It's kind of sad that somebody is proud for being an ignorant tool.

Only In America

^That should be come an expression sort of like of "When in Rome." Something happens that you don't expect(or do I guess), "Only in America."

Only In America
What is also sad is that I think that is a true statement, and I live IN America.

It's kind of sad that somebody is proud for being an ignorant tool.

What? Is that directed to me?

^Yes.

Who said i was "proud" to be an "ignorant tool"? Im not proud of anything, i dont care about it. I am not a tool in anyway, nobody made me think the way i do, i dont follow anybody or anything. Why would i waste my time learning about something that quite frankly isnt that important at all? I dont KNOW any gay people, i am not RELATED to any gay people, i dont think if ever even MET a gay person before. So why should i even care, when it doesnt affect me at all?

^The Holocaust most likely did not affect you at all but would you care if something similar happened today but still didn't affect you?

Yeah, becuase people would by DYING. That cant be compared to whether or not i care about gay people.What the hell is the matter with you? That has to be the dumbest thing ive ever heard. Ever.

^Then why don't we take away voting rights from all blacks again? I mean come on, they're just black people.

nooo, those are rights that people have. ONCE AGAIN, has nothing to do with me not liking gay people. You are so stupid. Seriously, just stop.

^Because dislike of a group of people based on something they can't control is despicable. It can turn into hate and then that hate is used to deny them rights. Gay people have rights also yet they can't marry the same sex? When people don't take a stand on things like prejudice and hate they are basically giving it free reign to grow without opposition.

I believe this poem describes it best:

First they came for the Communists, and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Communist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Jew.

Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn’t speak up,
because I was a Protestant.

Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left
to speak up for me.


This is way you should not take a stand on something just because it doesn't affect you.

Your right. You win, i lose. Im a bad person, but you changed me. I like gay people now. Thanks.

I'm not asking you to love them. I'm not trying to call you a bad person but just to get you to drop your prejudice and realize that to not take a stand on something just because it doesn't affect is not always the right thing to do.

Alright. From now on my status is:

I dont care about gay people. BUT, if i see someone picking on them ill tell them to stop.

First they came for the Communists, and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Communist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up,
because I wasn’t a Jew.

Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn’t speak up,
because I was a Protestant.

Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left
to speak up for me.

Hey, that's in an Anti-Flag song!

Only they worded it different.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came...

There are several different versions. The original is by Pastor Martin Niemöller and on that page translated, I first saw it on a poster in my history class a few years ago.

^Yeah, i've heard a bunch of variations. the Anti flag one I like the best though

First they came for the Communists, and I did not speak out
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out.
Next they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out.
And then they came for me!

Its shorter, flows better (IMO), and the point still gets across.

I dont care about gay people. BUT, if i see someone picking on them ill tell them to stop.

No you wont...and hopefully karma plays a role in this, maybe one day you'll be an outcast in front of your peers and the reason they give is "We're just mindless jackasses and hate you for being who you are"

I still fail to see how homosexuality is such a big deal? It doesn't hurt anyone, so what's the problem?

I mean, it's just social racism, just because they're different, you hate them? Isn't that basically the same sort of views people take against us skaters?

Imagine how bad we get it, then multiply it by 10, Gay and lesbian people get it a hell of a lot worse than we do.

people need to mind their own business a bit more.

gay-haters are usually disgusted by how a man can be with another man, and thats ridiculous. let people do whatever floats their boat, as phil said they dont hurt anybody so whats the problem?

Well, I'm back and I think I've said quite a bit in this thread before, but what it really comes down to is human rights.

To deny them any human rights is to deny that they are human.

Make your choice.

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wow i actually didnt think there where people out there that prejudice against homosexuals. i mean just cus im not into it dosnt mean it shouldnt be allowed, live and let live man.

I don't have a problem with gay people. If a guy is attracted to other men, or a girl is attracted to other women, it's not like they can help it. It is just how they are, and no matter how many people say homophobic comments or make fun of them, it's not going to change how they are. People just need to leave other people who are different from them alone and let them live their life how they want. Everyone is entitled to living their own life, and its not affecting those ignorant people who think that what they are is better than everything else that is different. I don't see how someone can be so ignorant to other people in the first place, and not have the ettiquette to keep their mouth shut when something rude comes to their mind. People have the right to their own opinions on things, but when they take those opinions out on people in a harmful way, its just not right.

wow i actually didnt think there where people out there that prejudice against homosexuals. i mean just cus im not into it dosnt mean it shouldnt be allowed, live and let live man.
Really? haha

Pretty much like, 80% of the population of the United States has something against them.

that is disgusting gays are soooooo gay i hate them they sould not be able to get mairred that is for man and women not two dudes or two girls

^I really hope your joking.

no iam not joking but thats my opinion

Give me ONE good reason that you should hate them.

cause it is really disgusting and non christian like

OH LAWDY! NON CHRISTIAN LIKE!

I'm agnostic, you hate me too?

