--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_re...@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> wrote: > > > > raunchydog: > > > > You've now called me (1) a wingnut; and (2) a bigot. > > > > Whether or not I am those things, I am not inclined to debate > > with you over these issues when you stoop to name-calling. I > > suspect that you do that in order to get OUT of debates because > > at your core you really don't believe your arguments hold weight. > > And FAR more sexist and bigoted than you are. > > And that's saying something. :-) > > I agree with everyone who's said that the only > reason you posted what you did was to stir up > trouble and push buttons and then sit back and > feed on the discord. And that's as stupid as > it is childish.
I'll agree that to push buttons was part of the motivation. But why is that such a bad thing? If it stirs up debate and challenges people's assumptions -- which, yes, may include discord -- I don't see that as a particularly bad thing, stupid or childish. > > But Raunchy is spouting feminist bullshit about > polyamory without knowing ANY of the actual facts > about it. She's got this image in her mind of > Mormon guys with lots of submissive wives. That's > as far from an accurate picture of what polyamory > is as Maplethorpe's photos are from what most gay > men are. > > If you're going to be sexual bigots, AT LEAST > try to learn a little something about the real > nature of the things you're bigoted about... >
