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Posts Made By: James Lacey

September 11, 2018 01:10 AM Forum: Politics

Hi guys

Posted By James Lacey

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Originally Posted by Darian Rachal

Richard, I agree with you entirely. I can not imagine any normal(heterosexual) man not finding such activity repugnant. If any man does not, I'd have to wonder a bit about their sexual inclinations. If they profess to be heterosexual, I'd definitely be inclined to think they at least have bisexual inclinations.

Response by James Lacey:

There is a well-known stereotype that suggests that those that are more hostile towards gays and hold strong anti-gay views themselves have same-sex desires, albeit undercover ones. Therefore, should I conclude that you are a closeted gay? Of course not, and the stereotype I mentioned is as misleading as your own.


What exactly are you talking about when you say that Darian is stereotyping?  

He hasn't engaged one iota in stereotyping.  The only one who has done that is yourself, when you stated your first sentence in response. THAT is a stereotype.

Darian simply gave his opinion about men who don't find homosexuality repugnant.  That was not a stereotype.  He simply said "I cannot imagine any normal heterosexual man NOT finding the act of homosexual sex repugnant".  

How in the world is that stereotyping anyone?  The answer is Darian did NOTHING of the sort of which you accused him of doing.

So then  Why are you ascribing falsehoods to his posting and incorrectly labeling his statement as as stereotype?

Darian is still allowed in this country to have a belief and a thought that does not comport with your beliefs.  You are allowed to have your beliefs as well and you are permitted to criticize his posting as I am still permitted to criticize your posting.  

Because you decided you are going to label his posting and his thoughts on the subject as "stereotyping" does not make it stereotyping.  He did not do that in my opinion.  

I agree with everything Darian said in his posting.  That is simply my opinion of men who don't find the thought of the homosexual sex act as repulsive.  I would wonder about them.  It is his opinion as well as mine.  He said "I would be inclined to think .....".  

You leftists all do the same thing, you take "opinions" professed by others and ascribe negative connotations to opinions. 

 You are not the thought police and this isn't Orwell's 1984.

The last time I checked we are Still allowed to have beliefs in this nation, which do not agree with your beliefs.  

You probably should stop that Forrest.  

Until you come up with empirical evidence that every man who doesn't find the thought of the homosexual sex act repulsive, then Darian's assertion is valid.  There are most likely a certain percentage of men out there who don't abhor the thought of gay sex and who do not find it repulsive, who are bisexual and gay themselves.  

That is not a stereotype it is a fact in SOME instances.  Perhaps not all, but yes, SOME.   

stereotype - a simplified view or understanding of a more complex subject

Why don't you take your advice and stop being such a knee-jerk snowflake?




 

September 11, 2018 01:13 AM Forum: Politics

Hi guys

Posted By James Lacey

Originally Posted by David Cotterell
Richard Davis claims to have been bullied on this forum. 

Poor Richard.

Need a hug?

Dave 

 
 
You can't make this stuff up. The biggest obnoxious, intolerant bully in politics forum history is complaining about being bullied. Such a snowflake.

September 11, 2018 02:22 AM Forum: Politics

Hi guys

Posted By James Lacey

Originally Posted by Darian Rachal

James, do you find the sexual acts that homosexual men engage in repugnant? 

To be honest with you, I don't really give it much thought. However, let's be fair, it's not like heterosexual acts are exactly clean and tidy.

My point was, and remains, that stereotypes are a terrible way to arrive at a conclusion.

September 11, 2018 02:25 AM Forum: Politics

Hi guys

Posted By James Lacey

Originally Posted by Richard Davis


Maybe you can add some integers and figure it out.  Until then, your accusations toward Darian were complete nonsense.

Maybe you can quit being such a triggered snowflake.

My point was that relying on stereotypes is a terrible way to conclude anything. That's all. All the other stuff that you are braying and gesticulating about is just you flailing at demons that don't exist.

September 11, 2018 07:44 AM Forum: Politics

Hi guys

Posted By James Lacey

Originally Posted by Richard Davis



He gave an opinion only, but you leftists never miss a chance to mischaracterize someone else's writings now do you. 

