Poll of the Day > Had lunch with a homophobe.

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Claude_Frollo
03/30/17 4:23:46 PM
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The one drawback to my job is that I occasionally have to go to lunch with my grandfather and other nursery owners he's in business with. My grandfather told me that this guy was a "nice, Christian man", so that set some flags off since our definitions of a nice Christian man are completely different.

Sure enough, that guy complained that some person on Fox News "is a queer and plays the skin-flute", and that he can't believe that he hasn't been fired yet. He also went on to complain about John McCain and said that he's still seeing the world through a cage.

Next time I get invited to lunch with this guy I need some excuse to get out of it.
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Erik_P
03/30/17 4:25:52 PM
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I had lunch with your mom.
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wwinterj25
03/30/17 4:26:21 PM
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Awwwh do you need a safe space?
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Bugmeat
03/30/17 4:29:16 PM
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You should start sleeping with his grandson. That'll show him.
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berniepanders
03/30/17 6:46:42 PM
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Claude_Frollo posted...
Next time I get invited to lunch with this guy I need some excuse to get out of it.

or you could accept the fact that some people have opinions that you find distasteful, suck it up, and go to lunch with your grandfather like an adult

or just run away and regret choosing to skip time with him when he dies, whatever
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MrMelodramatic
03/30/17 6:52:13 PM
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I have a fancy dinner with a nice, old. christian couple next weekend and I'm afraid to being a boydate <.<
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Lobomoon
03/30/17 6:57:16 PM
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Erik_P posted...
I had lunch with your mom.


Me too. She gets around.
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kukukupo
03/30/17 7:12:52 PM
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berniepanders posted...
Claude_Frollo posted...
Next time I get invited to lunch with this guy I need some excuse to get out of it.

or you could accept the fact that some people have opinions that you find distasteful, suck it up, and go to lunch with your grandfather like an adult

or just run away and regret choosing to skip time with him when he dies, whatever

Pretty much this.
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Jen0125
03/30/17 7:18:09 PM
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idk why people act like you need to put up with shitty people just because you're related

you don't choose your family

if you don't like them you aren't under any obligation to spend time with them
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ASlaveObeys
03/30/17 7:24:22 PM
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I don't even eat lunch with my family, and I like them.
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Kyuubi4269
03/30/17 7:27:48 PM
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Jen0125 posted...
idk why people act like you need to put up with shitty people just because you're related

You should put up with people with differing opinions because this is the real world and you're not the thought police. Unless people are shitty with you or people you know, put up and shut up.
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berniepanders
03/30/17 7:28:01 PM
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Jen0125 posted...
idk why people act like you need to put up with shitty people just because you're related

you don't choose your family

if you don't like them you aren't under any obligation to spend time with them

wow you really need to learn to read
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Bugmeat
03/30/17 8:00:30 PM
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Kyuubi4269 posted...
Jen0125 posted...
idk why people act like you need to put up with shitty people just because you're related

You should put up with people with differing opinions because this is the real world and you're not the thought police. Unless people are shitty with you or people you know, put up and shut up.

No. Hateful bigots should not be politely accepted. They should be shamed and shunned. People who think cheesecake is gross, people that think driving a pick up in the city is stupid and we should all be driving hybrids are the sort of differing opinions that should be accepted. But hating someone because they're gay, a different religion, a different race, etc is not the sort of opinion that should be laughed off and politely accepted in society.
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Jen0125
03/30/17 8:02:18 PM
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berniepanders posted...
wow you really need to learn to read


berniepanders posted...
or just run away and regret choosing to skip time with him when he dies, whatever


you're implying he'll feel bad not hanging out with someone that has intolerable views to him just because they're related once that person dies
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usui88
03/30/17 8:03:47 PM
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Bugmeat posted...
Kyuubi4269 posted...
Jen0125 posted...
idk why people act like you need to put up with shitty people just because you're related

You should put up with people with differing opinions because this is the real world and you're not the thought police. Unless people are shitty with you or people you know, put up and shut up.

