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  • #16
    Unless the person is acting like one of the cast of Queer Eye how in the name os Zeus's butthole do you tell? I had a friend once who I never gave his sexuality a second thought...his partner had a name that could be either a man or a woman's name, didn't act flaming, nothing.

    Then came the fateful day when we were bitching about management and I crcked the comment that one of the new anagers were going to be a "major dick in his <my friend's> ass".

    He then fired off a "yeah, and not in a good way" then walked off.

    Up until that point I didn't think about it nor did I really care one way or the other...but when a friend fires off a comment like that...now I just had to know.

    Later I asked him and he was honestly surprised that I didn't know. He thought he was a bit 'out there' and that everyone knew. I really don't care one way or the other, but when my curiosity gets peaked then it drives me nuts until I know...then I don't care again.
    I never lost my faith in humanity. Can't lose what you never had right?

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    • #17
      Wow...that man...

      Did he just come out of a coma that lasted since the 80s?
      Unseen but seeing
      oh dear, now they're masquerading as sane-KiaKat
      There isn't enough interpretive dance in the workplace these days-Irv
      3rd shift needs love, too
      RIP, mo bhrionglóid

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      • #18
        Quoth Kusanagi View Post
        That HAD to have been a prank call. Nobody could be THAT dumb.

        Yes, even AFTER reading this site, I STILL think this must have been a prank call.
        Even though it was a disgusting way to behave, I don't believe it was a prank. I live in a fairly small town and, even though you run into the same ignorance and rudeness and gossip everywhere, things are SO intensified here. I have found myself to be one of very few down here who don't have a problem at all with homosexuality. There are a few homosexuals down here and one couple actually owns a business. I know people who will absolutely refuse to step foot in there, who actually won't even touch the coupon booklets we get in the mail from this business because of the guys who own it. I have gotten into many arguments, trying to figure out why people have this attitude because I don't get it. It's ok to have your own opinions and feel strongly about them but it is not ok to treat another human being as if they weren't a human being but as if they were a disease. Even though I am straight, I strongly defend homosexuality and I am shocked and appalled at the phone call and it deeply saddens me that, especially in this new age of more open acceptance, people have to act like that. No matter what someone believes, it is NOT ok to make another person feel like scum. Your story hurts my heart- people like the caller are the reasons this world is so crappy...
        "Most lies about blondes are false."
        - Cincinnati Times-Star, headline
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        • #19
          Okay, I actually got this myself from a manager the other day at work.
          I suppose I should point out: We have a manager who is very open about being gay. No one cares (or, at least, no one on the morning crew, I've heard stories about an employee on closing when he works).

          One of my other managers, who I shall call J, was standing behind me as I eyed the new girl's toys for handing out. The one on top was Princess Genevieve (Barbie herself, from the movie Barbie and the 12 Dancing Princesses) and she is clothed head to toe in pink. The pink was what caught my eye, really.
          J saw me pick up a toy, and flip it over a few times before saying something along the lines of: "Man, I really want one of these."
          J suddenly interjected at that point. "Juwl, you're not a fruitcake, are you?"
          Gwah? I looked at J, and said, "Really? I'm not sure."
          But would it matter in one way or the other if I was? You seem to get along alright with K (the gay manager), and it's not like I'm going to be working here much longer.
          Last edited by Imogene; 10-17-2006, 08:53 PM.
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          • #20
            I got this rap from a co-worker once. I was the Asst. Mgr. at a video store and this guy was just a smarmy p***k. One night he decided to inform me that I needed to fire the new kid I'd hired the week before because he "creeped him out."
            Conversation as follows (CP = Condescending P***k):
            Me: "Why? Cos he's gay?" (He never discussed it openly at work, in fact he never even told anyone but me that he was gay, but he was very fey, so it wasn't hard to figure out.)
            CP: Well, yeah! (Like this was such an obvious reason for termination that he was surprised he even had to say it) Every time I'm around him I'm afraid he's gonna hit on me. He gives me the creeps.
            Me: Just because he's into guys doesn't necessarily mean that he's going to hit on you. I'm into guys and I don't find you the least bit attractive.
            He walked away red-faced and speechless and I immediately set to cleaning up the Coke my Third Key snarfled all over the counter.

            CP did end up getting his way, though. Basically he just decided to make the poor kid's life miserable whenever I wasn't around and the kid ended up quitting.

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            • #21
              Quoth Kusanagi View Post
              That HAD to have been a prank call. Nobody could be THAT dumb.
              Nobody? How about the woman who swore at you & spit on you over furniture she'd bought at a different store? Or the guy dumb enough to attack you after you'd kicked his ass once already? There are some seriously dumb people in the world.
              Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints...
              TASTE THE LIME JELLO OF DEFEAT! -Gravekeeper

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              • #22
                What an idiot!!!! As if AIDs can be transferred via pizza! Or any food! Or as if all homosexuals have AIDs in the first place!!! (I'm just waiting for the movie "Death by Pizza" to come out now )

                And in conclusion...

