# OK State Rep. Sally Kern: Homosexuality is "the biggest threat" to the U.S. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 11, 2008, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-state-rep-sally-kern-homosexuality-is-the-biggest-threat-to-the-u-s/441037 "2008-03-11T23:42:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-state-rep-sally-kern-homosexuality-is-the-biggest-threat-to-the-u-s/441037/21 "2008-03-12T12:47:36Z")
Oh come on - she’s not hideous - she just looks like an auntie. _Everybody’s_ auntie. Her eyes and smile make her look crazed and deranged though, I gotta admit - but that’s aunties for you. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-state-rep-sally-kern-homosexuality-is-the-biggest-threat-to-the-u-s/441037/22 "2008-03-12T12:53:08Z")
[QUOTE=elucidator] Shouldn’t we have some sort of coded alert system, like we got for terror? [/QUOTE] Pink, lavender, eggshell . . . ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-state-rep-sally-kern-homosexuality-is-the-biggest-threat-to-the-u-s/441037/23 "2008-03-12T12:57:03Z")
[QUOTE=elucidator] Shouldn’t we have some sort of coded alert system, like we got for terror? [/QUOTE] [As usual, the homosexuals are ahead of the curve](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handkerchief_code). ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-state-rep-sally-kern-homosexuality-is-the-biggest-threat-to-the-u-s/441037/24 "2008-03-12T13:10:08Z")
Has this woman ever succeeded in having any legislation passed in Oklahoma, apart from getting the platypus named the official state egg-laying mammal? We have scattered nutcases like this in a lot of state legislatures, and I am sorry to say that Texas is far from immune. And don’t get me started on school boards. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-state-rep-sally-kern-homosexuality-is-the-biggest-threat-to-the-u-s/441037/25 "2008-03-12T13:14:24Z")
[QUOTE=Otto] [As usual, the homosexuals are ahead of the curve](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handkerchief_code). [/QUOTE] As I’ve said, only we could come up with a code that requires you to be able to distinguish between kelly green and bottle green across a darkened, smoky bar at 3 a.m. after your fourth vodka shooter. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-state-rep-sally-kern-homosexuality-is-the-biggest-threat-to-the-u-s/441037/26 "2008-03-12T13:36:29Z")
I’m from Oklahoma. And I’m proud to be from Oklahoma. Far from Oklahoma. ---
**Author:** ![buttonjockey308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-state-rep-sally-kern-homosexuality-is-the-biggest-threat-to-the-u-s/441037/27 "2008-03-12T14:11:59Z")
[QUOTE=elucidator] Shouldn’t we have some sort of coded alert system, like we got for terror? [/QUOTE] Couldn’t we just use the rainbow flag? Magenta = Thinking about it Pale Blue= Tried it once in college Green = It’s only weird for the first few minutes Yellow = Suddenly, the Wizard of Oz makes sense Orange = Wow, that looks like a parade, wait, that guy’s not wearing pants Red = Wait, neither is the guy he’s kissing, TO THE MINIVAN KIDS! Oy. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![buttonjockey308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-state-rep-sally-kern-homosexuality-is-the-biggest-threat-to-the-u-s/441037/28 "2008-03-12T14:14:10Z")
[QUOTE=matt\_mcl] As I’ve said, only we could come up with a code that requires you to be able to distinguish between kelly green and bottle green across a darkened, smoky bar at 3 a.m. after your fourth vodka shooter. [/QUOTE] 3 a.m. and you’re only on your 4th vodka shooter? Ahead of the curve my eye. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-state-rep-sally-kern-homosexuality-is-the-biggest-threat-to-the-u-s/441037/29 "2008-03-12T14:17:16Z")
[QUOTE=buttonjockey308] 3 a.m. and you’re only on your 4th vodka shooter? Ahead of the curve my eye. [/QUOTE] Well, please, I’d like to actually be able to _do_ something when I pick up. Fivesomes don’t just happen, you know. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-state-rep-sally-kern-homosexuality-is-the-biggest-threat-to-the-u-s/441037/30 "2008-03-12T14:35:18Z")
[This Louis CK bit (NSFW language)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d63ClccjjE) portrays what I imagine her thought process is. “People are gay! Dammit!” ---
