Chick-fil-a Support Day and Free Speech

[AOII Angel]

Jerry Sandusky used the Second Mile to do some really good things for a lot of kids...but he primarily did some very bad things. I think you'd have a hard time drawing the focus away from the bad things by pointing out the good. It doesn't cancel out the negatives in any way, shape or form.

[AlphaFrog]

Saw this on Facebook and thought about this thread. I cringed when I read it.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AGDee

Surely you can understand why people would question that sincerity when your actions directly contradict your statement.

And, without at all questioning your sincerity, surely you can understand how what you said and how you said it comes across as patronizing.

[sigmadiva]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Saw this on Facebook and thought about this thread. I cringed when I read it.

You proved my point. The whole "lets compare being gay to being Black".

Why not use another persecuted group in America, like Latinos, Jews, Native Americans and Asians. Reread the post above and just insert these other groups that I've listed.

My question is: Why always use Blacks and the Black experience to make comparisons to the gay experience?

Why use any other persecuted group at all to compare to the gay experience? If oppression of gays is so prevalent, and I believe it is, then it is an issue that should be able to stand on its own without comparison to others.

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

You proved my point. The whole "lets compare being gay to being Black".

Why not use another persecuted group in America, like Latinos, Jews, Native Americans and Asians. Reread the post above and just insert these other groups that I've listed.

My question is: Why always use Blacks and the Black experience to make comparisons to the gay experience?

Why use any other persecuted group at all to compare to the gay experience? If oppression of gays is so prevalent, and I believe it is, then it is an issue that should be able to stand on its own without comparison to others.

No she didn't prove your point. I think you should reread that FB post and try to figure out on your own the point it's trying to make.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

You proved my point. The whole "lets compare being gay to being Black".

. . . Why use any other persecuted group at all to compare to the gay experience? If oppression of gays is so prevalent, and I believe it is, then it is an issue that should be able to stand on its own without comparison to others.

I don't think anybody is comparing "the gay experience" to "the black experience," including the Facebook post that AF posted. I think the point some people are trying to make is that bigotry is bigotry, regardless of whether it is directed toward a group where most people would recognize it for the bigotry it is, or whether it is directed toward a group for whom the bigotry often goes unchallenged.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by sigmadiva

You proved my point. The whole "lets compare being gay to being Black".

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