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From: rcj@burl.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: reaction to an approach by a homosexual...
Message-ID: <311@burl.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 29-Aug-83 22:50:08 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 29 22:50:08 1983
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Two people go to dinner/ballgame/movie and then go to the same/their
separate home(s).  What is the difference whether those two people were
of the same/different sexual-persuasions/religions/colors/nationalities/
wore-matching-bobby-socks-and-used-identical-Captain-Crunch-Decoder-
Periscopes-at-the-movie/ballgame?  ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!

What is the difference between
a) MACHOMAN (big 'M' on the guy's largest medallion on his hairy, 3/4
	     exposed chest) telling the girl that he'd "love to see you
	     drunk, baby"  (leer, leer!!)

 &

b) MACHOGAY (male or female doing the same thing to a person of the same
	     sex; same line and everything)?

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!

So....
a) If you are going to cut down gays on a religious basis, nobody but
religious people and gays give a damn, so why bother?

b) If you are going to cut down gays on any other basis, realize that you
are getting into the VERY dangerous area of judging an entire class of
people with one verdict ("All niggers are lazy"), that kind of crap.

c) If you are going to praise/defend gays, remember that not all gays are
perfect, either.  The phrase "you just don't understand our lifestyle"
is starting to wear thin in an increasingly enlightened society; gay
poison ivy makes you itch just as bad as the straight stuff.


In short, folks:  Why not let people do what they want to do as long as
they are not hurting you or anybody else?  I am not condoning
gays/straights/klansmen/nuns/salesmen/hare-krishnas harrassing anyone;
I am simply saying that you should judge a person by his/her actions.
Just because someone approaches you with a suggestion to do ANYTHING
does not mean that you should lump them into some predefined category.
Just say "yes", "no", "maybe", "later", or "hmmmm....tell me more".

I would give the standard "I'm not gay, but some of my best friends
are gay" disclaimer here; but it just don't make a whole lot of
difference, now do it?

The previous article was a public service announcement from me, and
yes, I am implying non-judgemental treatment as well for that most
offensive of groups, * LAWYERS!! *    :-)

Flames are graciously welcomed; I need a good laugh,
-- 

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