You are viewing an obsolete version of the DU website which is no longer supported by the Administrators. Visit The New DU.
Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Reply #111: Ya know... [View All]

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread		 This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Topic Forums » GLBT Donate to DU
foreigncorrespondent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-16-07 07:07 PM
Response to Original message
111. Ya know...
...these kinds of posts really do piss me off. Why would you need kudos for this? Why not just go out and support the gay community by advocating for us? You won't win hearts by telling us we are "regular" people on a online forum, because that, does nothing to help us does it?

We need people like you not shying away from "rock ribbed righties" because it is people like you who can teach these people better than we can. How can we teach them when they run a mile when they see us coming?

So rather than posting to try and generate some pats on the back for yourself, get out there and begin teaching people the lesson you taught yourself.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
  -My turnaround on gay people. Bluzmann57  Aug-08-07 07:23 PM   #0 
  - Great post! I applaud you!  saracat   Aug-08-07 07:26 PM   #1 
  - Nice post! n/t  monarch   Aug-08-07 07:28 PM   #2 
  - I'm pleased to recommend this.  terrya   Aug-08-07 07:31 PM   #3 
  - Thank you  Bluzmann57   Aug-08-07 07:34 PM   #5 
  - You'll be completely turned around when you can make this post  jgraz   Aug-08-07 07:32 PM   #4 
  - I Confess, I Was Thinking That Too.  Toasterlad   Aug-08-07 08:08 PM   #11 
  - I only say it because I was at that point once myself  jgraz   Aug-08-07 11:21 PM   #18 
  - Very True. n/t  Toasterlad   Aug-09-07 08:02 AM   #25 
  - They Are MORE Frightened Of Transgender People!!  PoconoPragmatist   Aug-09-07 10:50 AM   #34 
     - In most respects I've been a loony lefty all my life  PurpleChez   Aug-09-07 04:30 PM   #66 
  - Right. My man was just making plain where he was coming from.  PurpleChez   Aug-09-07 04:05 PM   #64 
  - well there's also the fear that people might think you're gay  IronLionZion   Aug-09-07 11:27 AM   #36 
  - that's one of the cool things about all these Rethug "outings"  jgraz   Aug-09-07 12:59 PM   #47 
  - Some kids across the street thought I was gay  5thGenDemocrat   Aug-09-07 02:49 PM   #62 
  - Isn't it funny  PurpleChez   Aug-09-07 04:37 PM   #68 
  - Well, as I said, I am human  Bluzmann57   Aug-09-07 07:11 PM   #74 
  - proud to recommend this too n/t  AZDemDist6   Aug-08-07 07:43 PM   #6 
  - Labels are something that we use so we can hate people  Not Me   Aug-08-07 07:46 PM   #7 
  - great post  dsc   Aug-08-07 07:48 PM   #8 
  - Nice.  BleedingHeartPatriot   Aug-08-07 08:02 PM   #9 
  - Why I am for human rights, period.  Steve_DeShazer   Aug-08-07 08:04 PM   #10 
  - If you have had sex with other men you are not straight!  BillSam   Aug-09-07 01:39 AM   #21 
     - Oh, Come On, Bill...  Toasterlad   Aug-09-07 08:07 AM   #26 
     - I agree.  DIKB   Aug-09-07 08:56 AM   #29 
     - See what I mean  BillSam   Aug-10-07 03:12 AM   #82 
     - Oh come on Toasterlad  BillSam   Aug-10-07 03:09 AM   #81 
        - The Problem is, You Want to Compartmentalize Everyone.  Toasterlad   Aug-16-07 06:30 PM   #110 
     - I don't think an experience or two makes one 'bi' or 'gay'  aundria75   Aug-09-07 01:26 PM   #50 
     - Is it different, perhaps, for women?  BillSam   Aug-10-07 04:06 AM   #85 
        - Actually, I experimented BEFORE my mom came out...  aundria75   Aug-10-07 08:49 AM   #88 
