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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 71 points 10 months ago (3 children)

they said the same type of things, about AIDS. That it was wrought by god for being sinful.

They're bigots and their god is made in their image.

[–] Ledivin@lemmy.world 30 points 10 months ago

Crazy how nobody says this about ED amd Viagra 🤔

[–] CapgrasDelusion@kbin.social 12 points 10 months ago

Was going to say, "where have I heard that before?"

It's been 30-40 years. Not a century. Most adults know fully well they're repeating garbage from the 80s and 90s.

They learned nothing and don't care. These people are not reasonable.

[–] yumpsuit@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

More specifically, they said the same thing about GRID until made to come off their bullshit.

The syndrome was initially termed "GRID", or "gay-related immune deficiency";[94] other less common gay-specific terms included "gay compromise syndrome",[95] "gay lymph node syndrome", "gay cancer", "gay plague", "homosexual syndrome", "community-acquired immunodeficiency" ("CAID") and "acquired community immunodeficiency syndrome" ("ACIDS").[96]

[–] Ranvier@sopuli.xyz 20 points 10 months ago

Do straight people not have skin or something? Apparently god hates people with skin I guess.

[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

Guess that makes lesbians God's chosen people then, Mike.

(The last time I trotted that line out was back in the 90s in reference to a similar statement about AIDS made to me in person by someone who actually believed this shit. Never thought I'd have to drag it out again, but here we are.)

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Is syphilis a penalty for being straight then?

[–] comador@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

No, that's just a result of Chris Columbus bringing the more aggressive EU strain to the Americas.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_syphilis

[–] twisted28@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Is there an archived version of his wife’s website who compared beastiality with homosexuality?

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I think I read a news article that said they found it on archive.org, but I personally did not check the website. I’m sure you can find the website and use the wayback machine to get it.