Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 12:35 am
Why the fuck does that matter?
Because sometimes even national leaders just want to hang out
https://forum.nationstates.net/
Galiantus wrote:Yuktova wrote:I'm pretry sure I don't need to be treated.
But I'm pretty sure that YOU may, because you seem highly insecure, thinking that gays are mentally ill. Hey, perhaps you're gay yourself!.
What was your parental environment like? Was mum not nice? Was dad not nice? Was the kids down the block not nice? Did they say stuff like, "Dem Gheys! Blah blah blah!"
I am going to just take that like a good psychologist and tell you that I have no problems with gays. I have a friend who is gay, and my view is that he should be helped and loved, and should not be hurt because of his condition. However, I still think it would be better for him to change. As for me, no, I am not gay.
Galiantus wrote:Hulagu wrote:Tourette and autism are not in the same league - one is an obsessive compulsive disorder, the other is caused by a pathologic cognitive disability.
being gay is completely natural - and all psychological associations in the Western world have removed it from their handbooks as a disorder. Which means: it's anot a disorder.
Wait...
So if we vote and decide that liking peanuts is a disorder, it is? Thanks for clearing things up.
Most people I know do not hate homosexuals. I live in UTAH, probably the most anti-gay state in the USA, and I personally know more gays than gay haters (gays:2, haters: 0). Now if you are talking about the UK or somewhere else, I would not have any idea, but if it is true that homosexuals have more disorders, I think it is a valid argument that being gay just might be a disorder.
Galiantus wrote:
Wait...
So if we vote and decide that liking peanuts is a disorder, it is? Thanks for clearing things up.
Galiantus wrote:But disorders are more likely to occur in gay and lesbian people: depression, suicidal tendencies, anxiety...
The reason: that's caused by the bigotry and hatred that certain heterosexual people think they aught to have for gay and lesbian people.
Most people I know do not hate homosexuals. I live in UTAH, probably the most anti-gay state in the USA, and I personally know more gays than gay haters (gays:2, haters: 0). Now if you are talking about the UK or somewhere else, I would not have any idea, but if it is true that homosexuals have more disorders, I think it is a valid argument that being gay just might be a disorder.
Mavorpen wrote:Vitaphone Racing wrote:
No I'm not. You have no idea what I'm trying to say.
Likewise you have no idea what I'm trying to say. Essentially it was completely pointless to edit the post when you did, since I never said we shouldn't understand their situation. Understanding was already assumed in the post.
Galiantus wrote:Most people I know do not hate homosexuals. I live in UTAH, probably the most anti-gay state in the USA, and I personally know more gays than gay haters (gays:2, haters: 0). Now if you are talking about the UK or somewhere else, I would not have any idea, but if it is true that homosexuals have more disorders, I think it is a valid argument that being gay just might be a disorder.
Avenio wrote:Wikkiwallana wrote:Why?
This is, of course, the fundamental irony of this thread. OP here puts on a nice act of fake scientific/professional objectivity and detachedness from the subject, but deep down his beliefs are driven by the fact that he finds homosexuality morally repulsive. He can dress it up in whatever post hoc reasoning he likes, but it can't hide or excise the rotten core of his opinion, nor can he stop it from festering and calcifying into a blackened core of bigotry.
Vitaphone Racing wrote:I have no idea what support you want to offer to people, but I really don't see how it helps the situation. Minority groups often do not want support based on their condition, they just want to be treated equally and accepted for what they are. Support and understanding are certainly not the same thing.
Galiantus wrote:Hulagu wrote:Tourette and autism are not in the same league - one is an obsessive compulsive disorder, the other is caused by a pathologic cognitive disability.
being gay is completely natural - and all psychological associations in the Western world have removed it from their handbooks as a disorder. Which means: it's anot a disorder.
Wait...
So if we vote and decide that liking peanuts is a disorder, it is? Thanks for clearing things up.
But disorders are more likely to occur in gay and lesbian people: depression, suicidal tendencies, anxiety...
The reason: that's caused by the bigotry and hatred that certain heterosexual people think they aught to have for gay and lesbian people.
Most people I know do not hate homosexuals. I live in UTAH, probably the most anti-gay state in the USA, and I personally know more gays than gay haters (gays:2, haters: 0). Now if you are talking about the UK or somewhere else, I would not have any idea, but if it is true that homosexuals have more disorders, I think it is a valid argument that being gay just might be a disorder.
Galiantus wrote:Wait...
So if we vote and decide that liking peanuts is a disorder, it is? Thanks for clearing things up.
But disorders are more likely to occur in gay and lesbian people: depression, suicidal tendencies, anxiety...
