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Old 04-12-2008, 08:46 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tristanrobin View Post
There is nothing about "tolerance" that says one must be tolerant of intolerance.

One is not a bigot if they will not accept bigotry.

And one is not a hater if they defend themselves against attacks.

Being open and tolerant does NOT mean being an emotional doormat for the ignorant and prejudiced.

The article posted is absurd as most of the questions posed are based on falsehoods.
As I pointed out, I disagree with a lot of what he said. But I feel the most important part of the whole piece was...
After awhile, I realized that the only way I could get them to stop calling me a homophobe was to start agreeing with them about everything.
Because while I admit I am an asshole in saying it, I have never advocated for anything except not calling the union a marriage. Yet some folk still call me a homophobe for feeling that way. There seems to be intolerance on both sides as far as I'm concerned. Not that I care. I just think he was right on with the above sentence.

Accepting a homosexual view of the deviation would be ignorant as far as I'm concerned.
Last edited by fxashun; 04-12-2008 at 08:49 PM.