North Carolina Passes "Anti-LGBT" Bill

[Kannap]

Something almost identical to this bill just passed in Mississippi.

The South. The South never changes.

North Carolina is that weird state in the middle that doesn't fit in either, but leans to the south.

Also, our government is corrupt as feck.

Depends what part of the state you're in for the former statement. Places like Wilmington, Charlotte, and Asheville tend to be far more liberal than most of the state and lean as far from the rest of the south as they can. If I weren't in Charlotte today, I'd have thought they've already packed up and moved the entire city to Vermont.

[Thermodolia]

Something almost identical to this bill just passed in Mississippi.

The South. The South never changes.

Unless you're the Governor of Georgia and bought out by the big corporations who literally threaten the jobs of your constituents.

The one time I'm happy that my governor is corrupt. Though to his credit he did say that he wouldn't support the bill from the beginning.

[Luepola]

Luepola, at least don't change your reasoning. First you claim you are worried about protecting women and children(not men though, they're never raped!) from evil trans people who want to do all of the raping ever in the bathrooms. Then when it is brought up that it has never happened and is a bad basis for a decision you just say you don't support the movement. So which is it?

this is too much fun to blow it all in one post my friend

and yes it was both, until kannap gave his/her admittedly convincing rebuttal of the former

i don't support the lgbt movement

And why not? Surely you have a super important mega awesome reason that you aren't telling us. Give us the juicy details, darling

i favor the (former) status quo over what lgbt and friends try to push

[Kannap]

Luepola, at least don't change your reasoning. First you claim you are worried about protecting women and children(not men though, they're never raped!) from evil trans people who want to do all of the raping ever in the bathrooms. Then when it is brought up that it has never happened and is a bad basis for a decision you just say you don't support the movement. So which is it?

this is too much fun to blow it all in one post my friend

And why not? Surely you have a super important mega awesome reason that you aren't telling us. Give us the juicy details, darling

i favor the (former) status quo over what lgbt and friends try to push

There are probably lots of people who favored the former status quo before black people pushed for equality too, but Martin Luther King, Jr. pushed forward anyway and let a movement that changed the nation. No reason to be a bigot during a new civil rights movement.

And by golly, please don't sport the North Carolina flag as a way to show your support for this unconstitutional law.

[Liriena]

Luepola, at least don't change your reasoning. First you claim you are worried about protecting women and children(not men though, they're never raped!) from evil trans people who want to do all of the raping ever in the bathrooms. Then when it is brought up that it has never happened and is a bad basis for a decision you just say you don't support the movement. So which is it?

this is too much fun to blow it all in one post my friend

Huh... are you mayhap admitting that the purpose of your posts is to get a rise out of your fellow posters? Because if you are, there might be a problem.

[Thermodolia]

this is too much fun to blow it all in one post my friend

i favor the (former) status quo over what lgbt and friends try to push

There are probably lots of people who favored the former status quo before black people pushed for equality too, but Martin Luther King, Jr. pushed forward anyway and let a movement that changed the nation. No reason to be a bigot during a new civil rights movement.

Now Kannap you know better than to bring facts into an argument!

[Eol Sha]

Unless you're the Governor of Georgia and bought out by the big corporations who literally threaten the jobs of your constituents.

The one time I'm happy that my governor is corrupt. Though to his credit he did say that he wouldn't support the bill from the beginning.

What a great day in Georgia. You learn your governor vetoes a horribly discriminatory bill. You feel genuinely proud of him. But, when you actually read about it, you see that he's just bought out by big corporations. And then you feel a mixture of disgust and sad resignation with a dash of relief and a sprinkle of respect. Ugh.

Probably because the corporate lobbyists were heavily pressuring him to veto the bill from the beginning.

[Kannap]

There are probably lots of people who favored the former status quo before black people pushed for equality too, but Martin Luther King, Jr. pushed forward anyway and let a movement that changed the nation. No reason to be a bigot during a new civil rights movement.

Now Kannap you know better than to bring facts into an argument!

