Decided on a good way to gain points so I've been using the following to answer all the haters:
[Homophobic Gay-bashers like you make the rest of us straight people look bad. You'll be much happier if you spent your time and energy on living your own life instead of trying to tell someone else how to live theirs.
"Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering." - Jedi Master Yoda
Thanks for the 2 points. =P]
It wasn't until I was on my 7th or 8th question that it dawned on me that by telling them not to try and control the lives of LGBTs I'm technically doing the same thing (i.e. telling them how to live their lives)...
So do you think it comes across as overly hypocritical or just a twisted irony that you can't preach tolerance and acceptance without being intolerant and rejecting in the first place? Hmmm?
2006-12-05 09:53:49 · 4 answers · asked by Rukh 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Ron N... You may not be offended by the seemingly harmless individuals that are "uniformed", but I am.
Iv'e seen questioners that do all they can to appologize ahead of time if their question appears "Uninformed" or "Ignorant" and those people clearly show that they are trying to be considerate.
There's a reason why I include Yoda's words.
The bashers are clearly on the path to evil because they have nothing but anger and hate in their hearts.
The seemingly harmless "uninformed" questions (ones asked without clarification or a genuine attempt not to offend) are asked in a teasing or mocking tone. These are unfriendly acts spurred on by fear... the first step down the path to evil.
Do not be fooled... these fearful, incondiderate people will eventually become bashers themselves, if they are not careful to control their fear of those that are different.
2006-12-05 15:12:19 · update #1
Ah, such is life.
In the netherlands , they are banning muslim headscarves. This may at first seem like a controlling manoeuvre, but there's method to the madness. The problem in NL is that many muslims (predominantly headscarved ones) are not molding to the dutch liberal culture and the government is laying down a `minimum set of values` that citizens must uphold. So by this negative action, they are actually creating a positive action by promoting closer integration.
This is the parallel I thought of reading this. Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind.
Fight fire with fire where necessary.
2006-12-05 10:00:43 · answer #1 · answered by Modern Jesus 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i most of the time just say thanks, then if i found it a really bad question i report them. there are some that i don't think are bashers just uninformed. you'll be able to tell soon enough
2006-12-05 17:59:24 · answer #2 · answered by Ron N 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Great...now we're going to have geeks on here bashing us just to see you quote Yoda...thanks...
2006-12-06 00:35:03 · answer #3 · answered by carora13 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Great question!! But ummm....yea....thanks for the 2 points! :-)
2006-12-05 17:57:18 · answer #4 · answered by Raynebow_Diva 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