Originally posted by FMF
Here are the words in proximity: "If we don't acquiesce to the Gay Mafia, well, they might slap us with the dreaded 'hater' label!! Best to keep dissent on the down low. If you know what I mean."
In your mind, what does you acquiescing involve? Why the need "to keep dissent on the down low"?
It is common among those who want to allude to (or even express ...[text shortened]... mean your "If you know what I mean" 'dog whistle' thing) correctly. Do you think I have?
Apparently, you've been living under a tarp somewhere: a sound-proof, impenetrable tarp which keeps not only sound but even the very concept of the outside world from ever troubling your cocoon.
Just a few years ago, it was commonly known that the other 98% of the population not only disapproved of homosexuality, the majority of that near majority found the act immoral and worthy of censure.
This repulsion was so intensely held--- and this will come as a shock to some of the younger readers--- every state in the union of the US had
laws against homosexuality!
I know, right?!
With a tremendous campaign involving very connected and influential people, those who wanted the other 98% to accept the 2% on account of their private acts were able to alter public opinion--- at least the appearance of so, but definitely with respect to public policy makers and those within the various entertainment world.
What was formerly an unspoken badge of shame was transformed into one of honor... at least, that's what the script says.
We as a society acquiesce when we let that play go through its steps without an objection otherwise.
Consider the man who rails against pornography.
Most people view such a mission as a tilting at windmills, a man with an axe to grind, but, well, leave him be.
Overwhelmingly, we all hold pornography in contempt, find it morally reprehensible and generally consider those within its grasp disturbed.
Yet we won't join his quest nor will we condemn him in the process.
We are resigned to let him tire himself out pushing waves back into the ocean.
We do not call him a hater, or even a pornaphobe, no matter what other conclusions we may have about his stability.
Not so with those who see homosexuality as an affront to nature and a sin against God's design.
Those people are now haters.
Homophobes.
Even those who do not necessarily form an opinion from a spiritual stand-point but otherwise are repulsed?
Keep it to yourself, or get ready for the garage, hater.
Homophobe.
From my perspective, a hater or one who is generally afraid of someone else on the basis of what they do in the privacy (or should be doing only there) of their own homes will go out of their way to cause said people harm.
When Christians (or others similarly informed) refuse to help gays celebrate their lifestyle, they get labeled haters, homophobes.
What do we call militant Muslims who kill gays?
So, it turns out that the Florida Shooter was Gay
17 Jun '16 11:15
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