On Fri, 25 Mar 2016 12:47:28 +1100, Bruce > wrote:

> On Fri, 25 Mar 2016 12:39:53 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 25 Mar 2016 12:20:54 +1100, Bruce > wrote:
> >
> >>On Fri, 25 Mar 2016 12:09:26 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
> >>
> >>>On Fri, 25 Mar 2016 12:03:34 +1100, Bruce > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>On Thu, 24 Mar 2016 17:52:36 -0700, sf > wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>He wasn't annoying, it was a funny theatrical effeminate caricature.
> >>>>>Maybe it's a West Coast vs Southern perspective.
> >>>>
> >>>>You mean modern/open-minded versus backward/narrow-minded?
> >>>
> >>>You sound narrow minded, actually. But you're far from alone there.
> >>
> >>What brings you to this interesting perspective?
> >
> >Partly your assumption that anyone from 'the south' are rednecks (or
> >whatever).
> >
> >And partly that anyone who doesn't wholeheartedly and unquestionably
> >support gays no matter what they do is some sort of knuckle-dragging,
> >ignorant and narrow-minded person.
> >
> >Some of us have moved on from blindly accepting and supporting gays,
> >to realising they have the same shortcomings as anyone else and are
> >open to criticism when appropriate. Many clearly exploit/abuse this
> >situation.
> >
> >It's much like the average Greens supporter these days. What is it
> >that they actually support, when you look at what the Greens do (or
> >don't do) in actual practice? And yet, people get a nice warm glow
> >thinking they're somehow morally superior being Green voters.
> >Silly me, I thought the Greens were supposed to be there to protect
> >the environment, when in reality they don't give the slightest ****
> >about it. All they care about is winning votes like any other
> >mainstream party.
> >
> >People like to develop a belief system (of sorts) - what they then
> >DON'T like is to ever question it or reevaluate it when things change.
> >I call that narrow-minded.
>
> Sure but I wasn't so much commenting on that caricature *** guy, but
> wondering if sf implied what I thought she implied.

It has more to do with exposure. When you know them, you can
understand the humor better. Let's face it, the South would be very
happy to reinstate slavery, so gays might as well cease to exist.

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sf