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PageOneQ (260 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 11:41 AM Original message |
American Family Association reverses course on 'Gays' |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
1. Weird. |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 11:53 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Uh. No. |
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xxqqqzme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 12:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
21. That's what it seemed to me at first read. |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 01:13 PM Response to Reply #21 |
31. well to be fair I overtly hate their guts. No wishy washy about it. /nt |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 01:26 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. lol... that made me smile thank you! eom |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 10:16 PM Response to Reply #4 |
88. Wow. Not only are they hateful, but they're also stupid. |
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dbackjon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 11:56 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. NO - it is their way of trying to degredate gays. |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 12:28 PM Response to Reply #5 |
19. Like the way Pat Robertson draws out the word "homosexual" |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 10:17 PM Response to Reply #19 |
89. I always thought he drew it out because he likes it. |
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Political Tiger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 04:59 PM Response to Reply #5 |
69. Degrade and Dehuminize |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 10:13 PM Response to Reply #69 |
86. Amen to that. |
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progdonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 01:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
41. "homosexual" has both "homo" and "sex" in it... |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 10:14 PM Response to Reply #41 |
87. I think you're on to something with that theory. |
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haightpillsbury (18 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
2. and in other news... |
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Richardo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
3. Here's why: |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 11:58 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Laugh out loud! |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 12:01 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Christo-fascists are lazy and stoopid. What a bunch of Morans! n/t |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 12:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. ... |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 12:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
25. oh just too too funny |
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LTR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 01:53 PM Response to Reply #3 |
42. Some good humor here in an earlier thread |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 02:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
46. They had at least 3 stories running like that. |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 03:07 PM Response to Reply #3 |
57. OMG. Nice non-editing, assholes. |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
7. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
8. Wow. I hope Tyson Homosexual... I mean, Tyson Gay, takes them to task on this. n/t |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
9. Once I got ripped to shreds by |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 12:02 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I wonder if the white power sites make the same mistake with McCain advisor Conrad Black? n/t |
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IndependentDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 12:13 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. . |
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Dollface (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 12:40 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. Or the porn sites on George Bush? |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #11 |
40. It's Charlie Black |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 02:01 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. Conrad Black is already in jail. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 03:27 PM Response to Reply #40 |
63. Always get those two confused. |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 12:18 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. I honestly didn't know there was anything pejorative about "homosexual" |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 12:25 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Well, think about it - which is more resonant ringing out from the pulpit? |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 08:28 PM Response to Reply #16 |
85. Don't they say it "homo-sex-shul"? |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 01:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
37. Gay is a nice word. It sounds nice. Cristofacists don't like that. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 07:46 PM Response to Reply #37 |
80. Some of them have decided that "homosexual" isn't demeaning enough. So, they came up with... |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #15 |
64. I'm not offended by the term "homosexual" all by itself, but there's often a tone... |
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progdonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 11:53 PM Response to Reply #15 |
90. see my post #41... |
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Anexio (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 12:31 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. I have a question |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 12:42 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Can be |
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Anexio (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 12:51 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Thank you for your reply. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 01:04 PM Response to Reply #20 |
30. Calling someone a homosexual isn't like calling someone a Negro. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. Thanks. Excellent explanation and comparison. nt |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 01:29 PM Response to Reply #20 |
36. a homosexual queer gay |
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TonyClifton (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 02:11 PM Response to Reply #36 |
49. Excuse me for being old, but why do you and others use such |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 02:42 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. You are way to smart dear to rely on the "F" word to make a point. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 03:26 PM Response to Reply #49 |
61. I know I use the word "fuck" a lot, and I'd apologize for that, but I don't give a shit. |
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TonyClifton (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-01-08 06:29 PM Response to Reply #61 |
