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Australia goes down the toilet! 23-Aug-2010 At 7:25:22 PM pensionerpower

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On 22/08/2010 nmonteith wrote:
>and my 2cents... I work on Oxford Street, and my boss and several other
>work mates are gay. I have good friends (male and female) who are also
>gay. In this day and age I believed that someones sexual orientation is
>just not an issue anymore. Certainly in my industry (film&tv) no ones bats
>an eyelid. I fail to see how someones sexual orientation effects you Phil?
>Whats that all about? My boss has two wonderful kids (actually they are
>now young adults). I've worked with both of them over the years and they
>are about the most clever, well adjusted people I know. I obviously live
>in a bubble because where I come from everyone gets along just fine. In
>all my years on earth I have never heard such vile direct stuff put in
>the public eye so directly - and especially in front of people who are
>your friends. How you considered that several climbers that you have met
>were probably gay? 10% of the population means statistically speaking its
>probably happened many times! Imagine what they think of you now? I'm just
>disappointed that in this day and age this is still an issue in modern
>Australia. It truly makes me sad. This is not about politics - it's just
>about prejudice and ignorance.

Really well said.

Very few people these days use terms like "nigger", "spick", "kike", "coon", and similar perjoratives - but "fag" is somehow acceptable?

There's a difference between expressing a strong opinion, and using offensive, demeaning and pejorative terms to express that opinion. The word "fag" is highly offensive - and deliberately so, by the people who use it. It expresses sentiments that are way beyond a legitimate statement of different opinions. It's clearly meant to say, "those people are so different to you and me, that we don't have to think of them as actual people".

In my experience, the Phils of this world are seldom challenged about their language. When they are, they often respond with indignation and amazement. But I must say, I've seldom seen such a bizarre response as his ludicrous suggestion to "please be civil and dare I say, tolerant of other peoples views".

Sure Phil. You just remind all those "fags", "niggers", "spicks", "kikes" and "coons" to be "civil" while they discuss things with you.

Just my (faggy) 2 cents.