# I want to start a thread, but I think I will need moderator support

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> [@k9bfriender](#):
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> You brought up the example of pornography, so we’ll connect this to current events. There are Republicans who consider a drag show to be phonography, because _they_ know it when they see it. Do you consider a drag show to be phonography? If not, do you think that some of those Republicans may be seeing things that really aren’t there?

I have not read the specific law. Most (but not all) of the drag shows I’ve gone to have quite a bit of sexual repartee in them and probably THAT would be inappropriate in public with children around. But just a gay guy tucked in a dress entertaining a crowd? Less pornographic than a lot of the stuff singers get away with. We all know what it is - how dare you be gay in public.

> [@k9bfriender](#):
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> Huh, this exchange has made me feel differently about the thread. Maybe it would be useful for Republicans to get all their grievances out, so that we can look into them, see which ones are legitime, and which ones are based on a… let’s call it a misunderstanding.

And I heartily disagree. Let’s say that this Board had decided to hate on dog lovers. Every thread about animals is a majority of negative comments on dog lovers. Generalized statements like dog lovers are unsanitary. Outrageous statements like dog lovers are bestialitists; statements that never get challenge or if you do you get shouted down by 10 others. A thread about zoos has posters taking potshots a dog lovers. Would you see anything constructive about a thread where you can air your greivances? Do you really think it would be an intellectual discussion or more of the same.

Like I said regarding the LSLguy quote, I made an error because I was quickly going through a thread I wasn’t familiar with, talking about Republicans, and I saw “racists” which on this Board (although not by bobot in that post) is a synonym for Republican. Because of that error, I might as well check out of this thread because now that example will be brought up forevermore and taint ALL of my issues as invalid.

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