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Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Discuss Civil Liberties and Civil rights here. Also discuss discrimination against minority groups as well, and ways to solve these issues.

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Old 05-02-2008, 10:55 AM
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homophobia is a term coined by legitimate accredited mental health professionals.
"Legitimate" and "mental health professionals" is an oxymoron.

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It's not a matter of how it's "applied" - it's a matter of it being a medical term with a defined parameter of meaning.
Nonsense! Words are pretty much meaningless outside of their application.

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Perhaps you should petition the mental health professional community to change the word if it offends you so deeply.
Since I don't recognize psychology as valid, I don't give a rat's behind what those quacks say.

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I'm sure they'd be highly interested in your scholarly take on the word that has been accepted and used for quite some time now.
Emphasis on "used."
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Old 05-02-2008, 10:58 AM
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Alright let's get Joe in here to discuss it. It IS deviant according to the dictionary in easily definable terms. Dictionary definition compliance is optional obviously when referring to homosexuality though. Since the "true" dictionary breakdown of homo and phobia come nowhere near the universal applications of the term homophobia.
No need to discuss "jack". Can't you recognize an "impasse" when it's staring you right in your face? In your previous attempts, did you sway public opinion to your camp? NO. In fact, it's "deviancy", on your part, to attempt to do so, after you failed. You can categorize to your hearts' content...it has no more basis in reality than cows jumping over the moon. Being preoccupied with "balloons", is infinitely more deviant than the gravitation to one's own sex. Enough already.
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Old 05-02-2008, 11:07 AM
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actually, isn't repeating the same thing over and over, getting the same response, but expecting something different, the definition of insanity?
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Old 05-02-2008, 11:09 AM
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Yes, it deviates from what is normative within the species. These people get all bent out of shape over nothing and they whine about tolerance and diversity but are damned intolerant of anyone who says anything that offends them.
Oh, that's just flat out stupid.

One doesn't BECOME intolerant because they won't tolerate intolerance.

One doesn't BECOME a bigot because they won't accept bigotry from others.

Just as one who is against killing people doesn't BECOME a murderer.
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Old 05-02-2008, 11:26 AM
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actually, isn't repeating the same thing over and over, getting the same response, but expecting something different, the definition of insanity?
It's not the definition of insanity, just a popular quote about it.
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Oh, that's just flat out stupid.

One doesn't BECOME intolerant because they won't tolerate intolerance.

One doesn't BECOME a bigot because they won't accept bigotry from others.

Just as one who is against killing people doesn't BECOME a murderer.
One who murders a murderer (when acting on their own free will and not by a deathsentence by a court) is considered a murderer and will be charged as such.
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Okay, I just hear it so many times, I begin to think that people actually believe it is the definition.
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I've known Chan to be committed to individual rights, his personal moral principles are his own to keep and value, why do you people care what he thinks about gays if he doesn't wish to stifle their rights?

Contemporary liberals are the most hypersensitive and intolerant group of people I have ever met. They want diversity and compassion.....and you WILL comply or be shot. Chan believes gays are deviants, I disagree, but from what authority do any of you presume to pass judgment? Shame on all of you.
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Old 05-02-2008, 11:45 AM
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They want diversity and compassion.....and you WILL comply or be shot.
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One doesn't BECOME intolerant because they won't tolerate intolerance.

One doesn't BECOME a bigot because they won't accept bigotry from others.





Do I think he should be shot? No. Do I think he should be kept from offering his opinions? No. Do I think his ignorant bigotry and prejudice should be pointed out and addressed? You bet.
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