Reply #128: So the beer is out, eh?

[A HERETIC I AM]

But you DID refer directly to the original post which was, if i am not mistaken, written by me!

You justified Sapphocrat's post by suggesting she was looking for a reason as to why i did not include a mention of the Gay and Lesbian community in my story. I gave what i thought was an honest, heartfelt explanation of my thought process during the penning of the essay. However, you chose to characterize my motive thusly;


"And the reason for that was most likely was because this group isn't counted as it should be. And many of us are getting tired of it."

It is my sincere desire that you understand my mindset and the struggle i went through in trying to author that story in such a way as to make it entertaining, poignant, applicable, timely and appropriate. As perhaps insignificant that struggle was, in the larger scheme of things, it was indeed a struggle nonetheless.

For you to assume i don't consider the Gay and Lesbian members of Democratic Underground "counted" in any way what so ever is evidence that you don't know me very well and apparently assume i am just another in the long line of people who have treated you in a particular fashion. Nothing could be further from the truth.

"Next time don't jump the gun ask for clarity if you are unsure of something."

Trust me, the last thing i want to do regarding this topic is jump the gun. I am looking for a fair hearing and a fair start.

"And BTW, had Sapphocrat not said what she said, I would have. I happen to be one of the queer DU'ers who are tired of receiving the raw end of the deal, and would have asked for that explanation as to why a large group of DU'ers had been excluded."

Again, it was not my intention to exclude ANYONE. There are DU'ers who are dedicated to the concept that Copper makes a better cookware than Stainless Steel or Aluminum. I didn't include a mention of them either. (No, I am not equating cookware preferences to sexuality, i'm just sayin')

"Did I jump on you for the response you gave to Sapphocrat? Or did I jump on someone who stated something so ridiculous as to elude to being gay as being a sex act rather than people?"

Well, the way i read the above, it seemed as if you jumped on both of us. Perhaps Decruiter was not as eloquent as he could have been in his subject line. But that is not the point. The point is, I wrote the piece, i struggled to make it complete and inclusive, i failed in several aspects and owned up to the ones that have been pointed out.

If you can not accept my explanation and apologies then we shall simply have to, as i said in my story, "Just walk away".