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The Orlando Shootings: Help Wirey

Wirey

Fartist
So since the Orlando shooting I’ve been thinking about Marc Lepine. For those of you who don’t know who he was, he was a maggoty little reprobate who, because he hated women, went in Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal on December 6, 1989, and murdered 14 women students who he claimed were stealing jobs that were traditionally male. In Canada, it was big news. It also started a conversation about misogyny, and how seemingly innocuous jokes and remarks reinforced the idea that women were somehow less valuable than men, a patently foolish idea, but one that still never got through to Lepine.

After the shooting I took a long look at my wife, my three year old and new born daughters, and the world I was building for them. I decided then that I would never again partake in humour specifically designed to ridicule or minimize women. I know I joke around a lot with the RF ladies (how you doin’), but I also hope it’s apparent that I try to do it respectfully. I’ll fake hit on them, or claim I have a rash, but I never, ever denigrate women as a group. It would be wrong and I like being on the moral high ground.

And now this valueless little pecker shot up a night club because he didn’t like gay people. I’ve told gay jokes, never meaning any harm by it. Hell, my oldest daughter turned out to be a lesbian and I’d happily take a bullet for her. But you know what, for all the true homophobes out there, I accidently reinforced their hatred. My jokes may have let someone who is truly, damagingly homophobic feel like his stupidity was acceptable, was somehow main stream. I may have accidently encouraged someone like the Orlando shooter, after I swore to myself that would never do that to women. If I can’t treat all people exactly the same, what does that say about me?

So, here I am asking you to do me a favour and help me out. I swear from this moment going forward, I will never again tell a joke that uses homosexuality as a punch line, and I won’t allow anyone who tells me one to go unchallenged. If you catch me slipping or doing or saying anything that could be construed as homophobia, please call me out on it in the meanest possible manner. Thanks.
 

Demonslayer

Well-Known Member
So, here I am asking you to do me a favour and help me out. I swear from this moment going forward, I will never again tell a joke that uses homosexuality as a punch line, and I won’t allow anyone who tells me one to go unchallenged. If you catch me slipping or doing or saying anything that could be construed as homophobia, please call me out on it in the meanest possible manner. Thanks.

Oh don't be such a...


Oh, OK I see what you're saying. ;)
 

Wirey

Fartist
It is apparently the perk of being a card carrying member of a PC protected person group.

But since I am gay and you referred to me as scum, aren't you right back to your homophobic ways?
Tom

I was referring to you're resemblance to itchy algae and not to your perfectly acceptable, when-I-listen-to-my-wife-complain-I-wish-I-was-too homosexuality.
 

Burl

Active Member
A homosexual and a belligerant Irishman walk into a bar.


The Mick says "Gimme a Harp!" and the homo says "You'll believe you've gone to heaven after I fight you for your peanuts."


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Both were acts that should allow us to acknowledge that even humourous asides that focus on differences are enabling to certain kinds of people.
I don't get it. The Orlando shooting was done by a Islamic terrorist targeting gays which happened very recently, the other one was a shooting by some guy targeting women in the work force in the 80s which was about 30 years ago, where mind concepts were different.
 

Burl

Active Member
So, here I am asking you to do me a favour and help me out. I swear from this moment going forward, I will never again tell a joke that uses homosexuality as a punch line...
Can we share asides on 'valueless little peckers'?
 

columbus

yawn <ignore> yawn
Both were acts that should allow us to acknowledge that even humourous asides that focus on differences are enabling to certain kinds of people.
Check Your Privilege!
You might think that being a white cismale heterosexual with money means that your opinions matter. But not all of us do. Most people don't pay any attention to you at all.
I only know of four. Mrs. Wirey, Rev, Buttercup, and sometimes me. Even your kids don't usually, you know what I'm talking about.

So, how about you go back to your crudely inclusive, fartist, ways and stop expecting the rest of us to improve you? We don't have time for that. FRANKly...
No, I'm just not going there...

Tom
 

jeager106

Learning more about Jehovah.
Premium Member
A homosexual and a belligerant Irishman walk into a bar.
The Mick says "Gimme a Harp!" and the homo says "You'll believe you've gone to heaven after I fight you for your peanuts."


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Bawwwwwwwwww-hawwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
r.o.t.f.l.m.a.o:hugehug:
 

columbus

yawn <ignore> yawn
It takes a non-literal interpretation.
So give me a literal interpretation of
The Mick says "Gimme a Harp!" and the homo says "You'll believe you've gone to heaven after I fight you for your peanuts."
I hate to ruin the joke. I know I'm doing that. But it is about me, so I want to know. Give me the ruinously literal translation.
Tom
 

Palehorse

Active Member
Homosexuality is no joking matter...

2 Timothy 3New International Version (NIV)
3 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves,

men will love men...women will love women...


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