Father Heathen
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I do. I do say that having people's rights and freedoms threatened is a legit reason to stand up and speak up.
You like liberty, don't you?
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On the showing of the “pride flag, and appropriate activism.
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You like liberty, don't you?
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
They symbolize something, but it's still cloth. Burning any flag doesn't magically harm what it represents.
The American flag for example represents freedom, and burning said flag is an exercise of that freedom. It's not the flag that's important but the message, so burning may harm the flag, but banning the burning harms the message.
Same with the LGBT flag, if a bigot wanted to burn one as a gesture of their bigotry, they can (provided the flag was their property.) I obviously disagree, but that's their right/freedom.
You know, I actually disagree. All these flags and symbols and tokens and totems, and special days, weeks and months -- what they're all about is trying to highlight where injustice may be found, in the hope that we can find some way to reduce that injustice.Perhaps we need more flags on display, not less.
When people accept other people as they are, colour, race, sexuality, language, beliefs and all the rest -- with the simple caveat that we do no harm to others when we can help it -- then we will be able to take down the flags, turn the symbols and tokens and totems, days, weeks and months to more useful purposes.
All we have to do is stop hating and fearing others for not being just like us. And in doing so, we might surprise ourselves by how much richer our world can be.
As a Humanist, I celebrate other cultures, other viewpoints -- and I benefit from fabulous foods that I might never have eaten, stories I may never have heard, music that values new harmonic progressions, artforms that challenge what I could have imagined before.
I wouldn’t want to see that at the Audubon Center, either! Perhaps if they had a flag with bluebirds on it…There is Straight Pride flag.
I don’t know why people feel compelled to… I mean, sex is private, and should be left to people’s private discretion. For my part, I have always found any kind of sex to be somewhat embarrassing to discuss, all that humping and all…
You sound very shy. Lol.
Whilst I agree.
I mean. It is kind of a “vital” part of a lot of people’s lives. So it will be a natural talking point among friends
I will say, the US has a kind of an odd hang up about it.
Like I grew up on nudity, sex talks, frank sex education ect.
That doesn’t seem to be the experience when I speak to Americans (not all.)
So I’m perfectly okay with discussing my sexual needs among my friends. My US friends…ehhhh it differs
Maybe they could have a flag that has redbirds, orange birds, yellow birds, green birds, bluebirds, and violet birds.
Lol reminds me of our cultural celebrations
Usually we want to rid our overcrowded fridges of overflowing food. But if it’s food gained during a religious festival, it’s considered “sinful” to throw it away.
So I just take it all to work. If they throw it out, that’s their business, not mine.
Does result in a couple of burnt tongues though
Oops
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
Even Americans who have absolutely no problem with it still might find it jarring simply due to not being used to hearing it discussed openly.
Trust me on this -- if love is involved in whatever you're doing, "humping" isn't ever a part of it.
That…:I’m not going to lie, worries me.
Because, imo, in order to have a good and healthy relationship with sex, you have to tackle it head on. So to speak.
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Talking about this thread right? That's what you said.
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If straight is a lifestyle, they all are.So you see “lifestyles” being pushed?
Interesting
... in commemoration of the day that the straights rioted in protest of the police always arresting them and harassing them for being straight, right?
Ahh so straight is a lifestyle then?
Okay, describe your lifestyle.
I’ll bet we have some differing lifestyles.
Almost like people are more than just who they err like to end up in bed with, eh?
Or maybe that’s all who we are, idk
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"Ahh so straight is a lifestyle then?"Ahh so straight is a lifestyle then?
Okay, describe your lifestyle.
I’ll bet we have some differing lifestyles.
Almost like people are more than just who they err like to end up in bed with, eh?
Or maybe that’s all who we are, idk
Why the ?... You said it was.. I'm just going with your lead.
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Because the common criticism of homosexuality was that it was a “sinful lifestyle.”
I realise that my sarcasm doesn’t always translate well in text form, due to the lack of tonal inflections. And I apologise for that.
I kind of figured such a criticism was in the “minds of the mainstream enough” (if you follow) that folks here would naturally pick up on my jab.
Apologies if I made that unclear or made too many assumptions
