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aiig
10y ago
How enlightening this discussion is.
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aiig
10y ago
I'm so glad that you equate me fearing for my safety the same as you getting kicked out of your tech conference. You were so victimized I'm sorry.
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aiig
10y ago
Definitely see that. Though as we've seen recently, there are a lot of people who say, e.g., in the flower shop / bakery trope, "I don't have a problem with gay people, but my religion prohibits me from serving them.&quo
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aiig
10y ago
> Even then. How about you try getting chased out of a subway station after midnight getting called a "faggot" and we'll talk. And people say that the SF tech class is out of touch.
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aiig
10y ago
Right -- it's kind of an intuition that's perhaps uniquely available to a gay person. It's an awareness you develop after talking to enough gay men -- some open and free, some repressed and mean. It becomes apparent that thos
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aiig
10y ago
> Living in a liberal and free society means tolerating views you find repugnant. Not if they call me a "faggot" on the street.
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aiig
10y ago
> A person should not lose their job, their status on a board, their inclusion in an event, etc. based on who they decide to support politically. Even if you're an active supporter of David Duke? Must we tolerate the (frequently vio