Forrest Greene
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Mon Feb-11-08 09:03 PM
Response to Reply #77 |
| 98. Haw. I Didn't Say Anything About |
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...collecting urine in jars. Not to mention "Rosebud," a-and that Jane Russell.
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| -Other forms of bigotry still "acceptable" in our culture. |
Turn CO Blue |
Feb-10-08 05:14 PM |
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You are absolutely correct. |
flvegan |
Feb-10-08 05:18 PM |
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flvegan, I have to state publicly |
JulieRB |
Feb-10-08 05:39 PM |
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Thank you, Julie. |
flvegan |
Feb-10-08 05:58 PM |
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Don't forget the baldies, unless they look "cool" like Kojak!!! |
MADem |
Feb-10-08 05:19 PM |
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MADem, You Are Making Me Start To Laugh-Thanks |
Raejeanowl |
Feb-10-08 06:49 PM |
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"if you are a fat, short, bald, old woman, you are screwed six ways to Sunday" |
Ken Burch |
Feb-10-08 08:36 PM |
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If you are a man and going bald... shave your head |
cgrindley |
Feb-11-08 02:27 PM |
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As a 5ft 6 man, I sympathize with your shrimp of a husband. nt |
Bicoastal |
Feb-10-08 05:20 PM |
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He's a shrimp, but he's MY shrimp! **hugs** |
Turn CO Blue |
Feb-10-08 05:23 PM |
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Well, You Know What They Say |
Raejeanowl |
Feb-10-08 06:21 PM |
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I'm concerned about that myself, honestly |
rockymountaindem |
Feb-10-08 05:20 PM |
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Well you live in the right place to |
Turn CO Blue |
Feb-10-08 05:26 PM |
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Sadly, I don't live in CO for most of the year anymore, but I get back as much as I can |
rockymountaindem |
Feb-10-08 05:38 PM |
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There is also quite an aversion to the disabled. |
rurallib |
Feb-10-08 05:20 PM |
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You're exactly right. I should have mentioned some of these |
Turn CO Blue |
Feb-10-08 05:23 PM |
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You are absolutely correct. |
Snarkoleptic |
Feb-10-08 05:27 PM |
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I can certainly vouch for the bigotry against fat ppl of both sexes. |
Nay |
Feb-10-08 05:29 PM |
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Interesting point about foods that "tempt" you! There are millions of $$$ spent in advertising |
CTyankee |
Feb-11-08 08:37 AM |
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Most of what we "know" about obesity might be wrong |
unc70 |
Feb-11-08 05:09 PM |
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What you are saying is fascinating. Did you see my post down thread? It was about |
CTyankee |
Feb-11-08 06:55 PM |
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Had not seen before I posted. BTW Southern white male also a target |
unc70 |
Feb-11-08 09:23 PM |
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I left my home state of Texas when I went off to college and never moved back. |
CTyankee |
Feb-12-08 09:03 AM |
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It's a real dilemma, what to do. First thing that should be done is that |
Nay |
Feb-12-08 05:14 PM |
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You make excellent points. |
Kutjara |
Feb-10-08 05:33 PM |
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We have many, many bigotry genes. |
AngryAmish |
Feb-11-08 11:15 AM |
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No jokes from me. |
PDJane |
Feb-10-08 05:35 PM |
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I Think I Like You, Jane |
Raejeanowl |
Feb-11-08 07:00 AM |
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Thank you! |
PDJane |
Feb-11-08 01:31 PM |
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Deleted sub-thread |
Name removed |
Feb-10-08 05:42 PM |
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There is all kinds of "look-ism" too |
alarimer |
Feb-10-08 05:47 PM |
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Yes, I understand that our entire teevee/magazine culture |
Turn CO Blue |
Feb-10-08 07:51 PM |
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You are totally correct. |
distantearlywarning |
Feb-10-08 06:07 PM |
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**hugs** to you |
Turn CO Blue |
Feb-10-08 07:31 PM |
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the 'Disabled'... i lost my left hand, I was told i wouldnt be rehired altho there were positions i |
