# Urbanredneck is a homophobic bigot **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 11, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-is-a-homophobic-bigot/719775 "2015-05-11T14:43:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-is-a-homophobic-bigot/719775/61 "2015-05-12T00:13:32Z")
> [@Stringbean](#): > > The grand irony here, is that **tapu** ’s son may very well be acting out on Mother’s Day because he has two moms and no male influence in his life. > > Sure, it’s not the type of thing we want to acknowledge could exist, but hiding in the sandbox with our fingers in our ears is a piss-poor way to deal with our problems. Golly gee! **tapu** , I bet this NEVER OCCURRED TO YOU in sixteen years of being part of a lesbian couple raising a boy? Amiright? You never even THOUGHT about whether he’d need a male influence, did you? I bet your mind is like KAPOW right now. Seriously, if ever there was an example of mansplaining, this has got to be it. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-is-a-homophobic-bigot/719775/62 "2015-05-12T00:15:31Z")
One of my favorite parts is that he has a go-to gay that he claims to be a fan of, and he doesn’t even know the guy’s name: > [@Does political correctness preclude gay-stereotype comedy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-political-correctness-preclude-gay-stereotype-comedy/691192/39): > > I think the funniest gay man ever was Paul Lynn, famous for being on the Hollywood Squares. > [@Does political correctness preclude gay-stereotype comedy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-political-correctness-preclude-gay-stereotype-comedy/691192/39): > > The gay lisp and mannerisms (Paul Lynn) are funny. > [@I'm glad that gay/lesbian spouses are becoming husband/wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-that-gay-lesbian-spouses-are-becoming-husband-wife/704948/41): > > Was Paul Lynn the last of his kind? > [@I'm glad that gay/lesbian spouses are becoming husband/wife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-that-gay-lesbian-spouses-are-becoming-husband-wife/704948/28): > > Well I did grow up watching Paul Lynn. > [@Evolution and the prevalence of homosexuality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-and-the-prevalence-of-homosexuality/704458/18): > > Modern San Fransisco, Paul Lynn-Ellen Degeneres homosexuality is different from the concept of plain sexual attraction to ones own gender. > [@So Bruce Jener is LGBT - Who gives a F\*CK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-bruce-jener-is-lgbt-who-gives-a-f-ck/718542/149): > > Paul Lynn most certainly was “out”. And damn, he was funny. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-is-a-homophobic-bigot/719775/63 "2015-05-12T00:19:19Z")
[His wife’s a real piece of work, too.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=18357427&postcount=28) > [@Urbanredneck](#): > > A couple of years ago a middle eastern man bought a pressure cooker from us at a garage sale and my wife reported it. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-is-a-homophobic-bigot/719775/64 "2015-05-12T00:24:57Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > [His wife’s a real piece of work, too.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=18357427&postcount=28) Yeah, I love that, because when I think pressure-cooker bomber (say, of a marathon), I definitely don’t think Caucasian. ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-is-a-homophobic-bigot/719775/65 "2015-05-12T00:27:44Z")
Paul Lynde really was funny, wasn’t he? 😉 And LHand of Dness, you’re right: it never even occurred to us that Asa might benefit from positive male figures in his life. See, we parent mindlessly. Most gay couples do because that’s what we see a lot in the gen pop. Asa’s close relationship with his grandfather, his involvement with Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, his frequent input from his uncles and others just… happened. We didn’t give a thought to setting all that up. Thank you and the many others who get that. Those that don’t must picture us as dull-witted, unthinking, unmindful, clueless parents. I wonder where they developed their baseline opinion of parenting. Hm? ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-is-a-homophobic-bigot/719775/66 "2015-05-12T00:35:23Z")
> [@tapu](#): > > And LHand of Dness, you’re right: it never even occurred to us that Asa might benefit from positive male figures in his life. See, we parent mindlessly. Most gay couples do because that’s what we see a lot in the gen pop. Asa’s close relationship with his grandfather, his involvement with Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, his frequent input from his uncles and others just… happened. We didn’t give a thought to setting all that up. > > Thank you and the many others who get that. Those that don’t must picture us as dull-witted, unthinking, unmindful, clueless parents. I wonder where they developed their baseline opinion of parenting. Hm? This is kind of how I think about privilege. You as a lesbian parent might have a pretty decent idea of what I as a straight parent go through and how I make decisions: you’re inundated every day with representations and conversations about what it’s like to be a straight parent, not to mention you probably grew up in a household with straight parents. You probably don’t need me to tell you much of anything about what it’s like to be a straight parent. I, on the other hand, know three or four gay couples with kids, which means I know next to nothing about what it’s like to be a gay parent. It’s not really something I have to think about on a daily basis. Whatever occurs to me about the specific aspects of gay parenting has 100% already occurred to you, since you’ve thought about it so much more. ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-is-a-homophobic-bigot/719775/67 "2015-05-12T00:57:12Z")
