Posted by loungelizard
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Posted by greybeard
(here)
I am sorry that some have been hurt by posts on this thread--that certainly was not my intention on starting the thread which has wandered far from the original post and that's fine.
When people are free to voice their opinions then unfortunately people can feel hurt.
Chris
Your contributions to this forum are a good example of how to express an opinion simply and without causing pain.
On the other hand, a few of the posts on this thread go far beyond mere opinions: they may masquerade as opinions but
are deliberately contrived to cause hurt and to spread division and bigotry.
There is a massive difference between voicing your opinions and being insulting, hostile and disparaging.
When someone explains, rationally and politely, why they don’t approve of, for example, same-sex marriage,
I would respect their opinion.
But if they try insist that gays are deviants (as one poster here has done) or resort to inflammatory or
toxic language with the intention of demonising a particular group, they’re not just voicing an opinion.
They’re using verbal aggression to imply that not everyone in this world has equal rights.
In fact, the venomous nature of some of the posts here does bring to mind the old adage
"Homophobes Might Be Hidden Homosexuals" :
A new analysis of implicit bias and explicit sexual orientation statements may help to explain
the underpinnings of anti-gay bullying and hate crimes
https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...n-homosexuals/
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Posted by greybeard
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Whatever works.
Chris
And wouldn’t the world be a much happier place if people acted in accordance with those simple words?