No. Hateful bigots should not be politely accepted. They should be shamed and shunned. People who think cheesecake is gross, people that think driving a pick up in the city is stupid and we should all be driving hybrids are the sort of differing opinions that should be accepted. But hating someone because they're gay, a different religion, a different race, etc is not the sort of opinion that should be laughed off and politely accepted in society.

I disagree. Cheesecake is delicious and anyone who says otherwise is a terrible person.
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Kyuubi4269
03/30/17 8:05:55 PM
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Bugmeat posted...
Kyuubi4269 posted...
Jen0125 posted...
idk why people act like you need to put up with shitty people just because you're related

You should put up with people with differing opinions because this is the real world and you're not the thought police. Unless people are shitty with you or people you know, put up and shut up.

No. Hateful bigots should not be politely accepted. They should be shamed and shunned. People who think cheesecake is gross, people that think driving a pick up in the city is stupid and we should all be driving hybrids are the sort of differing opinions that should be accepted. But hating someone because they're gay, a different religion, a different race, etc is not the sort of opinion that should be laughed off and politely accepted in society.

Your mindset is why SJWs are such a violent sociopath mess.
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wwinterj25
03/30/17 8:05:56 PM
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Jen0125 posted...
idk why people act like you need to put up with shitty people just because you're related


I don't put up with shitty people unless it's work related tbh.
Going a bit off topic but not totally unrelated a acquaintance of mine asked me about my mum once and I told him "she's dead to me". I didn't want to go into great detail but he was like "You don't mean that so shouldn't say that" like it's some sort of foreign concept. I then asked him "What makes you think I don't mean it?" he then said "A lot of people say say that but they don't mean it". While he's right some people do say things they don't mean I don't know why it's such a hard thing for people to grasp that it is possible to feel that way about anyone including your family members.
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Mead
03/30/17 8:08:44 PM
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How can people still be anti gay

Why do they even care
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TyVulpine
03/30/17 8:15:25 PM
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Mead posted...
How can people still be anti gay

Why do they even care

That's something I'd love to ask the Republican Party. Why DO they care what two consenting adults do in the privacy of their bedroom?
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wwinterj25
03/30/17 8:17:44 PM
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TyVulpine posted...
Why DO they care what two consenting adults do in the privacy of their bedroom?


Belive it or not some folk even have issue with people displaying public affection. I can only assume it's jealousy.
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Kyuubi4269
03/30/17 8:18:27 PM
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Mead posted...
How can people still be anti gay

Why do they even care

You can ask the same of religion as a whole.
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Zeus
03/30/17 9:08:58 PM
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Clearly this topic is a tacky parody of my "Lunch with a homophone" topic!
>_>
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kukukupo posted...
berniepanders posted...
Claude_Frollo posted...
Next time I get invited to lunch with this guy I need some excuse to get out of it.

or you could accept the fact that some people have opinions that you find distasteful, suck it up, and go to lunch with your grandfather like an adult

or just run away and regret choosing to skip time with him when he dies, whatever

Pretty much this.


Indeed. Unless you have a massively large family or some nonsense.

Jen0125 posted...
idk why people act like you need to put up with shitty people just because you're related

you don't choose your family

if you don't like them you aren't under any obligation to spend time with them


I imagine Jen's holidays are very lonely =p

Mead posted...
How can people still be anti gay

Why do they even care


How can people care about people being anti-gay for that matter? This idea about being having different ideas, lifestyles, and belief systems is so crazy! How can people like or hate things?!
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Jen0125
03/30/17 9:15:26 PM
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Zeus posted...
I imagine Jen's holidays are very lonely =p


I do holidays and gatherings only with my immediate family. I don't care for my extended family.
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Claude_Frollo
03/30/17 9:19:18 PM
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It's that old man that I take issue with, not my grandfather. I love my grandfather. I've also been spending lots of time with him lately, just FYI.