**Author:** ![flight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbce88/32.png) [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-state-rep-sally-kern-homosexuality-is-the-biggest-threat-to-the-u-s/441037/31 "2008-03-12T14:59:28Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] There are some really interesting assertions in that quote that just leave questions hanging… How does homosexuality spread? Does the speaker fear that she, too, might be inclined to give it a try? How, exactly, will homosexuality destroy a nation? (With great style, obviously, but _details!_) [/QUOTE] This is something I have noticed in some anti-gay conservatives. They act like gayness is a dangerous thing you must always be on guard for lest it take you. That you have to push those urges down an control them. I have no problem with gay people, but you know what? I just don’t have those urges. This is not a concern for me. You know who does have those urges? GAY PEOPLE. I think there are a lot of repressed homosexuals in conservative positions of power. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-state-rep-sally-kern-homosexuality-is-the-biggest-threat-to-the-u-s/441037/32 "2008-03-12T15:04:31Z")
The gays are created that way. If you believe in god ,you must believe that they are gods children too. Gays have zero effect on straight marriage. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-state-rep-sally-kern-homosexuality-is-the-biggest-threat-to-the-u-s/441037/33 "2008-03-12T15:07:57Z")
[QUOTE=matt\_mcl] As I’ve said, only we could come up with a code that requires you to be able to distinguish between kelly green and bottle green across a darkened, smoky bar at 3 a.m. after your fourth vodka shooter. [/QUOTE] And here’s a little tip for the cigar afficionados out there: you DEFINITELY don’t want to mix up the brown and the tan… ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-state-rep-sally-kern-homosexuality-is-the-biggest-threat-to-the-u-s/441037/34 "2008-03-12T15:10:44Z")
[QUOTE=flight] This is something I have noticed in some anti-gay conservatives. They act like gayness is a dangerous thing you must always be on guard for lest it take you. That you have to push those urges down an control them. [/QUOTE] That’s because **they believe that**! They don’t believe that gay folk are “just that way”…they think they’re normal straight people who’ve either fallen in with a bad crowd or who’ve deliberately thrown off the civilizing influence of society. To them, ANYONE can become gay…it’s not just a rhetorical device they use to demagogue. They believe it! To them, homosexuality is a communicable habit/addiction, just like alcoholism or drug addiction. And curable in the same ways, apparently. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-state-rep-sally-kern-homosexuality-is-the-biggest-threat-to-the-u-s/441037/35 "2008-03-12T15:14:04Z")
It isn’t The Gay that is the biggest threat to this country, it’s something more widespread, more insidious, and more accepted. It’s The Stoopid (deliberatly mis-spelled). ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-state-rep-sally-kern-homosexuality-is-the-biggest-threat-to-the-u-s/441037/36 "2008-03-12T15:23:00Z")
[QUOTE=BrainGlutton] Pink, lavender, eggshell . . . [/QUOTE] Pink - High Threat of Homosexuals Eggshell - High Threat of Redecorating Lavender - High Threat of Temptation to Suck Cock Hmm…maybe the GOP territories can start being known as “Lavender States”? -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-state-rep-sally-kern-homosexuality-is-the-biggest-threat-to-the-u-s/441037/37 "2008-03-12T15:27:27Z")
[QUOTE=matt\_mcl] As I’ve said, only we could come up with a code that requires you to be able to distinguish between kelly green and bottle green across a darkened, smoky bar at 3 a.m. after your fourth vodka shooter. [/QUOTE] I have always thought that if you need to signal that you are a star, available for fucking, by means of a silver hankie… you’re probably not very much of a star. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-state-rep-sally-kern-homosexuality-is-the-biggest-threat-to-the-u-s/441037/38 "2008-03-12T15:39:02Z")
I remember a MAD magazine article with a mock homophobic rant that said something to the effect of “If this keeps up, instead of the Red, White, and Blue we’ll be saluting the Pink, Beige, and Aqua!” ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-state-rep-sally-kern-homosexuality-is-the-biggest-threat-to-the-u-s/441037/39 "2008-03-12T15:42:03Z")
[QUOTE=jayjay] That’s because **they believe that**! They don’t believe that gay folk are “just that way”…they think they’re normal straight people who’ve either fallen in with a bad crowd or who’ve deliberately thrown off the civilizing influence of society. To them, ANYONE can become gay…it’s not just a rhetorical device they use to demagogue. They believe it! To them, homosexuality is a communicable habit/addiction, just like alcoholism or drug addiction. And curable in the same ways, apparently. [/QUOTE] Well, hell, **yeah,** it’s contagious! Why, you can catch teh gay the **very first time** you suck a cock! ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2008, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-state-rep-sally-kern-homosexuality-is-the-biggest-threat-to-the-u-s/441037/40 "2008-03-12T15:44:23Z")
How uninformed! Hasn’t she seen the stark evidence that THE greatest problem we face is the crisis in our healthcare system… …as it struggles to deal with the damage done by Harry Potter books? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-state-rep-sally-kern-homosexuality-is-the-biggest-threat-to-the-u-s/441037.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-state-rep-sally-kern-homosexuality-is-the-biggest-threat-to-the-u-s/441037.md?page=3)