"Day of Silence"

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Gracie W

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All of which you lack.

Popularity: Rep=0

Logic: You make a statement and support it with senselessness.

Reasoning: Because FritoSanchez thinks so.
 
Well, what I said was clearly over your head, friend. I was saying that his popularity is what is driving his argument, as well as why so many people are backing him. Not me.
 
Read your posts again...then read the comments that followed. People aren't "backing," they are just stating the obvious and their opinions on the topic. If they happen to disagree with you and your "applied" logic and reasoning skills, then it must have been because you fail at application.

It just so happens that 53V3N is popular...and you are not.
 
You see, it's posts like that which only further solidify my initial thoughts on your ability to process information.

First of all, I never called you unintelligent.

Second of all, I find it rather redundant to supply examples and/or reasons when you have already supplied them.

I'm not here to spoon-feed my responses to you or anyone else. That's not my style but just because you don't grasp what it is I'm saying, doesn't mean it's not there.

Hang on, let me grab a spoon just for you...

Case in point: You claim those involved in the Day of Silence are hypocrites because they communicate through other means.

I disagree and I thought I made it rather clear as to why I disagree in the following post:



You obviously didn't get my point though it seems rather clear. However, since I am oh-so-concerned with my popularity, let me spell it out for you lest others here may think of me as the jack-ass I've only ever claimed to be.

You see, I find your claim of hypocrisy to be false because as it is clearly stated in the name that has been chosen for the day we are discussing (as is also stated by the title you have chosen for your thread), it is a day to be silent. Not a day for those who choose to participate to sever all means of communication. Had the day been called, "Day of Non-Communication", I would have at least been able to agree with you on the grounds that they were being hypocritical, though I would have still been at a loss for why you are so up in arms on such a small detail.

Happy?
 
"Day of Silence"

I guess I may not understand what it's like because I'm not gay. Sorry, it's a bit difficult to put myself in your shoes.

I don't know where you live but where I live, being gay is not frowned upon that much. Seriously, just last week we had to perform skits in Theatre and one particular skit was about one lesbian and one girl who wasn't sure about her sexuality. It was kind of funny because the girl playing the lesbian is actually bi and at the end of the skit they actually made out on stage. Everyone clapped and congratulated them on how much they had committed to the roles. Nobody said anything negative about the performance. The teacher applauded just as much as everyone else. Why? Because we
 
I think what I got out of DG's response was that it's ok to oppress non-women, because women will always have it worse so they have no room to complain about their oppression.
 
All I got was that woman know how to complain louder. Sorry gays, you haven't been oppressed enough, come back later.

EDIT: If you can't communicate then the day wouldn't work. The school wouldn't allow it, and fewer people would do it. It's not meant to simulate the gay experience for non-gays, the entire point is to get people to ask questions, raise awareness/promote tolerance. Calling something gay in a negative way is definitely hypocritical, especially if you're taking part in the "demonstration," but the issue is real hatred. People who refuse to associate with gay people simply because they're gay. I'm not flaming you bro, could it be that people here believe that a simple idea like this to raise awareness/promote tolerance is a good idea?

Are we agreeing with ven because "he's popular," or is "he popular" because he usually agrees with us? Could be neither, idk. Gays have been oppressed plenty, and I don't understand why speaking out against oppression against one group means we're ignoring oppression against another? Woman can suck it (literally), until they've experience oppression on the level of black people they have no right to complain.
 
Oppression is wrong no matter the circumstance and the persons oppressed provide a different experience characterized by the nature of their oppression. I wouldn't say that gay persons are less/more oppressed than women, but rather that their oppression is different with different experiences. The same for black women, as their experience with racism and sexism makes their experience vastly different from black males. There may be some commonalities, but there will be some experiences that are unfamiliar with either group.
 
? How about matriarchal societies. (e.g. Night Elves...)

There are still some cultures in the amazon region that men are even seen as inferior. I don't have the name of the tribe, but I watched a documentary on gender in society and many societies have started with matriarchies and "progressed" into patriarchies, and are heading back to matriarchies/ equal rights.
 
Name a society where homosexuals are equal to heterosexuals in everything. I really don't want to compare who has it worse, because it's a pretty dumb thing to argue. The point I was making was that just because there are people in worse situations doesn't mean you should needlessly suffer.
 
Let me remind some of our esteemed members that if you would like to flame someone and make them cry like a bitch because they deserve it, bait and tackle is open.

Also, let me remind some folks that there is a fine line between voicing and opinion and acting like a bigoted fuck. Think about how you say things and how other people say things.
 
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