Despite that, though, Jen's right. I'm not obligated to spend time with them and I'm especially not obligated to spend time with their bigoted friends.
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Shiny_Vikavolt
03/30/17 9:28:42 PM
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TyVulpine posted...
Mead posted...
How can people still be anti gay

Why do they even care

That's something I'd love to ask the Republican Party. Why DO they care what two consenting adults do in the privacy of their bedroom?

It has something to do with their 2000 year old book.
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dedbus
03/30/17 9:30:07 PM
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Besides some colorful banter, I don't see any clear indication of bigotry.
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Muscles
03/30/17 9:32:14 PM
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Bugmeat posted...
Kyuubi4269 posted...
Jen0125 posted...
idk why people act like you need to put up with shitty people just because you're related

You should put up with people with differing opinions because this is the real world and you're not the thought police. Unless people are shitty with you or people you know, put up and shut up.

No. Hateful bigots should not be politely accepted. They should be shamed and shunned. People who think cheesecake is gross, people that think driving a pick up in the city is stupid and we should all be driving hybrids are the sort of differing opinions that should be accepted. But hating someone because they're gay, a different religion, a different race, etc is not the sort of opinion that should be laughed off and politely accepted in society.

Hold on a second, we definitely shouldn't put up with people that think cheesecake is gross
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Claude_Frollo
03/30/17 9:32:55 PM
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dedbus posted...
Besides some colorful banter, I don't see any clear indication of bigotry.


He wants a man fired because he's gay.
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J_Dawg983
03/30/17 9:35:08 PM
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Bugmeat posted...
Kyuubi4269 posted...
Jen0125 posted...
idk why people act like you need to put up with shitty people just because you're related

You should put up with people with differing opinions because this is the real world and you're not the thought police. Unless people are shitty with you or people you know, put up and shut up.

No. Hateful bigots should not be politely accepted. They should be shamed and shunned. People who think cheesecake is gross, people that think driving a pick up in the city is stupid and we should all be driving hybrids are the sort of differing opinions that should be accepted. But hating someone because they're gay, a different religion, a different race, etc is not the sort of opinion that should be laughed off and politely accepted in society.

Well maybe they can't help that they don't like them, as long as they aren't actively being a dickhead about it.
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Zeus
03/30/17 9:44:02 PM
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Muscles posted...
Hold on a second, we definitely shouldn't put up with people that think cheesecake is gross


Once again I enter a community which discriminates against me #RiseAboveHate #RiseAboveCheesecake

Claude_Frollo posted...
dedbus posted...
Besides some colorful banter, I don't see any clear indication of bigotry.


He wants a man fired because he's gay.


And I assume he wants him fired because he's likely one of Fox's token liberals. The fact that he's gay is just another thing that your friend has to complain about him. If the person was black, you'd probably hear an n-word dropped.
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dedbus
03/30/17 9:48:16 PM
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It sounds more like he's just strawmanning him for some other resentment just as he's doing for John McCain and his criticism.
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Claude_Frollo
03/30/17 9:53:24 PM
#32:


Zeus posted...
And I assume he wants him fired because he's likely one of Fox's token liberals. The fact that he's gay is just another thing that your friend has to complain about him. If the person was black, you'd probably hear an n-word dropped.


Are you defending him? Because that's a really shitty defense.
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DeathMagnetic80
03/30/17 10:42:47 PM
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Kyuubi4269 posted...
Jen0125 posted...
idk why people act like you need to put up with shitty people just because you're related

You should put up with people with differing opinions because this is the real world and you're not the thought police. Unless people are shitty with you or people you know, put up and shut up.



