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Friday, December 4, 2009

Does this offend you?

"Gay advocates are demanding an apology from the University of Washington student newspaper after an image of a man and a sheep was included in an opinion piece against gay marriage."-Yahoo News

WTF!? 

The U-Dub Daily editor-in-chief claims it was just an editorial art decision designed to acknowledge a point in the article that argues how gay marriage is a "slippery slope" to other unsavory forms of union, i.e., in this case anyway, um, between a man and his sheep. (Well, columnist John Fay's actual words were, "Once you’ve legalized gay marriage, why not polygamy, incest, bestiality or any other form of union?") Therefore, no apology will be issued. The students who rallied against it, however, feel like its use is not only offensive, but it also promotes homophobia. Watch the report, then tell us where you stand.

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  • dolphin™'s Avatar
    Posted by dolphin™ Tue Dec 30, 2008 10:42pm PST

    Erin,

    Human Beings are That! Human.

    Yes offensive by way of any animal!

    Just another thing to stir the masses!

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  • Brier-Rose's Avatar
    Posted by Brier-Rose Thu Jan 8, 2009 6:52am PST

    Until recently, BOTH bestiality AND homosexuality were entries in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders. Each had its place under "Sexual Deviance." Also listed, are fetishism, sadism-masochism, and pedophilia. Some of these are criminal, some are not, and some may be used criminally. But you know what? Loads of people have sex with sociopaths, and that's pretty damn close to bestiality. Sociopaths ARE beasts. They're not human. They just wear human flesh. Just because something "walks like a duck, talks like a duck. . ." doesn't MAKE it a duck. (The two socialist armies in WWII goose-stepped, but they were forced to by their commanding officers. Plus, lots of humans wound up in the Nazi army; some were drafted, and some just got "shuffled-in" with the changing of parties.) People (homo sapiens with a conscience) can have lots of life-long struggles and issues and still BE human. The difference is whether or not they feel true remorse. I am not here to judge a someone as being a human or a sociopath based on their sins. No; I choose to judge one by his remorse or lack thereof. I feel safer doing that than trying to make sense of the helter skelter that can make up what turns a person on. . .and there seems to be no end of things that can turn people on.

    For an interesting read, check out "Everything You Know About Sex is Wrong." It was put out by Disinformation, and edited by Russ Kick.

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  • Future Yalee's Avatar
    Posted by Future Yalee Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:03pm PST

    huh. that guy's statement is true. if we deviate from what marriage really is, what other (bad) heights will we go to? a scary thought, reallly.

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