This gay couple tricked a 'homophobic pizzeria' into catering their wedding

[Jacque67 7,328]

Attraction in some cases, sure. More generally I think the desire to fixate on the perceived flaws of others is a device for avoiding any sort of self examination. Do they really find gay people disgusting, or is it for some other reason that they find themselves disgusting but can't admit it or don't understand why they feel that way.

Behavioural conditioning is prevalent in our culture - be it from parents, teachers, even the military. Behaviour reinforced by reward and punishment, quite apart from whether the conditioned behaviours reflect who we are.

It's not necessarily that such people are secretly gay. For example, if you're an alpha male type and have a kid who likes poetry or books, you might parent them in such a way to make them ashamed of it by imposing and reinforcing on them the idea that such activities make them less of a man.

So by the logic of your first paragraph, does this mean if I judge others to be homophobic, I am refusing to acknowledge any homophobic tendencies I might have? If I fixate on the desire for others to have guns does this secretly mean I want to own a gun myself??

Pfft.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Perhaps you ought to read the whole thing if you aren't understanding the point that is being made?

I think it was pretty clear.

BTW what do you think about John's post?

Edited October 6, 2015 by Trumplestiltskin

[Jacque67 7,328]

Perhaps you ought to read the whole thing if you aren't understanding the point that is being made?

I think it was pretty clear.

BTW what do you think about John's post?

So once again you aren't answering my questions and deflecting .

[Gary&Joy 18]

has anyone ever witnessed the gleam in grandma and grandpa's eyes when they see their new grandchild??

they know they are near the end of life, but their life has naturally been communicated thru their children, and even into their grandchildren.. so nice..

not much need for thought or labeling there, just the soft babies breath that has a fresh scent all its own.. sweeter than flowers..

this baby represents life, and a continuation of life.. and whatever that baby becomes, rich or poor, straight or other, for that brief time the peak of possibility exists, unblemished by human influence..

perhaps, even a tad sacred..

[decocker 7,198]

not much need for thought or labeling there, just the soft babies breath that has a fresh scent all its own.. sweeter than flowers..

but we all know what roses and babies really smell like..

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

So once again you aren't answering my questions and deflecting .

Based on last week's exchanges it's obvious to me that you have a personal agenda. I choose not to engage with it. You can call it whatever you like.

has anyone ever witnessed the gleam in grandma and grandpa's eyes when they see their new grandchild??

they know they are near the end of life, but their life has naturally been communicated thru their children, and even into their grandchildren.. so nice..

not much need for thought or labeling there, just the soft babies breath that has a fresh scent all its own.. sweeter than flowers..

this baby represents life, and a continuation of life.. and whatever that baby becomes, rich or poor, straight or other, for that brief time the peak of possibility exists, unblemished by human influence..

perhaps, even a tad sacred..

Bigotry is learned behaviour.

[Ban Hammer 13,333]

Hmm. I spend most of my free time thinking about the sex lives of others... Is that really homophobic???

i spend my free time thinking about

pizza!

[Gary&Joy 18]

learned from who?
which came first, chicken or egg?
or is a chicken only an egg's way of making another egg?
if bigotry is learned, where did it start?
who learned it first?
from who?
fool with mother nature, even your baby-hate, and you may greatly annoy those who love life..

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

learned from who?

which came first, chicken or egg?

or is a chicken only an egg's way of making another egg?

if bigotry is learned, where did it start?

who learned it first?

from who?

fool with mother nature, even your baby-hate, and you may greatly annoy those who love life..

Well... It's learned from parents and peers who factor significantly in a child's formative years. There is seriously a mountain of research on this...

[Operator 1,927]

Homophobic pizza lacks pizzaz.

[Gary&Joy 18]

funny one Operator,,

mountains built on what?

who learned it first? or maybe it's as natural as that baby breath you mock..

[decocker 7,198]

learned from who?

which came first, chicken or egg?

or is a chicken only an egg's way of making another egg?

if bigotry is learned, where did it start?

who learned it first?

from who?

fool with mother nature, even your baby-hate, and you may greatly annoy those who love life..

i feel like you're crediting god with the creation of bigotry.

makes sense to me. agreed.

who learned it first? or maybe it's as natural as that baby breath you mock..

to be fair, baby breath is ripe for mocking.

[Darnell 8,478]

I'm not encouraging division here,,

and this topic is beyond a waste of my time..

with no reasonable gain to be had, I bid you a good day

bah..... humbug even...

with that said, i think its time for cat pizza. TEDDYB... yer up.. tag, yer it

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

funny one Operator,,

mountains built on what?

who learned it first? or maybe it's as natural as that baby breath you mock..

Built on what? 100-150 years of psychological research.

Psychodynamics

Behavioural psychology

Cognitive psychology

Person centred theory

Etc.etc.

[Teddy B 17,252]

Hit It!!

Edited October 6, 2015 by Teddy B