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Re: Something to chew on.

Posted by: LARK on April 15, 1999 at 11:33:22:

In Reply to: Something to chew on. posted by Farinata on April 14, 1999 at 17:18:24:

: Why do you think man is distinct from the beast?

It's obvious why.

: There are no scientific reasons to separate man from any of the other large primates; they exhibit bisexual behaviour.

Yeah and they eat their young.

: No, fiction. Even by the age of fifteen, the majority of gay and lesbians are aware that they find the same sex more sttractive than the opposite sex; there are any number of studies which show this. This is despite the overwhelming peer pressure which pairs them off with the opposite sex.

No rather they are yet to be convinced that the lifestyle choice that they would find preferable is going to be accepted.

: Any sexual activity could result in disease or death; as a famous example, trapped air in the vagina can cause instant death due to an embolism; is that a reason to stop having sex?

yeah I know. However AIDS etc. was labelled a Gay Cancer because homosexuality increases tenfold your chances of getting the disease, originates in Gay community, spreads faster in gay community what does that tell you?

: Heroin and alcohol are human inventions;

And so is homosexuality as I've said.

: Unfortunately, that's not the case for a lot of people, who will beat up anyone of a different orientation because they are frightened of them. That's where the battle lines get drawn.

yeah but the trouble here is with lumping in. If I find the invented lifestlye of these people sick, cruel etc. I'm lumped in with the gay bashing nazis and physcos which isnt me if you read my earlier posts.

The right to do something does not make it right.

: But you are the product of a society which believes same-sex affection to be taboo; are you really saying that no such cultural programming exists?

Not to the extent you are suggesting. It is possible for people to hold different opinions you know. I could say you have been brainwashed by the pro-homosexuality lobby but I wont I simply understand that you disagree with me.

: It usually takes the form of power-related violence, rather than sex-related violence; and power-related violence is not specifically sexual; a man raping a woman "because he can" is not so very different from a man beating another man "because he can" - or from an alpha male baboon beating up an underling "because he can".

Yes I understand.

: : The violence which occurs TO homosexuals is not sexual, and is usually perpetrated by men claiming to be pure heterosexuals.

Yes I'm aware of this too.

: As for assaults on homosexuals, they are usually carried out by people afraid of homosexuals to the point of violence; frequently, as Karen pointed out, due to deep-seated sexual identity crisis on their part. Homophobia is not just an invention, as the casualty wards will tell you.

I'm aware of this too but then you get the debate killers that suggest anyone who suggests that homosexuality is a life style choice etc. is secretly a gay and is repressing it. Can no one simply hold a differing opinion?

The arguments you are using to try and convince me that homosexuality is normal have been used in the context of peadaphilia, would agree to this?

You see once you champion the casue of the unatural you will have all manner of people rallying to your side.




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