"First of all, cant tell if trolling or being serious? So you're judging an entire community based on what you hear from a few people you have met and a guy posting on NS?
I have at least 9 gay friends (probably even more plus all the bisexual people I know, these 9 were just the ones popping up in my head now) and they do not fit the discription. Whatsoever. You know why? Because people are different. Its like saying "yeah well this one time I met this straight dude from Oklahoma and he was a complete douche, so all people from Oklahoma, must be douchebags".[/i]
It is called sampling. No it is not a simple random sample, but I really don't have the time, or care to meet the entire gay population of just about anywhere, or even to gather a simple random sample. As such I base my opinions off the sample, which does change. Nothing is set in stone (except death, and taxes), my opinion can change. I bet if you met 50 people from Oklahoma, and 48 of them were complete douchebags, you would probably consider Oklahomans to be douchebags.[/b]
And come on, "overly self absorbed, totally lacking in situational awareness"? And you pin point a member on this site, seriously, what is your problem? Go in any thread here on NS and you'll see basically any post could be classified as "self absorbed".[/i]
I detest most NS members as well these days. I still stand by my statement.[/b]
Your issue is that you probably havent met any homosexual people (I hate writing about "them" as they are some kind of different species), how old are you? If the kids you have met who happen to be gay fit your description its probably because they are insecure teenagers.[/i]
I have actually met a few homos in my time. One of my flatmates right now is gay, and I can't stand his piece of shit self. Going through school, work, and general day to day life, I have studied with, worked with, interacted with and otherwise had to deal with dozens of people I knew were gay, and several more who I suspected were gay. I would say the vast majority of those fit the description above. They ranged in age from 18 to older 50s.[/b]
I dont really find your argument valid at all.[/i]
I don't rightly give a fuck what you think of my argument[/b]
None of my gay friends run around telling people how awesome it is to be gay, how gay they are or in any way act like any of the stereotypic gays you see on TV (loud, flamboyant etc). Media just feeds us that image because apparently its fun. Its fun to ridicule the stylish and girly man. Most of my homosexual friends you couldn't even tell are gay from talking to them for an hour or so.[/i]
Congradulations, I bet you also have sympathy and patience for fat people, women, and hurt feelings; I don't.[/b]
You probably know more gay people than you think, they've just decided to stay in the closet a little longer because they are afraid of how people will react and judge them, something I find very sad.[/i]
I hope they stay there[/b]
Homosexuality is not illegal,[/i]
Nope, thank god we live in a country where people are free to sin in their own way. God knows I got my own sins and a closet full of skeletons.[/b]
just because gays happen to be a minority being persecuted by the church since the existance of a church does not mean it is wrong.[/i]
The church might have persecuted it because it was wrong[/b]
Also, I find it upsetting to hear that gay people are bad role models for children. I would not have mind growing up with homosexual parents, as long as I had loving parents who accepted me for who I am I would be pleased. A few people I know (including myself) have been brought up in heterosexual environments with narrow-minded parents who tell you how and what you should be like. To me, that is the biggest fault a parent ever could do, denying me who I am.[/i]
See hurt feelings comment above. If you would like I can get you a hurt feelings report for you to fill out.[/b]
If my parents could decide I know for a fact I would be a so much unhappier person than I am today, heck I would have probably gone on and killed myself back in HS.[/i]
If that is how you think, you might want to get counseling. Killing yourself, irregardless of circumstance, is a bitch move.[/b]
But then I learned its ok to be different.[/i]
Different, just like Charles Manson.[/b]