93. Do you have an answer of your own? |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-01-08 10:28 PM Response to Reply #93 |
94. Thanks a fucking lot. I really fucking appreciate it. No shit. Really. n/t |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #94 |
96. wtf |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 03:50 PM Response to Reply #49 |
65. Welcome to DU!~ You make a good point. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 11:55 PM Response to Reply #49 |
91. Frak? n/t |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #36 |
59. Homosexual has the word SEX in it, and SEX is DIRTY... |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 05:38 PM Response to Reply #59 |
72. Old baptist joke: |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 01:15 PM Response to Reply #9 |
33. I don't like it at all but let's not be victimized by it. |
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canucksawbones (203 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 03:19 PM Response to Reply #33 |
60. I think, more to the point |
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caraher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 05:50 PM Response to Reply #60 |
73. I think some editing is OK |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #9 |
38. I always thought it was polite to refer to people the way they want to be referred to, |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 03:58 PM Response to Reply #38 |
66. No, they don't |
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ck4829 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
14. K&R for idiotic hilariousness |
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nomorenomore08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
17. I always thought the AFA's (and others') insistence on putting quotes around "gay" |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
18. Those dumbasses at the AFA continually redefine the word "dumbass" |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
22. They are refusing to call gays what they wish to be called. |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
26. Your use of quotes around "Christian news service" is incorrect |
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TygrBright (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
27. Hahahahahahah.... Reminds me of the time the doofuses (doofi?) at AOL put the word "breast"... |
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caraher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 05:55 PM Response to Reply #27 |
74. filters are notoriously stupid |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
29. Why isn't AFA picketing in Eugene |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 02:09 PM Response to Reply #29 |
48. Eugene would not have 'em |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 02:55 PM Response to Reply #29 |
55. John Gay probably has millions of descendants in the US |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
32. You've heard of their video, right? |
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FreeState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 02:05 PM Response to Reply #32 |
47. They still sell that video |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 02:59 PM Response to Reply #47 |
56. THEY'RE coming to your town. |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 01:25 PM Response to Original message |
34. I know I'm not supposed to hate, as a Christian... |
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BrklynLib at work (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 01:55 PM Response to Original message |
43. Stoopid is as stoopid does. |
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RedLetterRev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
44. When knuckles drag across keyboards |
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swimmernsecretsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
50. "Asked how he felt, Homosexual said: 'A little fatigued.'" |
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caraher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 06:04 PM Response to Reply #50 |
76. Too bad Tyson Homosexual didn't say, |
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swimmernsecretsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 07:15 PM Response to Reply #76 |
79. Yes, because that would be a bit strange and offensive. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
51. This still isn't as funny as Larry Craig and David Vitter trying to |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
53. Kick! |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
54. "Now we don our homosexual apparel, |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 07:50 PM Response to Reply #54 |
81. I submitted THIS story for them to cover |
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lightningandsnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
58. This cracks me up because... |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
62. Who Should Sue First? Tyson Gay, or the AP? |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 05:10 PM Response to Reply #62 |
71. Tyson, then the AP should threaten them for rewording their stories eom |
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Jefferson23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
67. This is disgusting , why are they so hateful? |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 05:09 PM Response to Reply #67 |
70. Because they're TAUGHT to be hateful - and for everyone else this point is not being made --- |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-02-08 05:20 AM Response to Reply #67 |
95. They're just jealous |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
68. This is one of the funniest things I've ever read |
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pinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
75. I thought about filtering my spell check for the 'American Family Association' |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 06:30 PM Response to Original message |
77. geez, it's getting so I don't know what terms to use anymore |
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swimmernsecretsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 07:11 PM Response to Reply #77 |
78. "Gay" is a preferred term; "Homosexual" as some have pointed out is a more clinical description |
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pinto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 07:56 PM Response to Reply #78 |
83. To be honest, I think the AFA is almost laughably besides the point. |
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swimmernsecretsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 08:05 PM Response to Reply #83 |
84. Oh, it is pretty funny. Especially the line I extracted and posted much earlier. |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-30-08 07:56 PM Response to Reply #77 |
82. Just stick with "High-Kinsey-Scored Americans." n/t |
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Endangered Specie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-01-08 12:42 AM Response to Original message |
92. Thank God they weren't around in 1945, else it would be the ELONA HOMOSEXUAL |
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gorbal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
97. Oh that article is funny...but they aren't |
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