Why would I go out of my way to hang out w/ people that I don't really like? I accept that at work, school etc I will probably have to be around people I dislike or disagree with, and am professional about it. Free time for me is to spend it w/ people I actually enjoy being around.
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wah_wah_wah
03/30/17 10:50:05 PM
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I guess it all depends for me. If I know a person for awhile and then I find out they are racist, or gay bashers, then I usually am able to hold onto what is good about them. But yeah, if you're going to dinner with someone and the one of the first things they tell you as a complete stranger that they want homos to be fired then it's like... yyyeah I'm not going to want to talk to you any further because that's really not my thing.
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xGhostchantx
03/30/17 10:53:15 PM
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So basically he made an offcolour joke that you didn't like so now he's a homophobe. Cool.
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MrMelodramatic
03/30/17 11:29:33 PM
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xGhostchantx posted...
So basically he made an offcolour joke that you didn't like so now he's a homophobe. Cool.

Actually he was a homophobe before the joke.
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Kana
03/30/17 11:34:08 PM
#37:


Claude_Frollo posted...
Zeus posted...
And I assume he wants him fired because he's likely one of Fox's token liberals. The fact that he's gay is just another thing that your friend has to complain about him. If the person was black, you'd probably hear an n-word dropped.

Are you defending him? Because that's a really shitty defense.

He's trying to say "I'm not so sure I like the whole gay thing" without actually saying it
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Claude_Frollo
03/30/17 11:42:13 PM
#38:


Kana posted...
Claude_Frollo posted...
Zeus posted...
And I assume he wants him fired because he's likely one of Fox's token liberals. The fact that he's gay is just another thing that your friend has to complain about him. If the person was black, you'd probably hear an n-word dropped.

Are you defending him? Because that's a really shitty defense.

He's trying to say "I'm not so sure I like the whole gay thing" without actually saying it


To me his argument seems to be that he's not bigoted specifically against gays, but would be bigoted against anybody who could be perceived as liberal, so it's okay.

Whatever the case it's a really stupid post.
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Kana
03/30/17 11:44:05 PM
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Yeah honestly it's a weird fucking post but Zeus does a lot of dancing around beliefs he clearly holds and thinking nobody notices so that's my best guess
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Zeus
03/31/17 12:05:00 AM
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Claude_Frollo posted...
Zeus posted...
And I assume he wants him fired because he's likely one of Fox's token liberals. The fact that he's gay is just another thing that your friend has to complain about him. If the person was black, you'd probably hear an n-word dropped.


Are you defending him? Because that's a really shitty defense.


No, I'm explaining his likely motivations. Frankly, the fact that he offends you in any capacity does not warrant a need for anybody to defend him. Further, I'm sure you offend dozens of people within the course of any given day, for which you wouldn't need to be defended either.

Kana posted...
Yeah honestly it's a weird fucking post but Zeus does a lot of dancing around beliefs he clearly holds and thinking nobody notices so that's my best guess


I never dance around my beliefs. I'm pretty straightforward with any strongly-held opinion, with the exclusion of unkind opinions regarding specific persons which I tend to couch.
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Claude_Frollo
03/31/17 12:13:34 AM
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Zeus posted...
No, I'm explaining his likely motivations. Frankly, the fact that he offends you in any capacity does not warrant a need for anybody to defend him. Further, I'm sure you offend dozens of people within the course of any given day, for which you wouldn't need to be defended either.


How do you think I act in my day-to-day life? I'm honestly curious. I don't go around offending dozens of people within the course of any given day. I constantly keep my trap shut and keep the peace even when I find things said to be despicable, at least as far as being around my family is concerned. Then I come to PotD to vent.



Zeus posted...
I never dance around my beliefs. I'm pretty straightforward with any strongly-held opinion, with the exclusion of unkind opinions regarding specific persons which I tend to couch.


I never dance around my beliefs, except for this particular instance in which I dance around my beliefs. :p
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Zeus
03/31/17 12:28:28 AM
#42:


Claude_Frollo posted...
How do you think I act in my day-to-day life? I'm honestly curious. I don't go around offending dozens of people within the course of any given day. I constantly keep my trap shut and keep the peace even when I find things said to be despicable, at least as far as being around my family is concerned. Then I come to PotD to vent.


From your complaints about conversations with friends, family members, etc, it certainly hasn't sounded like you keep your mouth shut.