sam sarrha |
Feb-10-08 06:13 PM |
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Lovely World We Live In |
Raejeanowl |
Feb-10-08 06:39 PM |
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i have aspergers syndrome, when i was a kid i was essentially nonverbal, couldnt look at faces, |
sam sarrha |
Feb-10-08 10:52 PM |
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Oh, Sam. If I had a Valentine I'd give it to you!!! |
Turn CO Blue |
Feb-10-08 07:35 PM |
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I think mental illnesses are a common target, as well, |
Cabcere |
Feb-10-08 06:16 PM |
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You're Right |
Raejeanowl |
Feb-10-08 06:32 PM |
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Thanks |
Cabcere |
Feb-10-08 06:56 PM |
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**HUGS **to you! You nailed it using the word "ignorance" |
Turn CO Blue |
Feb-10-08 08:27 PM |
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Off to the Greatest Page with you. |
Jamastiene |
Feb-10-08 06:23 PM |
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**blushes** Gee, thanks! |
Turn CO Blue |
Feb-10-08 07:35 PM |
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In a post re: Doris Lessing from last night, the ageism, xenophobia & sexism was startling. |
cbayer |
Feb-10-08 06:27 PM |
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That is quite the ongoing orgy, eh? |
Karenina |
Feb-10-08 08:42 PM |
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yep, bringing out the worst in some people, but the best in others. nt. |
cbayer |
Feb-10-08 09:03 PM |
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You're right and I've probably done it myself. |
Kceres |
Feb-10-08 06:34 PM |
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I had it out for one of those people on an airplane |
Skittles |
Feb-10-08 06:34 PM |
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Good For You |
Raejeanowl |
Feb-10-08 06:52 PM |
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I love you for that! Thanks! |
Turn CO Blue |
Feb-10-08 07:17 PM |
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You kicked his ass! |
Ellen Forradalom |
Feb-11-08 03:52 PM |
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T.V. makes it o.k. to hate |
salinen |
Feb-10-08 06:36 PM |
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I believe you but I've luckily never seen it face to face |
tavalon |
Feb-10-08 06:40 PM |
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Then there are the non-religious... |
PurityOfEssence |
Feb-10-08 06:40 PM |
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6'7" here |
Jed Dilligan |
Feb-10-08 06:44 PM |
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ah yes, the opposite problem |
Turn CO Blue |
Feb-10-08 07:41 PM |
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these are two separate issues |
pitohui |
Feb-10-08 06:50 PM |
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You must be a bucket of laughs on an elevator...or in line at Disney.. |
flvegan |
Feb-10-08 07:00 PM |
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maybe i do need a taser! |
pitohui |
Feb-10-08 07:06 PM |
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You are fucking insane... |
Solon |
Feb-11-08 02:23 AM |
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Aaaargh. I started to post counter-points, and I just can't. n/t |
Turn CO Blue |
Feb-10-08 08:28 PM |
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I have an idea... |
GaYellowDawg |
Feb-11-08 12:40 PM |
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i'll never understand the obsession with thinness |
treestar |
Feb-10-08 07:51 PM |
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Yep. We should all just try to be well. It's not great to be |
Turn CO Blue |
Feb-10-08 08:31 PM |
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K&R |
Chovexani |
Feb-10-08 10:45 PM |
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and bigotry against poor people and mentally ill people, |
mcg |
Feb-10-08 10:52 PM |
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I'm 5'4", and 21. Most girls my age hardly look at me even though I'm in really good shape. |
CRF450 |
Feb-10-08 11:05 PM |
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Here's a hug from an older woman! **hug** |
Turn CO Blue |
Feb-11-08 12:06 AM |
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Hang in there man! |
newportdadde |
Feb-11-08 09:34 AM |
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Tell You A Secret |
Raejeanowl |
Feb-11-08 12:07 PM |
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The funny thing is... |
CRF450 |
Feb-11-08 03:31 PM |
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Class based bigotry is the THE SINGLE MOST accepted bigotry in America. |
Romulox |
Feb-11-08 12:20 AM |
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Parents rich - go to ivy league school - get good job, |
