So this girl I'm dating is very compassionate about your rights and helping you fight for them? I'm not compassoinate about fighting for all that, it is of no interest to me, does that make me some type of Prejudice, bigot?
To me that is your life style, it's got nothing to do with me.
She was like I am just as wrong for not doing anything to help. I will support her in supporting you, but why should I fight a cause I'm not passonatie about.
Give me some real responses, I'm not being hateful, or making generalizations. I think I'm just a regular guy. If you had a flat tire or something on the side of the road I help you put on a spare or any situation like that, in that reagard to me people are people.
In my opinon I'm not opressor, sometimes I ask questions and get people riled up but I don't mean most of it. This question is for real.
2006-08-10 09:12:39 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Princess I like what you've said there. There are alot of issues in the world that are 10 times easier for me to deal with and this isn't one of them.
Sherita I don't ever think you've said one positive thing to me and thats cool but most often negative sticks out so much more than good. It's like theres an invisible line drawn and youre ready for war or something.
There are some good people on here and thats what straight people such as my self needs to see. It helps in the long run.
All in all I see Gay people all the time and face to face I give them the same respect I give to others. I was never out to hurt any of you?
Plus this is Yahoo answers how serious can you be?
2006-08-10 09:42:58 · update #1
Sherita nothing against you thou your just a passonite person. I'm like that in other area's like Football, Working hard to support myself, things like that it's coo thou
2006-08-10 09:56:38 · update #2
Hey My Life She doens't know about my Mother, It's gonna be a while before she finds out about that. But thanks for your response.
2006-08-10 11:30:48 · update #3
H2,
As I get to know you better I think more and more of you as a person. I think you are really trying to understand gay culture and that is very cool. Knowledge takes away fear. I think your girlfriend is great to try and help our cause - but that is her choice.
While I am not prejudice - and I support equality for all I would not have gone to that Million Man March (to support black people) - and I don't expect you to go to Gay Pride (to support Gay people) I think it is great enough that you are not actively doing anything negative to us.
Again, the more I get to know about you the more likeable you are as a person!
2006-08-10 10:09:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Fighting for the equal rights of every living creature is a good thing so the world will be a better place.
Just think if it was the black white thing again rather then the gay/lesbian bisexual straight thing. What if some white guy was like "I don't dislike black people but I'm not black so why should I do something to get them equal rights? It doesn't really impact my life, so why care?" The truth is it does impact your life and your world. Unequal is unequal.
Plus this is really hurting the GLBTQ community because they want to marry the one they love and the other freedoms in the USA. The issue also impacts the children of lesbian/gay couples.
Also sitting the fence and doing nothing is still making a choice. Go back to the "what if" it was that white guy doing nothing. Doing nothing about it made it worse. You cannot ignore this issue. That poem Harry used is a good example.
2006-08-10 10:57:07 · answer #2 · answered by MindStorm 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let me start by saying that I am a lesbian. However, I do not expect everyone to feel passionate about gay rights. I don't see that this makes you a hater. I am a HUGE, HUGE supporter of animal rights and animal rescue. There are those around me that are pet owners but are not passionate about rescue like I am. It doesn't make them bad pet owners or bad people. It just means that this isn't their main focus in life. While it would be GREAT if you were a supporter of gay rights, I think that it's fine that you are at least somewhat respectful. It doesn't interest you....fine. Just don't become a basher!
2006-08-10 09:30:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Maybe your girlfriend wants you to get close to your mom... I don't know.... I agree with you though, if you don't feel passionate about something you truly cant fight for a cause. There are so many other issues out there that could be your cause. If you just don't want one then tell her it just not your thing. Keep supporting her and appreciate her for who she is and this wont be and issue.. You are not prejudice and no you are not a bigot.
2006-08-10 11:25:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thank you for asking a good question. I don't think you are wrong in not supporting our rights. Heck, I don't support our rights. You will not find me at a gay rights rally. I am a black woman and you will night find me at a civil rights rally. I own a fish but you will not find me at a save the whales rally. I love to plant flowers and my den is a virtual forest but you will not find me chained to a hundred year old tree that is about to be cut down. I smoke but I don't argue about smokers rights. Do you get my meaning? The only things I am passionate about 1. My children 2. Autism research. You have to choose your own causes.
2006-08-10 19:54:47 · answer #5 · answered by 0219 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't sound like you're a bigot, but that you just aren't concerned with our fight one way or the other.
This quote is why you should care about causes that don't relate to you directly:
First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.
2006-08-10 09:42:19 · answer #6 · answered by Harry_Cox 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think you personally get a kick out of posting questions or asking questions to stir up some mess. You are making generalizations and the young woman that you're dating needs to rethink this situation with you. If you're heart's not in it and she supports us(the LGBT community), then why even bother? You don't like us(and that's okay, we'll manage.."sniff"!)and your girl does. So, methinks that you need to get with someone who shares YOUR thoughts and ideals rather than someone who's OPEN MINDED.
2006-08-10 09:23:26 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-04 07:34:45 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like she has an ego problem and just wants to be right and needs to be heard. If the cause doesn't affect you or interest you then why should you bother. Tell your gf she should be in politics. Im just the same way as you are. Why fight for a cause that doesn't affect me in anyway, I could use that time to do something that's meaningful to me. Tell her to chill out.
2006-08-10 09:21:25 · answer #9 · answered by CLM 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You're entitled to your opinions, and your gf is entitled to hers. Since you differ on this, why can't you agree to disagree. In a relationship 2 people aren't joined at the hip, and having differences is what makes life interesting. I don't find what you're saying offensive at all.
2006-08-10 11:26:09 · answer #10 · answered by Bobbie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