Why did I have to get 20 replies or so before I could post my point to a matter which is now over in a way that does not fully overview the situation?Stop posting so much :P
Quote from: madman3 on August 27, 2012, 11:52:04 AMWhy did I have to get 20 replies or so before I could post my point to a matter which is now over in a way that does not fully overview the situation?Stop posting so much :PHowever I found it massively eye-opening. Thank you.
Quote from: smashysmashy on August 27, 2012, 10:57:02 AMI'm confused. So am I being a massive biggot?Not entirely, but if you were it would be for a completely pointless reason. As Sys said, homophobia is a defence mechanism, as people perceive threats as things that look out of the norm. It's why if a friend says something that erks you, you are less likely to get a reaction or you are less likely to react to it; because you have enough trust and familiarity.Homophobia is a phobia as much as arachnophobia, and like it, it is an absolutely useless mental defence from what you perceive to be a threat. If gay people actually effected people physically then it would be logical, but since it is only a mental and hormonal difference there is no threat from it, thus making the mental defence irrelevant.In effect, Homophobia and racism are built off the same mental process, much like sexism. They are phobias that are pointless because they're developed off a sense of potential threat when in reality it's non - existent. Quote from: freeziez on August 27, 2012, 11:01:07 AMQuote from: smashysmashy on August 27, 2012, 10:57:02 AMI'm confused. So am I being a massive biggot?No. It's a human reaction, and no matter how much you try to pretend that you can accept them, you will always have a hate for them on the inside.Albeit a pointless one.Also, you underestimate the fact that people are nowadays informed to an extent where instinct is contradicted by what we know.Instinct is also a feature which develops more into adulthood. You know how young children are rarely afraid of new things? I doubt the concept of homosexuals would scare a young child, at least not beyond an extent that explaining heterosexual relations would. If one is taught early of the lack of threat then it wouldn't be a problem.This is why I hold no emnity for homosexuals and if you do then you're clearly not educated to the correct extent for evolution. Ignoring these phobias is evolving towards being able to access more things, which increases odds of survival because you have more familiar ground or personalities to draw upon.Quote from: smashysmashy on August 27, 2012, 11:02:17 AMHUZZAH! I AM NOT A BIGOT!SwooshQuote from: martymidget on August 27, 2012, 11:00:53 AMQuote from: smashysmashy on August 27, 2012, 10:32:50 AMI am a massive homophobeSo you're afraid of people? Yes, that's why I'm a massive loner IRLI see what you did thereYour statement is bigoted because it implies that bigots are a bad thing, thus beneath you and thus you would express concern at becoming one.
I'm confused. So am I being a massive biggot?
Quote from: smashysmashy on August 27, 2012, 10:57:02 AMI'm confused. So am I being a massive biggot?No. It's a human reaction, and no matter how much you try to pretend that you can accept them, you will always have a hate for them on the inside.
HUZZAH! I AM NOT A BIGOT!SwooshQuote from: martymidget on August 27, 2012, 11:00:53 AMQuote from: smashysmashy on August 27, 2012, 10:32:50 AMI am a massive homophobeSo you're afraid of people? Yes, that's why I'm a massive loner IRLI see what you did there
Quote from: smashysmashy on August 27, 2012, 10:32:50 AMI am a massive homophobeSo you're afraid of people?
I am a massive homophobe
GAZE INTO THE FACE OF NARYAR !!!
Quote from: madman3 on August 27, 2012, 11:38:58 AMQuote from: smashysmashy on August 27, 2012, 10:57:02 AMI'm confused. So am I being a massive biggot?Not entirely, but if you were it would be for a completely pointless reason. As Sys said, homophobia is a defence mechanism, as people perceive threats as things that look out of the norm. It's why if a friend says something that erks you, you are less likely to get a reaction or you are less likely to react to it; because you have enough trust and familiarity.Homophobia is a phobia as much as arachnophobia, and like it, it is an absolutely useless mental defence from what you perceive to be a threat. If gay people actually effected people physically then it would be logical, but since it is only a mental and hormonal difference there is no threat from it, thus making the mental defence irrelevant.In effect, Homophobia and racism are built off the same mental process, much like sexism. They are phobias that are pointless because they're developed off a sense of potential threat when in reality it's non - existent. Quote from: freeziez on August 27, 2012, 11:01:07 AMQuote from: smashysmashy on August 27, 2012, 10:57:02 AMI'm confused. So am I being a massive biggot?No. It's a human reaction, and no matter how much you try to pretend that you can accept them, you will always have a hate for them on the inside.Albeit a pointless one.Also, you underestimate the fact that people are nowadays informed to an extent where instinct is contradicted by what we know.Instinct is also a feature which develops more into adulthood. You know how young children are rarely afraid of new things? I doubt the concept of homosexuals would scare a young child, at least not beyond an extent that explaining heterosexual relations would. If one is taught early of the lack of threat then it wouldn't be a problem.This is why I hold no emnity for homosexuals and if you do then you're clearly not educated to the correct extent for evolution. Ignoring these phobias is evolving towards being able to access more things, which increases odds of survival because you have more familiar ground or personalities to draw upon.Quote from: smashysmashy on August 27, 2012, 11:02:17 AMHUZZAH! I AM NOT A BIGOT!SwooshQuote from: martymidget on August 27, 2012, 11:00:53 AMQuote from: smashysmashy on August 27, 2012, 10:32:50 AMI am a massive homophobeSo you're afraid of people? Yes, that's why I'm a massive loner IRLI see what you did thereYour statement is bigoted because it implies that bigots are a bad thing, thus beneath you and thus you would express concern at becoming one.You have no room to call anyone a bigot.
Why does Nary look EXACTLY like I expected him to?
Well, I think they need to reboot the director and not the storyline if they really want to make it better.
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