I agree very much.Gundam GP01 said:Bullshit. If you actually loved us, you'd let us get married to the people WE love.Mad World said:I state that I am against the actions (homosexual marriage, for example), but not the people. And, it's true. I love all people - including gays. However, that doesn't mean that I have to tolerate their actions.
What the hell is there to 'tolerate?'
What do you mean by "let"? I am not saying that I would forcefully stop gays from marrying each other if I possessed such power. I am just stating that I don't have to agree with it.Gundam GP01 said:Bullshit. If you actually loved us, you'd let us get married to the people WE love.Mad World said:I state that I am against the actions (homosexual marriage, for example), but not the people. And, it's true. I love all people - including gays. However, that doesn't mean that I have to tolerate their actions.
What the hell is there to 'tolerate?'
Apologies. I sort of skimmed the OP and then some of the replies and thought I'd throw in my few cents. I still think the logic applied. If someone is callous enough to label you "homophobic" or "racist" their opinion isn't worth your time to try to change. You're never going to have everyone like you. If it's a passing stranger don't let it bother you - you'll never see them again. If it's someone you'll have regular contact with just act as you normally do around them. If you're really not racist/homophobic let your actions change their initial impression of you. If the label persists and/or other people are of similar opinion (which doesn't seem to be the case for you) then maybe there is some truth to it. One person thinking your homophobic/racist doesn't really matter. It's just an outlier and if the rest of the data suggests otherwise don't let it bother you.Headsprouter said:It's posts like these that make me wonder if I've really got the point across that there's not an actualy ongoing argument, and there never was. This is just a situation that's always frustrated me, and I'm trying to confirm that there was no way that I could have handled it after I slipped up.
Sorry to use you as an example if you're replying to what you'd do if you were in the hypothetical argument, I just thought I'd make sure we were all on the same page.
But then they accuse you of hating Koreans, and you have to find a Korean. Then they say you hate Italians, and so on. By the end of the night, your lips are chapped....Queen Michael said:Easy. I kiss a black guy. Does the trick every time.
I don't know. If I ever heard a strawman shout, I'd probably be more than a little startled.jpz719 said:To some people you're a sexist pig simply for possesing a penis and being perfectly ok with putting that penis inside of women exsclusively. To disprove simply ignore them and watch as they shout full-volume at nothing.
You've pretty much answered your own question here. Unless this person is your Boss or someone with whom you genuinely need to stay in their good graces, who cares? No one, and I mean no one, knows what is going on inside your brain except you. If people want to accuse you of being racist or homophobic or whatever when you know you aren't then let them talk till they're blue in the face.Headsprouter said:I have no self-confidence, really, so it's hard to stick up for myself and trust myself in situations like these.