I can't speak for black people, because I'm not black, but if I had to guess base on the black friends I know, they would simply crack up. I mean, it's apples to apples. If I didn't get mad at the egg roll comment, a black person shouldn't get mad at a fried chicken comment. One group shouldn't be overly protected while another is not.
Oh lord...most eligible (or non-eligible) women probably do not care if you are straight or gay, I'm sure it's not going to excite them in anyway. "WOW, the ULTIMATE6thMan is single, I need to buy some new panties." You are a perfect example of someone who is probably insecure about that sort of thing, while you are guilty of the same exact thing that some LGBT people that like to broadcast their sexuality to people. Most people would not have slightest clue that you are gay or bi, unless you are OPENLY gay. You have to also ask yourself, am I doing or saying things that would make people think I'm gay. Why would people think that a man is gay in first place, and if he isn't why would he care? There are alot of men who get accused of being gay, and simply laugh it off, because they know it's NOT true and have never really thought about being with a man or questioned their admiration for women. Generally speaking, most people assume most men are straight unless they present themselves on the surface as being gay/bi. You'd only be stating the obvious unless you are in fact bisexual. It's sad that people cannot see the difference between someone coming out as gay or someone simply saying their heterosexual. No one has ever been disowned by their family, hung from tree, beaten to death, fired from their job or lost their employment from being straight (unless they engaged in questionable activities), whether they come out or they are simply outed by someone versus someone who fits into the LGBT category. Your livelihood is not quite effected in the same way, as you being straight. How many famous cases or events have you heard of where someone was brutally attacked or been murdered for being straight? Exactly. On the contrary, look at how many people have been murdered or brutally assaulted for being gay, bisexual, or transgender/transsexual? The list is damn endless.
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Thank you for your elaborate and insightful critique. Could you please elaborate on how homophobia is any different than racial prejudice? Hope your not one of those ignorant, religious, right wing conservatives that still believes that being gay is a choice.
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I don't know where you get your "facts" from, but the type of women that I talk to will not date a man that they "think" is bisexual, and obviously if he is gay. So I think they do care if a potential dating partner is straight or not. Have you heard of being on the "down low"? A lot of women particularly do not like these type of men because they try to pass as being straight men only, but they secretly have relationships with men. It's not about getting a woman excited to want to buy new panties, it's simply the fact that a lot of women don't want to date a man that they suspect used to be gay or is bisexual. Don't blame me, it's their choice. People who spend their time defending the LBGT community I find are routinely the most name calling and insulting of other people, exactly what they are accusing others of. The reason it is necessary is because of some men being bisexual instead of just gay, and then dating women without telling them that they also date and like men. Therefore women look for signs, without any scientific facts of course, that could indicate that someone may be this type of man. Therefore, a man could sometimes be misconstrued to be this type of man by saying something normal that men that hide their bisexuality normally use, and that particularly "thing" has been identified (rightly or wrongly) as an indicator of a man being potentially bisexual. I am not insecure about my sexuality in any way. But if I saw a man wearing some nice clothes that I would like to get and said so in the company of other women (or men), it's normally a good joke to clarify "no homo", so that they recognize that I am not attracted to the man, but the clothes. They will probably laugh just the same as if I said "and yeah, I would like the man wearing the clothes too". Either way, neither is being discriminatory by their laughing, it's just a clarification of where one stands. Many women actually love for gay men to be their best friends, but they don't want to date a man that is bisexual. That's just the way it is. I don't think it's necessary to "come out" as being gay. Most people close to you probably already know. If they are not close enough to you to know, why is it any of their business about your sexual preferences? Why should we care about who you like to sleep with? Why do we need to know? Of course it is horrible for people who's family disown them, get hung from a tree, beaten to death, fired from their job or lost their employment for being gay, but that's why their are laws to protect or prosecute against that where apropiate. But these laws do not require that a person "comes out" and announces the fact that they are gay in order for them to be enforced. Many people experience