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Jan 14, 2009, 04:42 PM
 
Originally Posted by starman View Post
Ok, here's another example:

BSG spoiler:

 


So again, here's a character made to be gay for what? Just so the producers can give themselves an "attaboy"?

B5 had a character that was gay and it worked because it didn't feel forced...like "HERE'S OUR GAY CHARACTER".

I don't care if people are gay or not, it's just not my thing. I also don't pick my nose, but some do, but that doesn't mean we need producers showing nose-picking people on TV just 'cuz. That's what bothers me about this "first gay superhero" thing. It doesn't seem to exist except to service Marvel and make themselves feel better about themselves.
It's politically incorrect to not go around saying you love gay people. They only market this like this to make gay people feel like they are included or something.

I don't hate gay people, I agree I get sick of being forced to acknowledge the fact, like I am supposed to give a **** or something. How many people come out of the closet and go on national television to proclaim their heterosexuality? None. So why should we give stage and a podium for gays to do it? Fact is, I don't think anyone gives a ****, they just say they do so as not to be labeled as homophobic or to be called politically incorrect.
     
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Originally Posted by starman View Post
I don't care if people are gay or not, it's just not my thing. I also don't pick my nose, but some do, but that doesn't mean we need producers showing nose-picking people on TV just 'cuz. That's what bothers me about this "first gay superhero" thing. It doesn't seem to exist except to service Marvel and make themselves feel better about themselves.
There's the annoying part. It's a cheap way to get an "attaboy" from their friends and colleagues.

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Batman did. And he enjoyed it, by the look on his face.
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Jan 14, 2009, 04:49 PM
 
I read a forum today where someone said "look at all the abused and neglected children in the world. What does that tell you about hetero couples?".

I almost went ballistic on the guy.

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I read a forum today where someone said "look at all the abused and neglected children in the world. What does that tell you about hetero couples?".
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Jan 14, 2009, 04:57 PM
 
You should have asked him if gay people can procreate. Since that is how the human species carries on. Not by adoption.
     
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Originally Posted by ctt1wbw View Post
You should have asked him if gay people can procreate. Since that is how the human species carries on. Not by adoption.
I tried that route. They always claim adoption or fertilizing a woman. Sorry, women aren't baby machines. I find that distasteful.

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Jan 14, 2009, 05:04 PM
 
You could ask him why everyone is not born gay, since gay people think it's natural. If it was natural, then everyone would be born gay, and there would be no sexual reproduction. Babies would be born like Aliens or something. There would be asexual reproduction. Sorry, but being gay is a choice. Just like not eating meat.
     
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Originally Posted by ctt1wbw View Post
You could ask him why everyone is not born gay, since gay people think it's natural. If it was natural, then everyone would be born gay, and there would be no sexual reproduction. Babies would be born like Aliens or something. There would be asexual reproduction. Sorry, but being gay is a choice. Just like not eating meat.
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Jan 14, 2009, 05:59 PM
 
Originally Posted by ctt1wbw View Post
You could ask him why everyone is not born gay, since gay people think it's natural. If it was natural, then everyone would be born gay, and there would be no sexual reproduction. Babies would be born like Aliens or something. There would be asexual reproduction. Sorry, but being gay is a choice. Just like not eating meat.
Quite a bit of flawed logic there. To follow your logic, everyone would be identical. Blue eyes are natural just as brown eyes are. However, you don't see everyone being born with brown eyes. You see diversity instead.
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Jan 14, 2009, 06:30 PM
 
That's not flawed logic at all. The reason there are males and females of any species is procreation. The color of the eyes and hairs has nothing to do with procreation, that's why there are different colors.
     
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Jan 14, 2009, 06:38 PM
 
Actually, recent research seems to indicate that having a gay segment of a given population (remember, humans aren't the only species - by a long chalk - that exhibit homosexuality) presents a selective advantage to the entire population.
     
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Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot View Post
Actually, recent research seems to indicate that having a gay segment of a given population (remember, humans aren't the only species - by a long chalk - that exhibit homosexuality) presents a selective advantage to the entire population.
Because the population is provided with more interior designers?
     
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Because the population is provided with more interior designers?
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I think it's more that the population is provided with groomers to help the heterosexuals procreate.