           - I appreciate your interesting, thoughtful reply  BillSam   Aug-11-07 01:28 AM   #104 
     - he never said there was anything "TERRIBLE about being gay"  whopis01   Aug-09-07 05:26 PM   #69 
     - It has to do with Gay Pride, mine and yours and everyone else's  BillSam   Aug-10-07 03:25 AM   #83 
     - I disagree  whopis01   Aug-10-07 04:14 PM   #101 
     - It just isn't the same  BillSam   Aug-11-07 01:46 AM   #105 
     - you are being narrow minded -- to the point of bigotry.  xchrom   Sep-02-07 08:40 PM   #117 
     - Thank you  FuzzyDicePHL   Aug-21-07 03:32 PM   #116 
     - Well, I don't happen to feel at all repressed  Steve_DeShazer   Aug-09-07 05:32 PM   #70 
        - Thank you for your polite and reasonable response  BillSam   Aug-10-07 03:34 AM   #84 
           - See, that's the thing I don't get  Steve_DeShazer   Aug-10-07 05:41 PM   #102 
              - Okay, I'm curious  BillSam   Aug-11-07 02:16 AM   #106 
  - It takes a strong person to apologize.  Siyahamba   Aug-08-07 08:42 PM   #12 
  - Make this required reading! Great post, buddy!  CurtEastPoint   Aug-08-07 08:48 PM   #13 
  - Holy Christ, you play Euchre?  MLFerrell   Aug-08-07 08:55 PM   #14 
  - Or Iowa. There's been some drift south from MI.  NCevilDUer   Aug-09-07 11:07 AM   #35 
  - You left out Indiana. n/t :)  agtcovert   Aug-09-07 01:28 PM   #51 
  - Damn Straight!  evilkumquat   Aug-09-07 02:37 PM   #61 
  - 7's and 8's...???  evilkumquat   Aug-09-07 02:36 PM   #60 
  - 7s and 8s...???  5thGenDemocrat   Aug-09-07 03:01 PM   #63 
     - Ace-No-Face, 9-10 Trade-In & Partner's Best  evilkumquat   Aug-09-07 08:25 PM   #79 
        - Ah, so you play the REAL Euchre.  MLFerrell   Aug-10-07 09:04 AM   #89 
           - You Got Me There...  evilkumquat   Aug-10-07 09:32 AM   #90 
              - Rabbit is a game like Euchre...  MLFerrell   Aug-10-07 01:57 PM   #95 
  - Iowa  Bluzmann57   Aug-09-07 07:20 PM   #75 
  - Thanks for sharing  nothingtoofear   Aug-08-07 10:06 PM   #15 
  - Great story.  Maat   Aug-08-07 11:07 PM   #16 
  - "The Holiest place on earth is where an ancient hatred has become a present love"  Maraya1969   Aug-08-07 11:20 PM   #17 
  - Cheers, Mate!  ruggerson   Aug-08-07 11:31 PM   #19 
  - hey... like  themartyred   Aug-09-07 01:15 AM   #20 
  - Nice post -- but it will be interesting to see what happens  BillSam   Aug-09-07 01:43 AM   #22 
  - The really funny thing is  Wiccan Warrior   Aug-09-07 06:03 AM   #23 
  - this 'straight' guy finds it flattering, if its respectful, though I must admit  Danieljay   Aug-09-07 02:32 PM   #59 
     - One of My Favorite Seinfeld Quotes  Toasterlad   Aug-09-07 08:14 PM   #78 
        - i'm saying he's attractive, and I'm a bit attracted toward him. And, I still consider myself  Danieljay   Aug-09-07 09:16 PM   #80 
           - You're probably a 1 or 2 on the Kinsey scale  BillSam   Aug-10-07 04:25 AM   #86 
              - hey, thanks Bill. I think. I'm actually not struggling here.  Danieljay   Aug-10-07 10:10 AM   #92 
  - sounds quite like my turnaround  Dragonbreathp9d   Aug-09-07 06:53 AM   #24 
  - Thank you posting this.  myrna minx   Aug-09-07 08:41 AM   #27 
  - What a refreshing post  ejbr   Aug-09-07 08:55 AM   #28 
  - Thanks, that's a great account.  PelosiFan   Aug-09-07 08:59 AM   #30 
  - Next you can work on your cheap shots and stereotyping of "hillbilly types"  Tanuki   Aug-09-07 09:45 AM   #31 
  - My condo has like 5 gay men in it  mslawstudent   Aug-09-07 10:29 AM   #32 
  - Now If Only More Would "Turn Around" Regarding TRANSGENDER PEOPLE....  PoconoPragmatist   Aug-09-07 10:46 AM   #33 