The reason: that's caused by the bigotry and hatred that certain heterosexual people think they aught to have for gay and lesbian people.
Most people I know do not hate homosexuals. I live in UTAH, probably the most anti-gay state in the USA, and I personally know more gays than gay haters (gays:2, haters: 0). Now if you are talking about the UK or somewhere else, I would not have any idea, but if it is true that homosexuals have more disorders, I think it is a valid argument that being gay just might be a disorder.
Episarta wrote:Galiantus wrote:I am going to just take that like a good psychologist and tell you that I have no problems with gays. I have a friend who is gay, and my view is that he should be helped and loved, and should not be hurt because of his condition. However, I still think it would be better for him to change. As for me, no, I am not gay.
"Yes indeed. He needs to be cured of his homosexuality. I too have a friend who needs to be helped and cared for. He is black, but I think with enough 'love' and 'compassion' we can change that. He needs to be cured of this terrible affliction. He says he is fine and doesn't mind being black. In fact he kind of enjoys it. But fuck how he feels! It's how I feel that matters! I know he will be much happier a different colour. Maybe white or yellow. Or even a light brown? I myself have never been black, but I know for a fact he doesn't like it."
This is basically how you sound. Replace "gay" with "black" and it just becomes a bit offensive doesn't it?
Mavorpen wrote:Vitaphone Racing wrote:I have no idea what support you want to offer to people, but I really don't see how it helps the situation. Minority groups often do not want support based on their condition, they just want to be treated equally and accepted for what they are. Support and understanding are certainly not the same thing.
You said yourself support is meaningless without understanding. Thus implying that with understanding, it's not meaningless. Make up your mind.
Galiantus wrote:Please speak coherently.
My point was that I don't hate gays, but that I think they should be treated. And come on: does someone with touretts know that they have a problem if they are not told?
Galiantus wrote:Ah, but if the "normal" programming was homosexuality, people would have died out millions of years ago. Therefore natural homosexuality is a disorder, because it does not benefit the human race in any way.
Galiantus wrote:If it isn't a mental illness, then it must be a problem of some sort.
Galiantus wrote:Episarta wrote:
"Yes indeed. He needs to be cured of his homosexuality. I too have a friend who needs to be helped and cared for. He is black, but I think with enough 'love' and 'compassion' we can change that. He needs to be cured of this terrible affliction. He says he is fine and doesn't mind being black. In fact he kind of enjoys it. But fuck how he feels! It's how I feel that matters! I know he will be much happier a different colour. Maybe white or yellow. Or even a light brown? I myself have never been black, but I know for a fact he doesn't like it."
This is basically how you sound. Replace "gay" with "black" and it just becomes a bit offensive doesn't it?
Please speak coherently.
My point was that I don't hate gays, but that I think they should be treated. And come on: does someone with touretts know that they have a problem if they are not told?
Galiantus wrote:disorder
Mavorpen wrote:Galiantus wrote:Most people I know do not hate homosexuals. I live in UTAH, probably the most anti-gay state in the USA, and I personally know more gays than gay haters (gays:2, haters: 0). Now if you are talking about the UK or somewhere else, I would not have any idea, but if it is true that homosexuals have more disorders, I think it is a valid argument that being gay just might be a disorder.
Black people have significantly higher rates of heart disease, HIV, strokes, etc. Therefore being black is a disease.
Do you see how stupid your argument is?
Vitaphone Racing wrote:Mavorpen wrote:
You said yourself support is meaningless without understanding. Thus implying that with understanding, it's not meaningless. Make up your mind.
What I said above does not contradict my previous statement. Support and understanding are not necessarily offered together and do not have to be.
Please continue to dance around my point and focus only on slight inconsistencies in my logic. It displays a truly great debating style.
Galiantus wrote:Episarta wrote:
"Yes indeed. He needs to be cured of his homosexuality. I too have a friend who needs to be helped and cared for. He is black, but I think with enough 'love' and 'compassion' we can change that. He needs to be cured of this terrible affliction. He says he is fine and doesn't mind being black. In fact he kind of enjoys it. But fuck how he feels! It's how I feel that matters! I know he will be much happier a different colour. Maybe white or yellow. Or even a light brown? I myself have never been black, but I know for a fact he doesn't like it."
This is basically how you sound. Replace "gay" with "black" and it just becomes a bit offensive doesn't it?
Please speak coherently.
My point was that I don't hate gays, but that I think they should be treated. And come on: does someone with touretts know that they have a problem if they are not told?
Galiantus wrote:My point was that I don't hate gays, but that I think they should be treated. And come on: does someone with touretts know that they have a problem if they are not told?