mcg |
Feb-11-08 08:28 AM |
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Fat has become a proxy for class |
Ellen Forradalom |
Feb-12-08 02:57 PM |
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Everyone Has Some Flaw |
KharmaTrain |
Feb-11-08 09:02 AM |
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I'm short man 5' 7'', it effects the workplace and everyday life. |
newportdadde |
Feb-11-08 09:21 AM |
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Ha- I know what you're talking about. |
Marr |
Feb-11-08 11:05 AM |
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I totally agree, |
raccoon |
Feb-11-08 10:08 AM |
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If a person makes fun of another person in a mean spirited way, |
HuskerDU |
Feb-11-08 11:27 AM |
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All sorts of types of bigotry are acceptable in our culture |
gollygee |
Feb-11-08 12:43 PM |
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As a thin, short person I consider it practically a duty |
Ellen Forradalom |
Feb-11-08 01:56 PM |
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Don't forget stutterers |
Ellen Forradalom |
Feb-11-08 02:04 PM |
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This is how humans jockey for status. |
Orsino |
Feb-11-08 02:07 PM |
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The Very Last Acceptable Bigotry Will Be Against |
Forrest Greene |
Feb-11-08 02:15 PM |
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Oh, go fly your spruce goose, weirdo! |
Lance_Boyle |
Feb-11-08 02:25 PM |
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Haw. I Didn't Say Anything About |
Forrest Greene |
Feb-11-08 09:03 PM |
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I'm not bigoted against obese people but against obesity |
cgrindley |
Feb-11-08 02:20 PM |
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You talk about obesity as though it were something viral. |
PDJane |
Feb-11-08 03:31 PM |
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Much obesity IS probably viral. Possibly contagious. |
unc70 |
Feb-11-08 09:47 PM |
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In the collective, obesity is a public health issue |
Ellen Forradalom |
Feb-11-08 03:57 PM |
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Actually, no. |
cgrindley |
Feb-11-08 04:13 PM |
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Actually, yes. |
Ellen Forradalom |
Feb-11-08 05:19 PM |
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No and It depends |
cgrindley |
Feb-11-08 07:07 PM |
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"Their size is no reason to criticize them" |
Ellen Forradalom |
Feb-12-08 10:47 AM |
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Sounds like bigotry to me. |
distantearlywarning |
Feb-11-08 04:06 PM |
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Hey... I have IBS and I know a disgusting disease when I see one |
cgrindley |
Feb-11-08 04:11 PM |
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Good thing for you you don't have to wear a big flashing sign above your head |
distantearlywarning |
Feb-11-08 06:14 PM |
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If only |
cgrindley |
Feb-11-08 06:36 PM |
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I would love to bear my cross with grace and silence. |
distantearlywarning |
Feb-11-08 08:29 PM |
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I deserve no sympathy |
cgrindley |
Feb-11-08 08:56 PM |
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yes, anti-fat prejudice is blatant and disgraceful, but anti-short men prejudice is really sexist, |
VotesForWomen |
Feb-11-08 02:54 PM |
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That's quite true, too............ |
PDJane |
Feb-11-08 03:33 PM |
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There are social drawbacks about being any size that is outside the norm |
MadHound |
Feb-11-08 05:24 PM |
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About Kucinich's elvin qualities |
Warren Stupidity |
Feb-11-08 06:17 PM |
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I didn't know we no longer have any ANTI GAY BIGOTRY! When did this occur? |
TankLV |
Feb-11-08 09:23 PM |
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I had a bumpersticker on my last car: "If Only Closed Minds Came With Closed Mouths" |
Pushed To The Left |
Feb-11-08 10:10 PM |
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Interesting Article |
KeineAhnung |
Feb-12-08 12:47 AM |
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As a very short man, can I sincerely thank you? |
GOPBasher |
Feb-12-08 07:14 AM |
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Move to Georgia. |
GaYellowDawg |
Feb-12-08 08:21 AM |
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Thank you for bringing this to our attention. |
Neoma |
Feb-12-08 05:26 PM |
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