  - I'm a turnaround!  Larissa238   Aug-09-07 12:09 PM   #44 
  - Bless You. If Only there Were More Larissa's In The World...Or Even On DU!!  PoconoPragmatist   Aug-09-07 12:24 PM   #45 
  - You're absolutely right.  racaulk   Aug-09-07 01:05 PM   #48 
  - Thank you! Great post. n/t  Tyo   Aug-09-07 11:27 AM   #37 
  - I admired your line: ...because I'm human. True, it's about being human and life in its fullness.  pingzing58   Aug-09-07 11:45 AM   #38 
  - The times, they are a changin'  blayne   Aug-09-07 11:50 AM   #39 
  - Ewwwww, the Cowboys?  aundria75   Aug-09-07 01:33 PM   #53 
     - I REALLY Agree With You.  Toasterlad   Aug-09-07 01:39 PM   #54 
        - I'm sticking by the Cowboys, but  blayne   Aug-09-07 01:51 PM   #55 
           - You'll Need Plenty Of It Watching Owens Drop Romo's Passes, My Friend!  Toasterlad   Aug-09-07 02:04 PM   #57 
              - I guess I could say the same thing about Owens,  blayne   Aug-09-07 04:19 PM   #65 
  - Very Nicely Said  sandyj999   Aug-09-07 11:51 AM   #40 
  - Great, so you think gay people are just as good as straight people  Mozcram   Aug-09-07 11:53 AM   #41 
  - Well said.  Sapphocrat   Aug-09-07 02:08 PM   #58 
  - That was a wonderful story.  Sequoia   Aug-09-07 11:54 AM   #42 
  - My turnaround happened  VWolf   Aug-09-07 11:54 AM   #43 
  - This is a great post.  Midlodemocrat   Aug-09-07 12:29 PM   #46 
  - Of course you'd say that  LostinVA   Aug-09-07 01:31 PM   #52 
  - Great post!  racaulk   Aug-09-07 01:07 PM   #49 
  - My neighbor was like you used to be  Rambis   Aug-09-07 01:57 PM   #56 
  - Yes, I was brought up to believe something was "wrong"  Maestro   Aug-09-07 04:32 PM   #67 
  - yeah it's really sad  idgiehkt   Aug-09-07 05:51 PM   #71 
  - Yep, we're all different  meowomon   Aug-09-07 06:03 PM   #72 
  - You give me hope.  David Zephyr   Aug-09-07 06:58 PM   #73 
  - I used to hate Star Trek  Conscious Confucius   Aug-09-07 07:40 PM   #76 
  - I think it's varying degrees of awareness on one's part  anachro1   Aug-09-07 07:44 PM   #77 
  - I certainly think we should be friendly to gay-friendly  BillSam   Aug-10-07 04:34 AM   #87 
  - You're right.  swimboy   Aug-10-07 02:12 PM   #98 
  - Hat's off to you for having the character and courage to grow.  Zenlitened   Aug-10-07 10:02 AM   #91 
  - My turnaround on Black people  GymDude   Aug-10-07 12:59 PM   #93 
  - ...  Sapphocrat   Aug-10-07 01:35 PM   #94 
  - Best reply yet.  BuffyTheFundieSlayer   Aug-10-07 01:59 PM   #96 
  - Some people just don't appreciate good satire when they see it...  MLFerrell   Aug-10-07 02:01 PM   #97 
  - Cheers, GymDude!  swimboy   Aug-10-07 02:15 PM   #99 
  - Yes.  PelosiFan   Aug-10-07 03:05 PM   #100 
  - Sigh.  Bluzmann57   Aug-10-07 06:56 PM   #103 
  - Hey, it's okay Bluzman  BillSam   Aug-11-07 02:36 AM   #108 
  - You are "wicked" --  BillSam   Aug-11-07 02:28 AM   #107 
  - Thanks, Bluzmann  mitchtv   Aug-11-07 05:01 AM   #109 
  - Ya know...  foreigncorrespondent   Aug-16-07 07:07 PM   #111 
  - Please Speak for Yourself.  Toasterlad   Aug-20-07 06:02 PM   #115 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Aug-17-07 01:37 AM   #112 
  - Some choice selections (1)  jesus_of_suburbia   Aug-17-07 01:49 AM   #113 
  - Thanks for opening your mind.  ftbc   Aug-20-07 02:20 PM   #114 
  - i find you more genuine and authentic in your opening up than some of the gay folk in this thread.  xchrom   Sep-02-07 08:47 PM   #118 
  - Congratulations on your evolution....  SacredCow   Sep-03-07 12:08 PM   #119 
 

Home » Discuss » Topic Forums » GLBT Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC