--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jst...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> wrote: > <snip> > > > Are you so repulsed by gay marriage that you feel > > > compelled to share your prurient interest with a > > > link so that we can feel as repulsed as you? You > > > have missed the point completely if you think that > > > such images have anything to do with gay marriage. > > > > Well, actually, the images have EVERYTHING to do > > with gay marriage (at least MALE gay marriage) and > > there's no way of getting around it. > > So what *do* such images have to do with male gay > marriage? Please tell us. >
It all depends upon whether you're repulsed by them, Judy. Again, I liken it to what Helms did on the floor of the Senate. Helms approached senators who were not, prior to him approaching them, opposed to the funding the NEA was giving those galleries and museums that were sponsoring the Mapplethorpe exhibits. But the funding dried up REAL quick once those senators got a gander at some of the Mapplethorpe photos. They came on board REAL quick. I see no reason why those who are indifferent or support gay marriage should not be exposed to photos of practises of gay relationships if it is so acceptable...and if it changes minds, well then, what does that say about their convictions? Not very strong to start off with, I'd say. Which brings us back to why people took offense at my providing a link to the photos. Why such a visceral reaction? Why were people so uncomfortable? Stanley now says that if I had provided a disclaimer or warning about what there was that that would have been okay...and I tend to agree with him that that is something I should have done. If I had done that, Judy, would that have been okay in your book? I'm for people being exposed to what they support. Take abortion, for instance: Alan Dershowitz is and has been for more than 30 years a tireless advocate for a woman's so-called right to choose. But he is equally adamant that pro-life demonstrators have the right to show huge posters of aborted fetuses to prospective patients as they enter abortion facilities. Free speech and all that. Do I support gay marriage? Like I say, only if those that support it support all other alternative type marriages. But why not see photos of gay sex if you support that (and, yes, you ARE supporting gay male anal sex by supporting gay marriage) without getting all hostile towards Shemp for posting a link to it.
