gay People At Olympics Must Leave The Children Alone [View all] Capt. Obvious Jan 2014 OP

dictator, repulsive bigot, what's not to like? nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #1

this from the former head of the service that send people to the gulag big_dog Jan 2014 #25

Hey Putie-Pute......homosexuality cannot be confused with pedophilia..... Swede Atlanta Jan 2014 #2

I never thought I could hate this man more. Wait Wut Jan 2014 #3

Wow - bad headline. Ms. Toad Jan 2014 #4

That's the headline in pretty much every news story Capt. Obvious Jan 2014 #8

I suspect it was sent out with a headline by the original source - Ms. Toad Jan 2014 #21

Thank you for that impassioned defense of that bigot, but that's exactly what he was doing-- geek tragedy Jan 2014 #11

Try reading more carefully. Ms. Toad Jan 2014 #17

he said "leave the children in peace" geek tragedy Jan 2014 #18

re:Putin Says Gay People At Olympics Must Leave The Children Alone allan01 Jan 2014 #5

And your reaction proves the point I just made Ms. Toad Jan 2014 #6

the only point you've proven is that your willingness to geek tragedy Jan 2014 #12

I am making not excuses. Ms. Toad Jan 2014 #15

When he said "leave the children in peace" he was playing up the "homosexual as child predator" geek tragedy Jan 2014 #16

That phrase calls up a different image Ms. Toad Jan 2014 #19

lol, "leave the children in peace" is soooo different than "leave the children alone" nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #20

He couldve just as easily said "Obey all the laws". HE decided what to say. 7962 Jan 2014 #24

Bingo! davidpdx Jan 2014 #26

and is he instructing the religious whack jobs to "leave the children in peace" as well? or are niyad Jan 2014 #7

Hey Putie...how about you the World alone?! SoapBox Jan 2014 #9

One of the dumbest things I have ever seen...since George W. Bush Stuart G Jan 2014 #10

Small wonder conservtives have hardons over him. Rozlee Jan 2014 #13

I didn't know Catholic priests were competing. nt valerief Jan 2014 #14

Stupid FuckTard BigDemVoter Jan 2014 #22

eShirl says Pootie must step away from the crack pipe eShirl Jan 2014 #23

Putin davidpdx Jan 2014 #27

Man, I feel sorry for good hearted Russians who have to put up with such an ignorant leader. zonkers Jan 2014 #28

Don't worry Putin. All the Gays want is man like you gerogie2 Jan 2014 #29

his profile is exactly like the Emperor Augustus's... MisterP Jan 2014 #30

DU Says Russian Government Must Leave The Gays Alone n/t pampango Jan 2014 #31