these abuses also for different reasons, but they don't come out and announce to the world whatever those reasons are that caused it. This obsession with announcing one's sexual preferences as a badge of honor is totally unnecessary. It's your private life, not your public life who you sleep with. People's livelihoods are affected and they are being brutally attacked for being different races, religions, political beliefs and other things, but they are not holding news conferences to announce those things with the expectation of receiving a badge of honor and praise from the rest of the world. These CRIMES are still treated for what they are and prosecuted to the fullest extent under the law as possible. Fighting discrimination is not the same as announcing your sexual preference and expecting to be applauded for it and given a badge of honor and achievement for doing so. These are all CRIMES and discrimination that I am 100% totally against and believe should be punished by the law. Please don't confuse someone who wants to make it known that they are not gay, or that makes a "no homo" comment, or even that doesn't agree with gay marriage, as being a person who believes that crimes and discrimination against gay people is okay. I know it's hard for supporters to separate and accept this, but that's how it is to many people. You don't have to like gay people to still be against discrimination and crimes. (I don't dislike gay people, I'm neutral just like I am with all people until I get to know the person individually). Every white person that doesn't like black people, doesn't mean that they don't believe they should have rights and laws to protect them. (of course some do) The same for people who don't like others from different religions, political affliations, etc. Sometimes instead of the LBGT community focusing on getting the rest of people to focus on their rights and laws to protect them, it's like they are tryinfg to make everyone LOVE them and their lifestyle choice. That's just simply NOT going to happen. They should put more focus on the rights and laws portion of it and stop trying to make everyone LOVE their lifestyle, whether or not they consider themselves born that way or others consider it a choice.
Why are you so insulting to someone that doesn't agree with your "beliefs"? I am not ignorant, only a little religious, and definitely not a right wing conservative, but I still believe that being gay is a choice. No matter if you are attracted to men, women, children, animals, aliens or whatever, it is still a CHOICE to have sex unless you have been raped. People can always choose NOT to have sex. So to be heterosexual or homosexual is always a choice in my book, even if it's not in your book. But you don't hear me calling you ignorant because of your belief do you? You just think that I have a lack of knowledge about the genetics of being born gay or not? Well, that's not the case. Many people, scientists or whatever typically disagree about what the conclusions of scientific studies reveal.
You are one ignorant person. Being attracted to something isn't a choice. I suppose you have never popped an accidental boner in your life? Being gay has NOTHING to do with actually having sex, and everything to do with attraction. Please read my post and enlighten yourself here before you make a fool of yourself in real life.
Your insults do nothing to affect my peace sir. You can call being "gay" or "homosexual" as only being what you are "attracted" to only, but no one CARES who or what you are attracted to. Gay or homosexual people are NOT discriminated against because of what they are attracted to, but because of who they SLEEP with. People who discriminate don't care what's going on in their minds and wouldn't even know if they didn't tell someone. Although the discrimination is 100% wrong, it's because of their actions, not their thoughts, which no one could even know unless they are going around stating them without reason. What reason is their to tell someone you like men if you are a man or that you like women if you are a woman, unless you have some sexual intention behind the revelation? You need to get REAL and realize that you have NOTHING to enlighten me about, except how insulting you can be.
You are mixing up being gay with having sex. Yes it is a choice to have gay sex, but it is not a choice to be gay. You dont choose who you are attracted to. I have never made the conscious decision to be attracted to women, and gay poeple dont choose to be attracted to men, they just are.
Definitely blown out of proportion. Only reason this is a big deal is because of Jason Collins. I agree that there is a certain way you need to carry yourself when around media, but obviously EVERYONE should know Hibbert did not intend to insult anyone, and was only using slang that almost everyone his age group has used. But that doesn't mean he isnt wrong. Hibbert should know better on how to present himself. $75,000 is a lesson learned in my book.
it was a facetious comment taken advantage by stern so he can fill the commissioners offices coffers. all these flopping penalty fines, dress code fines, coaches criticizing officials fines they are nothing but money grubbing moves to fill the nba offices pockets. FOLLOW THE MONEY AND YOU WILL FIND THE TRUTH.
