Thank You, America

Cleo · 2008-11-07, 11:31 AM

A truly excellent post!

I'm walking out the door to go to the gym. Hopefully I wont break out in tears again like I did Monday whilst on the treadmill reading the closed captioning of all the truly great news about Obama and the end of the Bush regime.

(I just wish my that my happiness wasn't tempered by what has happened with equal rights for gays)

sue-fl · 2008-11-07, 12:26 PM

Usless thank-you for that post is was wonderful

I was lucky enough to be raised by parent, that were the kind of parents that you are. Racism was not tolerated in my house growing up, and I raised my kids the same way. After all kids don't see color, they are taught racism by truly ignorant parents.

Now that President Obama (still makes me smile when I say that) is about to take office things hopefully will change. As you said so many doors have been broken down and I'm also proud to be a part of it!

We have always said and heard that we all need to come together and make this world a better place. There has never been a better time to put our words into action than now.

Useless · 2008-11-07, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Cleo

(I just wish my that my happiness wasn't tempered by what has happened with equal rights for gays)

It is a shame that such an important issue is being over-shadowed by other political events right now - or even ignored - by the major media outlets. The imMoral Majority doesn't want people to think of it as what it is: an issue of civil rights. What's odd to me is that I know some fairly liberal-thinking sane-seeming people who are against gay marriage and civil unions. Not vehemently so, but their initial reaction is against them even though they don't think of themselves as anti-gay. I assume this reaction is due to the lack of critical thinking. They've heard sound bites and that's what stays with them. When you ask them why, they don't seem to have any deeper response than "marriage has always been between a man and a woman." If you say "so?" to them, they have nothing further to base their opinion on. They simply haven't thought about it.

Bill · 2008-11-07, 02:53 PM

A-freakin-men, dude.

I'm hoping the backlash agaisnt gay equality will be reversed soon.

The president-elect is inheriting a huge pile of shit, so fingers crossed.

2008-11-07, 11:31 AM	#1
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	A truly excellent post! I'm walking out the door to go to the gym. Hopefully I wont break out in tears again like I did Monday whilst on the treadmill reading the closed captioning of all the truly great news about Obama and the end of the Bush regime. (I just wish my that my happiness wasn't tempered by what has happened with equal rights for gays) __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2008-11-07, 12:26 PM	#2
sue-fl You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: May 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 2,837	Usless thank-you for that post is was wonderful I was lucky enough to be raised by parent, that were the kind of parents that you are. Racism was not tolerated in my house growing up, and I raised my kids the same way. After all kids don't see color, they are taught racism by truly ignorant parents. Now that President Obama (still makes me smile when I say that) is about to take office things hopefully will change. As you said so many doors have been broken down and I'm also proud to be a part of it! We have always said and heard that we all need to come together and make this world a better place. There has never been a better time to put our words into action than now.

2008-11-07, 02:53 PM	#4
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	A-freakin-men, dude. I'm hoping the backlash agaisnt gay equality will be reversed soon. The president-elect is inheriting a huge pile of shit, so fingers crossed.