Courtesy of this thread, we have been exposed to some . . . rather interesting notions. For example:
“My point was what would invariably happen sooner or later, [a gay scoutmaster would molest a boy while both were on a trip]”
So here we have the implication that a gay scoutmaster would go molesting boys.
“I very much doubt that normal boys would be very accepting of either gay leaders or scouts, and I’d also bet that many boys’ parents wouldn’t like it that much, either.”
And here we have the idea that only an abnormal boy or his parents would be accepting of either a gay leader or scout. But of course, according to his information (for which he never provided a cite, of course), they shouldn’t be.
“My point was, there is an assumption of predleiction that a gay person would make sexual advances towards a member of their own sex.”
There’s also an assumption in one tribe (Yanomamo, I believe, though I may have the spelling wrong) that if you let your baby walk into the forest s/he will be eaten by spirits there. Does that make it true?
When you assume, you make an ass out of you and . . . well, actually, just you in this case.
“We could start the Ghetto Gang Scouts with real gang members as leaders, and give merit badges in things like Crack, Pimping and Graffiti but you’re not likely to see many suburban parents jumping to enroll their sons because the subject is things they’d rather not have their kids get involved in at all.”
Here we have homosexual men being compared to people who smoke crack and pimp. No evidence of why this is an applicable comparison or even any valid cite of something bad that all homosexuals do.
After being questioned by pldennison (whose words are italicized below), MC (bolded) respond thus:
“There’s lots of gay Dopers here, MC. You want to ask how many of them are interested in 12-year-old boys, or are you afraid of looking more foolish than you already do?”
There’s also probably Dopers who use hard drugs–maybe even heroin. How much quality time would you want them spending around your kids?
Here we have the implication that being gay is equatable to being a drug user. Not a very inspiring or promising comparison, but plenty insulting.
Rather than waste more of my time with you, I’m going to re-post Ogre’s latest post in that thread and ask for some . . . clarification:
"You have:
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implied that homosexuality equals pedophilia,
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labeled homosexuals’ fight for equal rights “leftist grandstanding,”
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equated homosexuality with the use of hard drugs (for the False Analogy of the Year Award, I might add.)"
So what do you have to say for yourself, MC?
[fixed the link-Czarcasm]
[Edited by Czarcasm on 08-14-2001 at 01:17 AM]