This from Richard "Strawman" Davis. The guy who can't write a single response to anything, without intentionally misrepresenting what someone said. Everything that has been written is all here in black-and-white. Everyone can just draw their own conclusions at this point.

September 11, 2018 08:29 AM Forum: Politics

Hi guys

Posted By James Lacey

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

I won't run away and hide like you do most of the time.  

No one hides from you. You are not some great debater that no one can compete with; instead, you are just a tireless and incessant nagger and bore. There is nothing left to say on the subject. You seem to think I committed some grave injustice by offering a comparison by analogy to show that just because someone doesn't find something repugnant, it means they must have some closeted inclination in that direction. The whole premise of that idea is just wrong. If you don't think so, then fine, but stop ascribing intention and motivation to my actions that is impossible for you to know. I guess this is why you confuse opinion with the fact so much; you think you can read minds and discern the inner working of people's motivations. You can't, and you are not nearly as bright as you think you are. At this point, you only look like a creepy internet stalker. By the way, Darian and I have never had an adversarial relationship on this forum, and it's telling that you seem to be intent on creating conflict where there is none.

September 11, 2018 05:37 PM Forum: Politics

Hi guys

Posted By James Lacey

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

 Instead, in the world of leftism, NOT ONE PERSON is permitted to HOLD an opinion that is fundamentally different than the opinions of self-righteous leftists like yourself.  

Wrong. It was not my intent to shame Darian or tell him he could not have an opinion. People use stereotypes all the time; it is a common way all people simplify our complex social worlds. They can be however misleading. That's it. That was the whole intent of my original post. It never even occurred to me to criticize Darian for using one. You made all that other stuff up and ascribed purpose and motivation to me that does not exist. You are as wrong about this as you were about David's sexual orientation. For goodness sake, stop always trying to create conflict where there is none and stop being creepy internet stalker guy who doesn't know when to quit and move on. It's just disturbing. You continuously make stuff up in your mind to try and publicly shame people with, and it's just sad.

September 12, 2018 02:07 AM Forum: Politics

Hi guys

Posted By James Lacey

Originally Posted by Richard Davis


Not homophobic Jim...

homophobia - dislike of or prejudice against homosexual people

When anyone brings up the completely irrelevant detail about a person's homosexuality, true or otherwise, as a way of attacking them, then they are by definition homophobic.

September 12, 2018 02:45 AM Forum: Politics

Hi guys

Posted By James Lacey

Originally Posted by Jim Brown

Yes, and also the collateral mention of some alleged behind-the-scenes discussion among other forum participants concerning David's orientation.  That is right out of junior high, circa 1975, when everyone was homophobic. 

Jim

Don't forget the use of imprecatory nicknames to taunt and bully people. Another grade school tactic not only popular with Trump, but Richard too.

September 12, 2018 11:51 PM Forum: Politics

Hi guys

Posted By James Lacey

Originally Posted by James Brown

Whether the way their brain functions is the result of genetics, or in-utero development or early childhood development  or a combination of factors is an interesting topic, but not important to the fact that gays are gay and generally always will be.  

The question I usually ask people who insist that homosexuality is a choice is, "When did you choose to be straight?" Most of the time, but not always, they realize that it never was a choice, but instead, they just always have been straight and that the same might be valid for gay people as well.

There is no gay gene just like there is no intelligence gene. At best these traits are polygenic and subject to all sorts of environmental factors. Intelligence is of course quite heritable, but many factors affect intelligence besides genetics. For example, the simple addition of iodine to the diet of a population whose diet is deficient in iodine will raise intelligence scores dramatically in only one or two generations.

Humanity is not some genetically uniform stock that could be purged of a few defective beings. Our species is rich with genetic diversity, and that diversity is always short of perfection. Popular notions tell us that all of our DNA in our bodies is identical, but it turns out that is a severe oversimplification of reality. In reality, there are human chimeras and human mosaics and all kinds of variations in our genetic makeup that you can't even begin to imagine until you start to read about them. All people are equal in their humanity and deserve the same respect and human rights regardless of their DNA.