Subj : Re: bell's way, and batts To : MIKE POWELL From : Rob Mccart Date : Fri Sep 05 2025 10:50:01 RM>> Plus I think in a lot of cases ordinary people who >> want to be fair to everyone are often misled into agreeing with >> some things that are wildly unfair to the majority, which they are >> part of. MP>That last bit was what I was hinting at. They play on their emotions in >order to mislead them into believing something is a bigger problem than it >is. Yes, they either 'guilt' people into thinking that way or make it seem like if you're not for something, you're against it, there's no such thing as being in the middle and wanting things to be fair to everyone. RM>> A comment I made (in jest) a while back to illustrate the point >> was, I wonder what would happen if people also wanted to have >> a Straight Pride Parade every year too? No doubt that would be >> considered totally illegal, an attack on non-straight people.. MP>I don't know about illegal here, but it would be frowned upon to the point >where there would undoubtedly be counter-paraders/protesters showing up, >and it would be painted as homophobic, supremacist, etc. RM>> The person I was talking to also pointed out that in a lot of >> the Pride Parades, there is a good amount of full frontal nudity >> going on, which you'd be arrested for if you were anyone else. MP>I was not aware of that but, if that is the case, yes that would be >something that would certainly get you in trouble at a Straight Pride >Parade. ;) Yes, I think the closest we could get away with there would be an Embarrassed Straight parade.. Walk of shame... B) (Without the nudity) --- * SLMR Rob * That's it, I've died and gone to Hell... * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .