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11. Spot on.

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Tue Aug 20, 2013, 11:03 PM

Aug 2013

I came to say the exact same thing.

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Anti-Greenwald and Miranda feeling on DU: how much is closeted homophobia? [View all] Ken Burch Aug 2013 OP

pretty much almost none HERVEPA Aug 2013 #1

There's definitely been some Recursion Aug 2013 #2

Spot on. last1standing Aug 2013 #11

How so? hrmjustin Aug 2013 #3

Not as much as some people think LearningCurve Aug 2013 #4

... JaneyVee Aug 2013 #5

Greenwald's sexual orientation is just another attack point. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #6

Would you care to back up that statement Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #28

He can't do it because his job is just to Cha Aug 2013 #122

Yeah, well, I know that Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #123

Indeed. Cha Aug 2013 #124

I wasn't even aware of his sexual orientation madokie Aug 2013 #71

Yes, I agree. (no text) Quantess Aug 2013 #102

It's the other way around, sorry. DEFENDING his sexual orientation has become an attack point... Hekate Aug 2013 #125

Authoritarian Booster League Derp at its finest. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #141

Uh huh Hekate Aug 2013 #142

I think a lot of it is homophobic. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2013 #7

For me - NONE! jazzimov Aug 2013 #8

Thanks Dr. Phil n/t HangOnKids Aug 2013 #14

"If Greenwald truly LOVED Miranda" RetroLounge Aug 2013 #16

So what you are saying is that Miranda is an infant and can't make his own Luminous Animal Aug 2013 #44

Either Miranda is a full participant in this or he was a victim. pnwmom Aug 2013 #106

Stolen Materials? Proof? HumansAndResources Aug 2013 #115

"stolen materials" ocpagu Aug 2013 #118

So it is a Journalist's fault when a Government goes off the rails and decides to abuse sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #59

Wow. That's an... ah... "interesting" argument you've got there Scootaloo Aug 2013 #66

lol. That's one of the dumbest things I've read in a while. Sorry but it just is. Little Star Aug 2013 #79

I totally agree with you, jazzimov, if GG does love and care for Miranda he would have Thinkingabout Aug 2013 #137

What does the fact that they're married gay men Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2013 #9

Keep a close eye on this thread. ForgoTheConsequence Aug 2013 #10

That's already beginning to crop up. Ken Burch Aug 2013 #12

They already did RetroLounge Aug 2013 #17

Is like when... one_voice Aug 2013 #18

Here's a great example of homophobia directed at Greenwald. last1standing Aug 2013 #13

It is happening again up thread. HangOnKids Aug 2013 #15

Thanks for posting. I was not sure what the OP meant. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #19

As I said upthread, there aren't many homophobes at DU, but there are a few. last1standing Aug 2013 #27

I am on Mirt and we see our fair share of them. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #29

When I was a mod, during the DU 2.0 days, we saw plenty as well. last1standing Aug 2013 #30

I like to think that as well. In the past 10 days or so there were several who were removed in part hrmjustin Aug 2013 #32

I have to admit, I'm not encouraged by the results of my alert. last1standing Aug 2013 #33

You can re alert and hit the tos again. The alert will be recieved by the admins then. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #37

Thanks. For some reason I thought I could only alert once. last1standing Aug 2013 #39

No. You can always re-alert and hit the TOS. But you can't get a new jury, lol. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #41

Very unfortunate that seemingly unDemocratic homophobic trolls abound. R. Daneel Olivaw Aug 2013 #21

That's a common form of DU homophobic post, the type that juries consistently let slide. nt Zorra Aug 2013 #22

I know, I alerted on it. last1standing Aug 2013 #23

At least Skinner has seen a lot of these posts, and tombstones the bigots Zorra Aug 2013 #47

When did use of the term "lover" Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #24

^^^^^^^And another example crawls out from under a rock. last1standing Aug 2013 #25

Bwahahahaha!!! Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #36

There's certainly one and they're in this thread right now. last1standing Aug 2013 #40

Find a post of mine Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #46

You spit out the bullshit you posted above and then tell me to educate myself. last1standing Aug 2013 #60