Yes, our mindfulness is due in no small measure to the fact that we don’t have kids \*by accident. \* ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-is-a-homophobic-bigot/719775/68 "2015-05-12T01:11:54Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Golly gee! **tapu** , I bet this NEVER OCCURRED TO YOU in sixteen years of being part of a lesbian couple raising a boy? Amiright? You never even THOUGHT about whether he’d need a male influence, did you? I bet your mind is like KAPOW right now. > > Seriously, if ever there was an example of mansplaining, this has got to be it. Looks more like straightsplaining to me. And, yes, that is a [real word that is actually used](https://www.google.com/search?q=straightsplaining). Don’t blame me. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-is-a-homophobic-bigot/719775/69 "2015-05-12T01:56:35Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > So then I expect we’ll soon be hearing about how his computer drive full of gay porn was found and he had to come out? > > It’s always the ones who scream loudest about how NOT GAY they are who turn out to be totally gay. I still wonder about Fred Phelps. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-is-a-homophobic-bigot/719775/70 "2015-05-12T02:08:51Z")
> [@Rune](#): > > Can’t be bothered to read them all, but where’s the homophobic? > > There is no big advantage in being gay work-wise, and there are more heteros than homos. Seems pretty straightforward to me. He is in the “people are gay by choice” camp and doesn’t understand why a dude would choose to be with a dude when ladies smell so nice. I wish I could find that damn post he made wondering why a guy who likes guys can’t just find himself a nice woman to settle down with. Ugh! ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-is-a-homophobic-bigot/719775/71 "2015-05-12T03:07:25Z")
> [@monstro](#): > > He’s not too smart when it comes to [racism](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=18175575&postcount=109) either. Hey, remember that time he came into your thread about positive, happy role models for people not in relationships and explained how to get in a relationship with a lame ass fishing analogy like everyone in that thread was 4… and talking about something complete different? ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-is-a-homophobic-bigot/719775/72 "2015-05-12T03:09:18Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Yeah, I love that, because when I think pressure-cooker bomber (say, of a marathon), I definitely don’t think Caucasian. Muslim, Ay-rab, what’s the difference? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-is-a-homophobic-bigot/719775/73 "2015-05-12T03:17:21Z")
Why the surprise at a Neanderthal? A self-admitted redneck, in Houston IIRC. Hope it’s clearer now why I left Texas. > [@ZipperJJ](#): > > He is in the “people are gay by choice” camp and doesn’t understand why a dude would choose to be with a dude when ladies smell so nice. I wonder when he “decided” to become hetero. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-is-a-homophobic-bigot/719775/74 "2015-05-12T03:30:11Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I wonder when he “decided” to become hetero. Every morning in front of the mirror. \<_deep breath\> “OK, Mary. We can do this.”_ . ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-is-a-homophobic-bigot/719775/75 "2015-05-12T03:31:13Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I wonder when he “decided” to become hetero. Too a-feared that he’d like that there homo sexs just a wee bit much. Duh. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-is-a-homophobic-bigot/719775/76 "2015-05-12T04:11:40Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I still wonder about Fred Phelps. Please pass the brain bleach. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-is-a-homophobic-bigot/719775/77 "2015-05-12T05:45:44Z")
> [@](#): > > But seriously, gays are about 3% of males and who would want to be in a position where one could only mate with 3% of your same gender? Best to go after the other 50% of humanity. So, as a gay man, I can only mate with 3% of the men in the world? That adds up to 105 million men. That’s not enough? If I’m sexually active for 60 years, that means I’m mating with 1,750,000 men per year, or almost 5,000 per day. Seriously, I should switch to women, because 5,000 per day isn’t enough? Idiot. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-is-a-homophobic-bigot/719775/78 "2015-05-12T06:14:10Z")
Well, it _is_ notoriously difficult for gay men to pick up other gay men. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-is-a-homophobic-bigot/719775/79 "2015-05-12T06:20:39Z")
Did he actually quote Jeff Foxworthy on the Board? I seem to recall that. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2015, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-is-a-homophobic-bigot/719775/80 "2015-05-12T08:17:34Z")
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