I'll toss in all the facts if it allows the bigots and Republicans to cry themselves to sleep at night and have nightmares.

[Liriena]

There are probably lots of people who favored the former status quo before black people pushed for equality too, but Martin Luther King, Jr. pushed forward anyway and let a movement that changed the nation. No reason to be a bigot during a new civil rights movement.

Now Kannap you know better than to bring facts into an argument!

This brings me back to the segment John Oliver did on trans rights.

To paraphrase him: No one is going to build a monument in your honour, with a plaque reading "They told people were to pee".

[Gauthier]

The one time I'm happy that my governor is corrupt. Though to his credit he did say that he wouldn't support the bill from the beginning.

What a great day in Georgia. You learn your governor vetoes a horribly discriminatory bill. You feel genuinely proud of him. But, when you actually read about it, you see that he's just bought out by big corporations. And then you feel a mixture of disgust and sad resignation with a dash of relief and a sprinkle of respect. Ugh.

Probably because the corporate lobbyists were heavily pressuring him to veto the bill from the beginning.

The one time the Free Market does something right.

[Thermodolia]

The one time I'm happy that my governor is corrupt. Though to his credit he did say that he wouldn't support the bill from the beginning.

What a great day in Georgia. You learn your governor vetoes a horribly discriminatory bill. You feel genuinely proud of him. But, when you actually read about it, you see that he's just bought out by big corporations. And then you feel a mixture of disgust and sad resignation with a dash of relief and a sprinkle of respect. Ugh.

Probably because the corporate lobbyists were heavily pressuring him to veto the bill from the beginning.

Your probably right.

[Kannap]

What a great day in Georgia. You learn your governor vetoes a horribly discriminatory bill. You feel genuinely proud of him. But, when you actually read about it, you see that he's just bought out by big corporations. And then you feel a mixture of disgust and sad resignation with a dash of relief and a sprinkle of respect. Ugh.

Probably because the corporate lobbyists were heavily pressuring him to veto the bill from the beginning.

The one time the Free Market does something right.

Capitalism, come do your magic in North Carolina!

[Thermodolia]

Now Kannap you know better than to bring facts into an argument!

This brings me back to the segment John Oliver did on trans rights.

To paraphrase him: No one is going to build a monument in your honour, with a plaque reading "They told people were to pee".

I love John Oliver

[Gim]

this is too much fun to blow it all in one post my friend

i favor the (former) status quo over what lgbt and friends try to push

There are probably lots of people who favored the former status quo before black people pushed for equality too, but Martin Luther King, Jr. pushed forward anyway and let a movement that changed the nation. No reason to be a bigot during a new civil rights movement.

And by golly, please don't sport the North Carolina flag as a way to show your support for this unconstitutional law.

There's a fundamental difference between dark-skinned people and homosexual people. Homosexual people act against what is deemed conscientious. It is widely known, even from the past, males are supposed to marry females to reproduce. Homosexuality defies that kind of concept. Dark-skinned people were naturally made dark with bodily functions and character equivalent to those of humans. Well, both are humans, but if you were to actually compare the two.

[Thermodolia]

What a great day in Georgia. You learn your governor vetoes a horribly discriminatory bill. You feel genuinely proud of him. But, when you actually read about it, you see that he's just bought out by big corporations. And then you feel a mixture of disgust and sad resignation with a dash of relief and a sprinkle of respect. Ugh.

Probably because the corporate lobbyists were heavily pressuring him to veto the bill from the beginning.

The one time the Free Market does something right.

Well the dollar bill is one thing the republicans love more than Jebus.

[Liriena]

Homosexual people act against what is deemed conscientious. It is widely known, even from the past, males are supposed to marry females to reproduce. Homosexuality defies that kind of concept.

Just for the sake of clarity... is this your personal view of homosexuality?

[Eol Sha]

What a great day in Georgia. You learn your governor vetoes a horribly discriminatory bill. You feel genuinely proud of him. But, when you actually read about it, you see that he's just bought out by big corporations. And then you feel a mixture of disgust and sad resignation with a dash of relief and a sprinkle of respect. Ugh.