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Originally Posted by ctt1wbw View Post
That's not flawed logic at all. The reason there are males and females of any species is procreation. The color of the eyes and hairs has nothing to do with procreation, that's why there are different colors.
That's not what your original argument was. You were saying that if homosexuality is natural, then everyone would be homosexual. That's the logic I was arguing against.
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Jan 14, 2009, 06:50 PM
 
I was trying to say that if the order of nature was for asexual reproduction, then homosexualtiy would be the norm, and heterosexuality was be abby-normal.

Since it is not this way, then I believe that homosexuality is abnormal behaivor.
     
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Jan 14, 2009, 07:02 PM
 
An increase in the percentage of homosexuals is nature's way of saying:

"There are quite enough of you bastards around here."

It may be "abnormal" but it isn't exactly unnatural, either.
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I was trying to say that if the order of nature was for asexual reproduction, then homosexualtiy would be the norm, and heterosexuality was be abby-normal.
The prefix "a-" denotes ABSENCE.

"Asexual" means NOT sexual. Not homo-, not hetero-, nor any other kind of -sexual.
     
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Jan 14, 2009, 07:20 PM
 
Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot View Post
The prefix "a-" denotes ABSENCE.

"Asexual" means NOT sexual. Not homo-, not hetero-, nor any other kind of -sexual.
I think he meant procreation without sexual intercourse, i.e., insemination and (to the raising parents, though of course not to the birth parents) adoption.

Since it is not this way, then I believe that homosexuality is abnormal behaivor.
Abnormal, yes, since the norm is whatever is most prevalent. The fact that it’s abnormal doesn’t make it a choice, though. Just ask the superheroes. [/attempt at not derailing thread any further]
     
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Originally Posted by ctt1wbw View Post
I was trying to say that if the order of nature was for asexual reproduction, then homosexualtiy would be the norm, and heterosexuality was be abby-normal.

Since it is not this way, then I believe that homosexuality is abnormal behaivor.
So is using a Mac or defusing bombs for a living. Doesn't mean such people don't deserve equal status to everyone else — or that they can't have TV shows about them.

On the topic of this superhero, I'll reserve judgment until I see the show. X-Men (also by Stan Lee, for those who don't follow comics) was blatantly political as well, and it turned out to be pretty good. Obviously the gay angle will get played up because homosexuals are somehow considered much more novel than superheroes, but that doesn't mean it can't have a good story in its own right.
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I haven't read the thread but can someone tell me if Marvel explained why a comic book hero's sexual orientation is relevant to the story line? Unless there are romantic characters in the comic who are involved with the superhero, and the superhero's accomplishments*, I can see no reason to make a big deal out a superhero's sexual orientation other than for purely commercial gay-is-the-new-in-thing reasons. (Which, if that is the case, is really f***ing stupid.)


*I am thinking of something like the Spider-Man comic strip in the newspaper where Peter Parker's gal Mary Jane somehow always gets caught up in the final-confrontation-with-evil and her relationship to Peter Parker could compromise the secrecy of his Spider Man identity. So the fact they are in a romantic relationship with one each other does at times advance the narrative or help in defining why or how Spider Man acts in certain situations.
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So is using a Mac or defusing bombs for a living. Doesn't mean such people don't deserve equal status to everyone else — or that they can't have TV shows about them.

On the topic of this superhero, I'll reserve judgment until I see the show. X-Men (also by Stan Lee, for those who don't follow comics) was blatantly political as well, and it turned out to be pretty good. Obviously the gay angle will get played up because homosexuals are somehow considered much more novel than superheroes, but that doesn't mean it can't have a good story in its own right.
Gays already have equal status. Gays can have jobs, houses, cars, run for office, pay taxes, and die. Just like heterosexuals. What gays want is "extra" status and "extra" rights that no other segment in society has. And making tv shows solely for the purpose of touting your pride in having a gay character just defeats the purpose. How many tv shows are created for the same reason about heteros?
     
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Jan 14, 2009, 10:37 PM
 
I wonder if a gay superhero tried to give you mouth to mouth, could you sue him for attempted murder?
     
