Respectful Politics Thread (Let's Just See)

[LittleJerry92]

Yeah, I'm sorry but what an idiot.

Look. I've walked past and seen pleanty of random cute girls and have even quickly (from occasion) made some naughty fantasies in my head because I have a very dirty mind and then quickly forget since I'll never see them again. But to actually go out of your way to stalk them.... That's not only just creepy, but very sad. I have no sympathy for this guy.

 

[snichols1973]

in·tol·er·ance
ˌinˈtäl(ə)rəns/
nou
noun: intolerance; plural noun: intolerances

1. unwillingness to accept views, beliefs, or behavior that differ from one's own.
   "a struggle against religious intolerance"
   synonyms: bigotry, narrow-mindedness, small-mindedness, illiberality, parochialism, provincialism; More
   prejudice, bias, partisanship, partiality, discrimination;
   injustice, inequality
   "clearly she had not inherited her parents' racial intolerance"

Not the same thing.

While that is one definition of intolerance, it also means "extreme sensitivity to a drug; allergy; inability to fully metabolize or absorb a substance".

Hence, lactose intolerance =/= (doesn't equal) lactose bigotry, prejudice, etc.

Compare intolerance definition 1 with the definition of bigot (from Merriam-Webster's dictionary):

A person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions or prejudices, esp: one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance

The second sense of "bigot" could very well be epitomized by Hitler, who would be even more hated in the 21st century for the dastardly deeds of purging his country of "undesirables", trying to promote the Aryan race as a superior breed of humans, and hated even more so by the LGBTQ community.

 

[D'Snowth]

Same on every level.

 

[jvcarroll]

Those are all things that happened. And trying to imply Hillary is a lesbian is problematic.

 

[CensoredAlso]

Lol, what isn’t “problematic” at this point? It’s called a joke. And it’s not saying they didn’t happen, it says they’re being overreacted to.

Bye bye, Democrats. Make room for Independents.

 

[jvcarroll]

Tennessee conservative. Yuppers. This is where we are now - a place where it's okay to advertise this way - it might actually get the votes. We'll see. Boogie man, my gay a**.

 

[CensoredAlso]

A**. Good word.

 

[D'Snowth]

Sometimes my state is disgusting.

 

[CensoredAlso]

Sometimes my state is disgusting.

So is mine. And sometimes it isn’t.

 

[jvcarroll]

Sometimes my state is disgusting.

Sometimes San Francisco is too. I never heard the word f*ggot hurled at me in a bad way than when I lived here - and I'm from Texas! We all have our bad eggs. Mississippi tried to shut down Sesame Street because of their interracial cast, but it's also the birthplace of Jim Henson. I've tried to remember that with their new law that allows businesses to discriminate against against gay people in restaurants, hotels, and retail spaces.