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In reply to the discussion: Offended Christians Walk Out as Dan Savage Skewers the Bible at National High School Journalism Conf [View all]emilyg
(22,742 posts)35. So you approve of
"pansy asses".
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LAGC
Apr 2012
OP
You know, I wondered about that, too. I think pansy assed would be a slur here, but
cbayer
Apr 2012
#21
I'm sorry if you think bullying is only a face to face issue. Clearly you've never been.
Lionessa
Apr 2012
#33
If refusing to whittle down a complex situation to a yes/no answer seems lame to you, sbi.
Lionessa
Apr 2012
#81
That would have been a perfect statement and showed him to be the class act her really is.
cbayer
Apr 2012
#60
I don't see Christians being more likely to commit suicide due to Dan Savage...
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2012
#18
No, of course not, he should have called them oversensitive, bigoted, assholes instead.
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2012
#53
Would you feel the same if the speaker was a homophobe & called the students "pansy asses?"
WolverineDG
Apr 2012
#57
Since when is making an accurate observation of the atrocious nature of the Bible bullying?
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2012
#79
You do realize that the term "pansy asses" was used AFTER they walked out, right?
cleanhippie
Apr 2012
#58
She won't burn a cross on your lawn. She might roast a marsh-mellow, but she won't start the fire.
Hassin Bin Sober
Apr 2012
#68
Good point, but definitely an iffy phrase, generally associated with bullying.
Lionessa
Apr 2012
#29
He shouldn't have called them pansy assed. Even though they totally are. Big time.
Evoman
Apr 2012
#34
What makes Savage a dick here is that so many others involved in It Gets Better are Christians
ButterflyBlood
Apr 2012
#47
I heard a critique of a highly selective interpretation of a section of a Judeo-Christian document.
Smarmie Doofus
Apr 2012
#51
So he shouldn't criticize the Bible because Christians are oversensitive?
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2012
#54
Even if he was, so what. It deserves to be attacked when it is wrong. n/t
Humanist_Activist
Apr 2012
#80