Probably because the corporate lobbyists were heavily pressuring him to veto the bill from the beginning.

The one time the Free Market does something right.

I know this comment has no place in this thread, but what part of a market is "free" when corporations can threaten the jobs of Georgians just because they don't like a particular bill? It just seems so wrong and corrupt to me. The outcome was good, but still...

[District XIV]

There are probably lots of people who favored the former status quo before black people pushed for equality too, but Martin Luther King, Jr. pushed forward anyway and let a movement that changed the nation. No reason to be a bigot during a new civil rights movement.

Now Kannap you know better than to bring facts into an argument!

Not necessarily agreeing or disagreeing with either side, but I didn't see a single fact presented in Kannap's argument.

[Saint Jade IV]

Chloe Jefferson, a junior at Greenville Christian Academy, said letting biological males into women’s bathrooms would expose girls to sexual predators, adding, “Girls like me should never be made to shower and undress in front of boys.”

Speaking as someone outside the US, I find it strange that you expect youths to get naked and shower together at all.

[Thermodolia]

Speaking as someone outside the US, I find it strange that you expect youths to get naked and shower together at all.

Most of us in the US find it strange that anyone showers at school anymore.

[Gim]

Now Kannap you know better than to bring facts into an argument!

Not necessarily agreeing or disagreeing with either side, but I didn't see a single fact presented in Kannap's argument.

I personally found that "argument" flimsy, too.

[Kannap]

There are probably lots of people who favored the former status quo before black people pushed for equality too, but Martin Luther King, Jr. pushed forward anyway and let a movement that changed the nation. No reason to be a bigot during a new civil rights movement.

And by golly, please don't sport the North Carolina flag as a way to show your support for this unconstitutional law.

There's a fundamental difference between dark-skinned people and homosexual people. Homosexual people act against what is deemed conscientious. It is widely known, even from the past, males are supposed to marry females to reproduce. Homosexuality defies that kind of concept. Dark-skinned people were naturally made dark with bodily functions and character equivalent to those of humans. Well, both are humans, but if you were to actually compare the two.

Time for a new three-fifths compromise? My gay neighbors should only be paying 3/5 the amount of taxes I pay, because they're only 3/5 the person I am.

Homosexual people are people nonetheless, and of all people, Gim, I would expect you to know what the Bible says about judgment. It is neither your place or mine to judge anybody, that's not our job. We're meant to be accepting and kind to all of God's people, and those homosexuals that you're trying to distance yourself from are God's people too. What would Jesus say about you saying rude things about part of God's creation?

[Thermodolia]

Now Kannap you know better than to bring facts into an argument!

Not necessarily agreeing or disagreeing with either side, but I didn't see a single fact presented in Kannap's argument.

I've got a bit of an edgy streak, mate.

[Luepola]

this is too much fun to blow it all in one post my friend

i favor the (former) status quo over what lgbt and friends try to push

There are probably lots of people who favored the former status quo before black people pushed for equality too, but Martin Luther King, Jr. pushed forward anyway and let a movement that changed the nation. No reason to be a bigot during a new civil rights movement.

ignoring the fact that im not a bigot because im extremely tolerant of lgbt and other movements i oppose, why is being a bigot inherently evil?

besides, i support letting states decide, rather than squelching support for or opposition to LGBT at the federal level. wouldn't that be less bigoted by being fairer (more tolerant, if you will) to all sides?

[Thermodolia]

There's a fundamental difference between dark-skinned people and homosexual people. Homosexual people act against what is deemed conscientious. It is widely known, even from the past, males are supposed to marry females to reproduce. Homosexuality defies that kind of concept. Dark-skinned people were naturally made dark with bodily functions and character equivalent to those of humans. Well, both are humans, but if you were to actually compare the two.

Time for a new three-fifths compromise? My gay neighbors should only be paying 3/5 the amount of taxes I pay, because they're only 3/5 the person I am.

I personally would love this if I only had to pay 3/5 of the amount of taxes.