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Originally Posted by ctt1wbw View Post
Gays already have equal status. Gays can have jobs, houses, cars, run for office, pay taxes, and die. Just like heterosexuals. What gays want is "extra" status and "extra" rights that no other segment in society has. And making tv shows solely for the purpose of touting your pride in having a gay character just defeats the purpose. How many tv shows are created for the same reason about heteros?
Except they can't get married.
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Originally Posted by ctt1wbw View Post
Gays already have equal status. Gays can have jobs, houses, cars, run for office, pay taxes, and die. Just like heterosexuals. What gays want is "extra" status and "extra" rights that no other segment in society has. And making tv shows solely for the purpose of touting your pride in having a gay character just defeats the purpose. How many tv shows are created for the same reason about heteros?
What extra rights are you referring to?
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I don't think that marriage is a right. Otherwise, all single people would be suing someone for violating their rights, right?
     
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I wonder if a gay superhero tried to give you mouth to mouth, could you sue him for attempted murder?
What do you mean?
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What extra rights are you referring to?
How about the health care issue? Why should unmarried gay couples get health care by their employers, but not unmarried heterosexual couples?
     
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What do you mean?
I remember a news story about someone being convicted of attempted murder for having aids and sleeping with people and disclosing the fact that they had aids/hiv. Since it can be spread through saliva, if you get mouth to mouth by a gay Batman, you could sue him for attempted murder.
     
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I don't think that marriage is a right. Otherwise, all single people would be suing someone for violating their rights, right?
I don't follow.
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How about the health care issue? Why should unmarried gay couples get health care by their employers, but not unmarried heterosexual couples?
Gays can't marry. However, I think it should apply to any domestic partnership. In a few states, it does.
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I remember a news story about someone being convicted of attempted murder for having aids and sleeping with people and disclosing the fact that they had aids/hiv. Since it can be spread through saliva, if you get mouth to mouth by a gay Batman, you could sue him for attempted murder.
AFAIK, there isn't a single case of HIV being spread via saliva. Further, assuming that because someone is gay that they must be HIV+ is offensive.
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I don't follow.
Is marriage a RIGHT? Like the RIGHT to privacy and life,et al? So if someone isn't married, are their rights being violated? And who would they sue because of it? And what would the outcome at court be? I'm sure it'd be a jury trial, what would the jury award the single person who's rights are vioalted due to him/her being single? Marriage is a union, not a right.
     
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Gays can't marry. However, I think it should apply to any domestic partnership. In a few states, it does.
Wow. Just wow. So any couple living together should get free medical care provided for by the other's employer? Holy ****, who would pay for that? Remember, domestic partnership can be a man and a woman, too. Plus, you could get away with saying that if a man and a woman shared a house out of necessity, they should get free health care?
     
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Originally Posted by ctt1wbw View Post
Is marriage a RIGHT? Like the RIGHT to privacy and life,et al? So if someone isn't married, are their rights being violated? And who would they sue because of it? And what would the outcome at court be? I'm sure it'd be a jury trial, what would the jury award the single person who's rights are vioalted due to him/her being single? Marriage is a union, not a right.
Whether it's a right or not, a single straight person can be married if they choose. Gays can not. Gays are not even given the choice.
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Well, then chose to be a hetero. Like I said earlier, being gay is a choice. Being gay goes against the way nature is.
     
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Wow. Just wow. So any couple living together should get free medical care provided for by the other's employer? Holy ****, who would pay for that? Remember, domestic partnership can be a man and a woman, too. Plus, you could get away with saying that if a man and a woman shared a house out of necessity, they should get free health care?
Yes, I know a domestic partnership can be a man and a woman. That's why I said what I said. In most cases, you have to sign a legal affidavit declaring a homosexual domestic partnership to obtain benefits. The same can be required for any domestic partnership.
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Well, then chose to be a hetero. Like I said earlier, being gay is a choice. Being gay goes against the way nature is.
Just because you say it's a choice, doesn't make it a choice. Ask any gay person if they chose to be gay and they'll tell you no.
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Well, then chose to be a hetero. Like I said earlier, being gay is a choice. Being gay goes against the way nature is.
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Guys, guys, guys...come on. I want to be able to enjoy homo-erotic imagery of Batman and Robin without having to go into the PW Lounge, so maybe just agree to disagree here?

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Gay kids need a superhero whose situation they can relate to. Someone, Stan Lee or otherwise, should produce a TV series or comic book with such a character that is aimed not so much at critical, mature audiences but at kids.
     
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