[Big RICHARD]

Originally posted by DaBeeeenster
I agree with some of what you have said, but I think there is an important point in terms of people banging on about gay rights.

The reason people bang on about it is because homosexuals dont have the same rights as heterosexuals in the UK, the US, or indeed pretty much anywhere. I agree that sometimes people use it as an excuse to be bigotted, maybe like the people that asked you to leave the bar for being straight, but the fact remains that people will complain about it (and have a right to do so, IMHO) up until the point at which they have the same rights as everyone else, and rightfully so.

I think we have two issues here.

1. Gay people do not have the same rights as straight people. This p&&&es them off and they complain about it. This I have no problem with. This is fine.

2. Some people DO use the gay rights issue as an excuse for having bigotted views. This I do not agree with.

I think you need to be very careful about identifying which area you are talking about, as it is very easy for people to get the wrong end of the stick and assume that you are badmouthing gay people on account of them being gay. I dont believe you are, but it can come across like that.

What I am interested in, spikegifted, is the fact that you stated the following:


You dont have a problem, or you dont really have a problem? Why the "really"? I know it's being pedantic, but it does make a significant difference to the tone of the statement. It sounds as if you do have a small problem but it's not really enough of a problem to warrant you saying so. See what I mean?

and secondly:

I assume you are talking about sexual practise? I'm curious as to why on earth people seem to make a constant reference between homosexuality and sexual practise. Certain heterosexual practise makes me uneasy, but I feel no reason to mention it whenever we are discussing heterosexual couples. Why mention it when discussing homosexual ones?

I agree mostly. I think the 'really' is just the way some people speak. I hope it is, cos that's the way I took it, as I speak like that......