TheBoost said:
Jetrell Fo said:
That's fair but I don't think you failed, you just haven't gotten the full blown explanation to make a balanced decision.
Part of the answer already partially lies in RicOlie2's opinions.
These will be my words only and not meant to speak for anyone else but me.
I believe that the lunatic you refer to is speaking out of frustration. How far does equality have to go before it is satisfied is the question. Do we force a Convent which has operated as such for as long as can be remembered to now take Lesbians to avoid being labeled homophobic, prejudiced, or discriminatory in nature? Do we eradicate parts of the past we don't like to fabricate a false one because some don't agree with it? How do we then learn from or own our mistakes if they are systematically "whited out" (not a race related comment)?
Do we make dinosaurs half gay to be politically correct? Do we take every single establishment already created and turn them all on their ears just to satisfy equality? Is there a limit or are we as a society just scared into overwhelming and overbearing equality compliance that we are willing to dump everyone's soul in to a bag with a brick and dump it into a river just to satisfy one group of a global population?
Respect requires boundaries to work properly. If we remove those boundaries we might as all well be dead.
How far does equality have to go? What an asinine question.
Imagine yourself in the Jim Crow south, addressing a victim of female genital mutilation, forced marriage, public stoning, some young man with his eyes melted from bleach, some woman being executed for being the wrong religion in the wrong country, and asking "how far do we have to go to satisfy you people??"
So actually yes. If something old, capital 'C' Covenant or not, is based on discrimination and oppression, changing it would probably be good... or at least acknowledging that yes, we're discriminatory but we don't want to change because we enjoy our position of power and privilege.
Looking back on the past and acknowledging the bad things humans have done is a good thing (off the top of my head lets start with the chemical castration of the greatest war hero of WWII because he was gay). Erasing the past is usually what people who want to justify/continue oppression (lets call them the Bad Guys) want to do.
As for gay dinosaurs, deep down you must know your opinion is based on irrational prejudice , or else you wouldn't seek to justify it with something so utterly mouth-breathingly stupid.
My cousin and her wife are the most loving wonderful couple I know... but fuck it, I guess we all might as well be dead.
I have no need to be concerned with your childish name calling just to make someone look lesser than yourself.
And I said half gay dinosaurs, either get it right or don't try to use it to make some irrelevant comment about someone you don't know personally.
I also found it strange that you chose NOT to mention Alan Turings pardon and the public apology received that acknowledge he was NOT treated fairly. Seems some people in this world wanted to correct an injustice that had been done.
I disagree with wiping out the past to white wash it in the name of equality. I support doing what we can do now to make sure that equality for all is an accepted everyday practice.
If you didn't just pick only certain words or phrases of a post to use them out of context to try and discredit someone I'd be more agreeable with you but internet posters like you are a dime a dozen.