Claude_Frollo posted...
I never dance around my beliefs, except for this particular instance in which I dance around my beliefs. :p


It just means that if I think somebody is being a complete idiot, I'm not going to come out and say that I think they're being a complete idiot. Mostly because ad hominems rarely improve an argument.
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Lil69Leo
03/31/17 12:29:12 AM
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Just tell them you will bang his mattress next time they talk. That will show them.
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Claude_Frollo
03/31/17 12:31:42 AM
#44:


Zeus posted...
From your complaints about conversations with friends, family members, etc, it certainly hasn't sounded like you keep your mouth shut.


I reiterate since it seemed to not sink in with you; I vent on PotD. You seem to think I say this stuff to their face, which I don't.

Zeus posted...
It just means that if I think somebody is being a complete idiot, I'm not going to come out and say that I think they're being a complete idiot. Mostly because ad hominems rarely improve an argument.


I understand and I'm not really attacking you for the logical inconsistency of what you said(hence the little emotion thing which I don't like doing) as it's understandable. But the self-contradiction is still funny.
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Zeus
03/31/17 12:39:51 AM
#45:


Claude_Frollo posted...
I reiterate since it seemed to not sink in with you; I vent on PotD. You seem to think I say this stuff to their face, which I don't.


I hear their reactions, which strongly imply that you did something.

Claude_Frollo posted...
I understand and I'm not really attacking you for the logical inconsistency of what you said(hence the little emotion thing which I don't like doing) as it's understandable. But the self-contradiction is still funny.


I honestly don't see a contradiction when there's a built-in disclaimer. Saying "I never raise my voice" while shouting is a contradiction; telling somebody "I never raise my voice except when talking to you" is not.
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Claude_Frollo
03/31/17 12:41:54 AM
#46:


Zeus posted...
I hear their reactions, which strongly imply that you did something.


Ass-pull alert! Unless you can come up with some examples of them reacting to something I said.

Zeus posted...
I honestly don't see a contradiction when there's a built-in disclaimer. Saying "I never raise my voice" while shouting is a contradiction; telling somebody "I never raise my voice except when talking to you" is not.


Except the structure and wording of your example and your actual post are not the same.
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bulbinking
03/31/17 1:00:04 AM
#47:


Bugmeat posted...
Kyuubi4269 posted...
Jen0125 posted...
idk why people act like you need to put up with shitty people just because you're related

You should put up with people with differing opinions because this is the real world and you're not the thought police. Unless people are shitty with you or people you know, put up and shut up.

No. Hateful bigots should not be politely accepted. They should be shamed and shunned. People who think cheesecake is gross, people that think driving a pick up in the city is stupid and we should all be driving hybrids are the sort of differing opinions that should be accepted. But hating someone because they're gay, a different religion, a different race, etc is not the sort of opinion that should be laughed off and politely accepted in society.


What if you hate a person of a different religion because they kill people of different religions?
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Zeus
03/31/17 1:28:13 AM
#48:


Claude_Frollo posted...
Ass-pull alert! Unless you can come up with some examples of them reacting to something I said.


I'm not your biographer but, if I was, I'd likely need treatment for clinical depression.

Claude_Frollo posted...
Except the structure and wording of your example and your actual post are not the same.


Because I didn't use a comma? That's weak.
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wwinterj25
03/31/17 1:35:35 AM
#49:


Lil69Leo posted...
Just tell them you will bang his mattress next time they talk. That will show them.

This never gets old.
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MrMelodramatic
03/31/17 1:49:08 AM
#50:


It actually got old in the same topic it originated from

Like, not only is it pretty normal to hump a pillow/mattress/blanket/whatever, even if it was outlandish, what would it matter? He's not attracted to mattresses (and even that wouldn't be bad if he didn't act on any urges publicly) or hurting anybody. He doesn't even mention it like he does his vore fetish. I really don't understand why PotD doesn't let this die.
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