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They didn't ask him not to "say 'gay'", as the title all but claims. They asked him to participate in the erasure of a relevant gay person from a story he was teaching to children.
I dunno, would he mention the artist had a straight son? Or is it just a son in that case?
No one wants to hang you for being straight. But you know that. You are just trying to start shit.
What are you talking about?
Was this guy hanged?
This is the second reply you've made that doesn't make any sense, lol.
OP is making a point that the visibility of queer and other minorities in history and in public is more important than the visibility of straight/non-minority people. Their point was that non-minority groups aren't hated and target for who they are unlike minority groups. It is important to display and teach about the humanity of different groups in order to prevent mistrust and violence against them by the majorities.
If you really didn't understand this then you should get your head out of your ass and wake up to reality.
Calm down, no need to resort to personal insults. Rule #1: Be civil.
It seems the guy you're talking about doesn't understand my point. Here's my other post on the matter that can explain it better for you if you're also having difficulty: https://unilem.org/comment/1447121
No need to be civil with homophobes.
homophobes asking for civility always makes me laugh. You first!
Right.
Gonna have to block you now. You don't seem to understand what's going on.
Lol. Learn some reading comprehension, dog.
Or just explain your case better? It seems you're the one who doesn't understand what I'm saying, based on your other reply.
Lol. Not sure why you're calling me a 'dog.' Let's leave the personal attacks at home, eh?
🤣🤣🤣 My fuckin' sides, dude. You are jumping into an argument about language and you don't even understand the slang use of the word dog. I mean, "what's up, dog" has been part of the American vernacular for so long that even if you are ESL, it should have permeated through long ago. Here, lemme rephrase that post so you understand the intent better:
EDIT: knew you didn't block me, you big ol' fibber.
Wait, was it a relevant person?
It's the son of the artist, right? Did the son have anything to do with Batman? Did the son's sexual orientation have anything to do with Batman?
What else is relevant about the son? Was he an artist? A writer? What did he do for a living? Did he have any relevant health disorders? Food preferences? Did he have any children?
BROADLY SPEAKING, your sexual preferences are the least interesting or relevant things in any conversation, unless we're considering dating each other.
I don't know the history of Batman so maybe it's actually relevant, but my gut says it's just not.
who gives aa shit. telling people what words they can and connote say is the censorship in the extreme.
cannot. for some reason my screen dims when i try to post. won’t post again. for now.
I don't disagree with you at all.
I was responding to someone claiming they were deleting a relevant gay person from history - I was challenging the "relevant" part, that's all.
I personally couldn't care less what this guy put in his presentation.
The son's name is Bruce, his husband's name is Wayne.
Holy crap I've never been so amazed. Yup, 100% relevant.
The son's name was Fred Finger, and he died unmarried in his 40's due to complications from AIDS.
The guy above was joking.
Well it was a good joke.
And that sucks. Fuck AIDS.
My policy has always been that I don't care what you do in your own bedroom unless I'm involved in it, that is. Mainly, I just mean I don't care to know everyone's orientation. It's not something I find relevant in most situations.
Yep, that's my attitude too. Apparently it's unpopular.
What’s your gender identity and sexual orientation?
I identify as tired.
Oh man, I’ve never thought to identify that way. But that’s a good one.
100% stolen from Nanette, a great comedy special/activisty rant by Hannah Gadsby.
Worth a watch even if she's not your cup of tea.
Oh, I remember that. She was pretty great. Gotta see if she has anything new