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Old 04-20-2009, 12:46 PM
 
Location: Maine
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No, some Omaha residents may be offended that a few gay people make their gayness the only focus
ALL. THE. TIME.

Be gay. Live your life. It's not all about YOUR gayness all the time.

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Old 04-20-2009, 01:11 PM
 
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No, some Omaha residents may be offended that a few gay people make their gayness the only focus
ALL. THE. TIME.

Be gay. Live your life. It's not all about YOUR gayness all the time.

Well actually I disagree. If one is gay and feels oppressed by society as a result of that gayness, then that individual has every right (and in fact a responsibility) to strongly focus on changing the prevailing social narrowness. What you are advocating here is basically that its ok to be gay as long as you keep quiet about it. The closet is alive and well I suppose.

People who fight for social justice are rarely popular because they force people to confront issues that they would rather not have to think about.
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Old 04-20-2009, 01:38 PM
 
Location: Maine
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Well actually I disagree. If one is gay and feels oppressed by society as a result of that gayness, then that individual has every right (and in fact a responsibility) to strongly focus on changing the prevailing social narrowness. What you are advocating here is basically that its ok to be gay as long as you keep quiet about it. The closet is alive and well I suppose.

No, I did not say it's OK for them to be gay as long as they keep quiet about it. You are making an incorrect assumption.

Most gay/lesbian/bi people and couples who neither hide their orientation nor shove it into every aspect of conversation get far more respect from their communities. Unfortunately, the self-centered flamboyant ones (the narcissists) are the ones who make it harder for the down-to-earth people.

I feel oppressed by these people who constantly whine about being oppressed....

Not everything in the world is about being gay/straight/bi/whatever.

What a typical hysterical I'm-so-socially-responsible-in-the-narrow-minded midwest comment.
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Old 04-20-2009, 01:41 PM
 
Location: Omaha
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Well actually I disagree. If one is gay and feels oppressed by society as a result of that gayness, then that individual has every right (and in fact a responsibility) to strongly focus on changing the prevailing social narrowness. What you are advocating here is basically that its ok to be gay as long as you keep quiet about it. The closet is alive and well I suppose.

People who fight for social justice are rarely popular because they force people to confront issues that they would rather not have to think about.
I think that poster is simply pointing out that millions of people are gay without being obnoxious dumbasses.
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Old 04-20-2009, 01:43 PM
 
Location: Maine
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I think that poster is simply pointing out that millions of people are gay without being obnoxious dumbasses.
Exactly!

There are issues in this world that do not involve one's sexual orientation.

Incredible, but true.

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Old 04-20-2009, 01:44 PM
 
Location: I think my user name clarifies that.
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Well actually I disagree. If one is gay and feels oppressed by society as a result of that gayness, then that individual has every right (and in fact a responsibility) to strongly focus on changing the prevailing social narrowness. What you are advocating here is basically that its ok to be gay as long as you keep quiet about it. The closet is alive and well I suppose.

People who fight for social justice are rarely popular because they force people to confront issues that they would rather not have to think about.
I understand where you're coming from, but I really don't agree entirely.

I don't really care if SurfOmaha is gay, or if he talks about it. But if that's ALL he talks about, regardless of whatever else a conversation may be about, people start to tune it out.

I'm heterosexual - as apparently are you. But I don't bring heterosexuality into EVERY conversation I ever have with ANYBODY about ANYTHING. There are so many OTHER things to talk about.

That's all.
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Old 04-20-2009, 02:29 PM
 
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No, I did not say it's OK for them to be gay as long as they keep quiet about it. You are making an incorrect assumption.

Most gay/lesbian/bi people and couples who neither hide their orientation nor shove it into every aspect of conversation get far more respect from their communities. Unfortunately, the self-centered flamboyant ones (the narcissists) are the ones who make it harder for the down-to-earth people.

I feel oppressed by these people who constantly whine about being oppressed....

Not everything in the world is about being gay/straight/bi/whatever.

What a typical hysterical I'm-so-socially-responsible-in-the-narrow-minded midwest comment.

I guess that I don't see how being respected by one's community for being low-key achieves any political purpose in the end. If you want things to change you have to be vocal about it. True that not every gay person is an activist, but if nobody were than the current status quo would be terminal. There is nothing hysterical about that.

Feeling oppressed by people "whining" about being oppressed is rather narrow-minded actually. And offensive.
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Old 04-20-2009, 02:52 PM
 
Location: Omaha
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I guess that I don't see how being respected by one's community for being low-key achieves any political purpose in the end. If you want things to change you have to be vocal about it. True that not every gay person is an activist, but if nobody were than the current status quo would be terminal. There is nothing hysterical about that.

Feeling oppressed by people "whining" about being oppressed is rather narrow-minded actually. And offensive.
Well I feel mildly oppressed that government institutions hire based on gender and color rather than ability.

What do you recommend I do? Shall I flood these forums with obnoxious statements and just plain stupidity?

Or, should I be more tactful, meaningful, and mature to raise awareness?
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Old 04-20-2009, 03:01 PM
 
Location: I think my user name clarifies that.
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Well I feel mildly oppressed that government institutions hire based on gender and color rather than ability.

What do you recommend I do? Shall I flood these forums with obnoxious statements and just plain stupidity?

Or, should I be more tactful, meaningful, and mature to raise awareness?
I think you should blow something up. We'll refer to it as "The Bill Ayers Way."
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Old 04-20-2009, 03:02 PM
 
Location: I think my user name clarifies that.
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Feeling oppressed by people "whining" about being oppressed is rather narrow-minded actually. And offensive.
Are people that "feel" oppressed always oppressed?
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