                Quoth Lackwit View Post
                "Hey, waitaminute! That was one of them fairycake nancyboys!"
                For some reason, reading that just cracked me up
                Stop driving me insane, I'm already within walking distance!

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                • #23
                  I dont understand what business is it to anyone who anyone else is in a relationship with as long as they are all consenting adults. Its just that same stupid gossip/clique/hate whats differnt than you attitude that too many people fall too easy prey to.

                  As you may recall Ohio was rather red state but I was an activist against the same gender marriage ban (for multiple reasons) anyhow because I don't particularly have a problem with it. I got my car egged, yelled at, called fruit, told to die from "that disease your kind has", etc..... And some of these from so called "christian" groups who where out trying to get people to sign a petition to support the ban. Bah people deal with your own life before you go knocking on someone else's.

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                  • #24
                    Quoth ladyklack View Post
                    This reminds me of the time I was trying to sell a pair of binoculars to a customer and she asked me if I could open a new pair for her to look through instead of the display pair because, according to her, AIDS could be transmitted from eye to eye contact...
                    Well, actually your eyes can be a point of transmission for the AIDS virus, but it's a rare occurrance.

                    My dad is a nurse anesthetist. He just bought some new glasses for work that are just one step away from being goggles. (they're kind of like those big cataract/glaucoma sunglasses that fit over regular glasses...except they're not tinted)

                    My dad told me that in surgery you have to have either the big goggle-like glasses, or you need to be wearing a face shield. Apparently when a patient has an uncontrollable bleeder, or if you get a patient that is projectile vomititing (sorry...I know...gross ) there is a chance that you might get a bodily fluid in the eyes, and that you can get AIDS (or other bloodborne diseases) thru the eye.

                    He said it's an extremely rare occurance, but mostly because the hospital personnel take such major precautions now.

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                    • #25
                      Ah, it's so nice to know there are such understanding open-minded people in the world. </sarcasm>

                      I live in a melting pot (DC) where anything and everthing goes. I've seen homosexual couples walking hand in hand down the street. My boss is a lesbian. There was at least one lesbian who lived in my building (I don't know if they are still there). I write slash fiction and my own mother reads it and loves it. Guess what? The sky hasn't fallen in, the ground hasn't opened up, and I haven't been hit by lightning.


                      I question my sanity every day. Sometimes it answers.

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                      • #26
                        But we don't want Nazis riding dinosaurs do we?!



                        I find that people like the caller here are best ignored. Sure, you won't get your say, but nothing good ever comes from confronting them. Let them rage and seethe and rave in their own little echo chamber while the rest of us enjoy life out here in the light.



                        (Drawn Together reference for anyone who doesn't know - that show is hilarious, but nobody should watch it that's easily offended. In fact, if your capable of being offended you shouldn't watch it. It leaves no stereotype unturned, but exposes them for the purpose of making fun of them.)
                        ...don't you know the first law of physics? "Anything that's fun costs at least $8.00."
                        - Cartman

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                        • #27
                          Thats horribly sad. Especially if he wasn't a prank caller.
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                          • #28
                            Quoth Severen13 View Post
                            I write slash fiction and my own mother reads it and loves it.
                            OT: hey! I read slash fanfiction! Mostly just Magnificent Seven (the tv show, not the original movie), The Sentinel, and Without A Trace and the occasional StarGate fanfic. I've wandered into some other fandoms too.

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                            • #29
                              Quoth Erin View Post
                              Well, actually your eyes can be a point of transmission for the AIDS virus, but it's a rare occurrance.
                              In that case though, it's still requiring direct infusion of bodily fluids through the eye cavity. Someone with AIDS using binoculars is not risking the following user's health.

                              Quoth officegirl View Post
                              I have gotten into many arguments, trying to figure out why people have this attitude because I don't get it. It's ok to have your own opinions and feel strongly about them but it is not ok to treat another human being as if they weren't a human being but as if they were a disease.
                              I don't get it either. Okay, for the sake of argument, let's say 'the gay' is a choice and lots of men (they never seem to have as much of a problem with women) are deliberately choosing to have sexual relations with other men, against their natural desire to 'do' women. Just for the sake of argument.

                              Now, so what? If your belief system finds that truly disgusting, that's going to offend you. But doesn't your belief system also speak against alcoholism and violence? Why aren't you out waging the 'family first' war on guys who beat up their spouses and kids?

                              Even accepting all the worst things the moral right think about gays, there's still no justification for the treatment they dish out against them. Lots of people 'choose sin' on a daily basis, but it seems only those who 'choose' this particular sin are singled out for hate.

                              I just don't get it.

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                              • #30
                                That's really sad, I didn't think (some) people were that dull. AIDs being caught like a cold? My super sweet uncle in-law is homosexual and he has aids (his significant other just recently died from AIDS). I was educated about AIDs in school - which I'm guessing is better than what some people got - and I know that you can't get it so easily . . . I had no fear being around my uncles (in laws) - I wonder what some other undereducated people would have felt.
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