You know what else is non christian like? Lying, being disrespectful to your parents, HATING SOMEBODY, being jealous of someone/something, even eating seafood.

Are you gonna hate yourself now too?

I think obese people are disgusting, do I hate them? Most certainly not.

You, sir, are one sad individual if you hate somebody YOU DONT EVEN KNOW for such stupid reasons.

I find that fat people are disgusting should we make it illegal for them to marry? It doesn't mean sh** if it's non-Christian like, there a thing called separation of church and state.

iam just saying it is disgusting i dont care what they doo but they sould not be allowed to get married
of cource i have done them but i still can go to heaven and they cant

^I think fat people are disgusting, lets ban them from getting married too!

Do you not see how flawed your "logic" is?

nope iam just saying DISGUSTING

^And I'm just saying fat people are DISGUSTING.

Does it mean I have ANY right whatsoever to hate them?

Does it mean I should take away their rights just because I don't agree with their lifestyle?

No, it doesn't.

yeahhh

what about a big fat homo?
YUK!

iam just saying it is disgusting i dont care what they doo but they sould not be allowed to get married
of cource i have done them but i still can go to heaven and they cant

So...you can go to a place that has never been proven to exist? Yay for you! Well I'm going over the hills and far away where Teletubbies come and play, and guess what? You can't come. :icon_wink lol.

Jaykay! You can totally come along, after all it isn't right to weed people out of such lovely fairytales. :)

ahah madison. can i come ? : O

but i honestly don't know why people are against homosexuals so much.
there just people with a different liking with there own gendre.
its there decision and no one elses.
sure its against some religions, but do people honestly think that is going to change their minds ? not really.

I would enjoy being a part of that trip also, Madison.

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iam just saying it is disgusting i dont care what they doo but they sould not be allowed to get married
of cource i have done them but i still can go to heaven and they cant

Skateboarding is Illegal in heaven, come join us in hell instead, it's better.

Skateboarding is Illegal in heaven, come join us in hell instead, it's better.

If this guy is any reflection of the views of Christians then I am totally down.

Besides, hell has a way better house band. I mean c'mon, Bon Scott and Kurt Cobain?! How could we lose. :biggrin:

ahah madison. can i come ? : O

I would enjoy being a part of that trip also, Madison.

Nobody gets left behind, guys...haha. :icon_yes:


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I actually hate to quote such a pointless post, but would you care to elaborate? :icon_wink

It's sort of amazing that the only ones posting against homosexuality right now are the most illiterate posters on this forum :)

ahah madison. can i come ? : O

but i honestly don't know why people are against homosexuals so much.
there just people with a different liking with there own gendre.
its there decision and no one elses.
sure its against some religions, but do people honestly think that is going to change their minds ? not really.

Well, not sure about anyone else, but for me it's the same reason I'm against murder, theft, lies, and abortion (and etc.) It's wrong.

^You can think it's wrong all you want, but it is just as wrong to discriminate against them and/or hate them, and deny them their rights.

The Christian book hasn't prevented gay people from existing the same way they've existed since the beginning of the human race. Gays were here before the Bible was written, and gays will always be here. Christians can think it's wrong all they want to, it won't change reality. In fact, it will only cause pain and discrimination, but that's the Christian decision. They choose to enable discrimination and choose to enable hatred.

it doesn't affect me whether two men or two women get married...so how could I possibly be against gay marraige without coming off as a jerk?? lol

So anybody who says that gay people shouldn't be able to marry, tell me how it affects you, and then maybe I'll agree with you!

God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.

gay people r people regardless. therefore they should have all the rights that everyone else has. just because you dont agree with that they do, doesnt mean they shouldnt be allowed to. NO one has the right to judge someone else and decide what they can do or can not do. people need to worry about themselves

im a christian and i have friends that are gay, and ur right htey have no right to judge them. and most of those christians are being hipocrits for judging homosexuals because they are judging them and our beliefs state that only god has the right to make judgement, and everyones judgement day will come, so why worry about them? i mean i dont judge anyone and if someone wrongs me i forgive them. i guess thats why im a pushover lol but i practice what i preach.
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God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.

arent you a athiest????

idk if this was posted because im not reading 40 pages...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IHdaJOZe7E

in your eyes... but this country was founded on Christianity, that's why in the Pledge of Alligence it says "One nation under God"

i'm sure this has already been said but...

the pledge of alleigance was a poem someone sent into a magazine after the War of 1812. "Under God" was added by the McArthyites during the Cold War so that we could point out the atheistic communists.

sorry but i needed to say that

well i dont have a problem with them as long as they dont try to do anything weird with me

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When I was working at a camp in Ohio last week, one of the other volunteers there was gay. (He's 15 right now). I was talking to him about it, and how he said his parents have pretty much disowned him for it now. He said "It really sucks, I don't like being this way. It's not like I woke up and said "Oh! I like men now!", its just how I've always been."

He said he'd much rather be straight.


What was a little odd too was that his brother is gay too. Somebody could say "It's just the little brother trying to be like the big brother", but the little brother is the one that came out first.