You accused me of being a homophobe Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #65

I dont know why you are justifying yourself to this obvious troll. Egnever Aug 2013 #113

You're absolutely right. Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #117

First of all, they're married. HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #107

I wouldn't have guessed using... one_voice Aug 2013 #99

That's exactly what it is. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #75

I'd say party/Obama loyalty accounts for almost all of it RZM Aug 2013 #81

Glenn is the leader, or principal on this issue treestar Aug 2013 #90

So the language has shifted? Lover, partner, significant other, spouse? ... Hekate Aug 2013 #127

Example: Obama used his lover, Michelle, HIS LOVER, to campaign for him! Zorra Aug 2013 #134

Really? Do the OP thing, okay? Because at one time in my lifetime "lover" seemed to be The Word... Hekate Aug 2013 #138

Here's the OP thing: Zorra Aug 2013 #143

oh. They just reach for any weapon that's handy. Broken bottles, board with rusty nails, a big rock. kenny blankenship Aug 2013 #20

I think this is the case for most. There are some that reach for that particular object TheKentuckian Aug 2013 #62

I would say some... Safetykitten Aug 2013 #26

Many of the gays here on DU don't like me after the Catholic bashing wars, but Cleita Aug 2013 #31

Very little. Behind the Aegis Aug 2013 #34

Mahalo, Behind the Aegis! n/m Cha Aug 2013 #121

Thanks, Behind the Aegis, for this... Hekate Aug 2013 #130

What about the flip side of the coin? Rstrstx Aug 2013 #35

I see the undertones grasswire Aug 2013 #38

What if a made a post titled: "anti-Obama feeling on DU: how much is closeted racism?" Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #42

I don't have the post you're referring to before me... last1standing Aug 2013 #43

Doesn't feel so good, does it? Union Scribe Aug 2013 #49

So you agree with me that this OP is silly? Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #50

In that I've not seen anything about the Miranda incident Union Scribe Aug 2013 #54

fair enough Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #55

An addendum to clarify based on today's revelations. Union Scribe Aug 2013 #110

That charge has been made repeatedly. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #69

Exploded.... Bobbie Jo Aug 2013 #139

Yes... One Must Figure The Worst Possible Reason otohara Aug 2013 #45

Being gay is not a 'sexual preference' . Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #82

In the name calling starting with"Authoritarians," it took this long for "homophobia" to surface. nt UTUSN Aug 2013 #48

I feel so stupid. I only discovered Greenwald was gay yesterday when stories about Miranda started Rowdyboy Aug 2013 #51

"His sexuality is entirely irrelevant." Exactly, Rb, which is why there's Cha Aug 2013 #120

How many shrieked the only reason for discussing Russia's anti-gay laws was Snowden? KittyWampus Aug 2013 #52

Um I think that would be approximately two people here, both evicted. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #70

No, you only have to scroll back a few pages and find the fairly large number KittyWampus Aug 2013 #86

Please alert on anyone who is dismissing the overt repression of LGBT people in Russia. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #87

Thank heavens that mess died down. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #100

I hope none. bravenak Aug 2013 #53

Good god. How could anyone look at what authorities did, & not be horrified? snot Aug 2013 #56

They might not be taking an asshole book pimps word for it!? Jus sayin, if everytime the asshole uponit7771 Aug 2013 #57

What are you trying to say? That what no one denies happened, didn't? snot Aug 2013 #58

No one whom? I don't trust SnowGlen looking at the facts that are NOT in dispute they're both idiots uponit7771 Aug 2013 #63

No one is denying that this happened LeftishBrit Aug 2013 #61

Neither am I, I'm not denying I'm supporting it and under the terror arrest because of what they uponit7771 Aug 2013 #64

Just so you know, any reason or intellectual validity your arguments might have are lost in the Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #91

You preach to me about hyperbolics and claim I "intensly hate" these men?! Really?! come on... uponit7771 Aug 2013 #109

How many of us even knew Greenwald was gay before Miranda was detained? SwissTony Aug 2013 #67

I knew Capt. Obvious Aug 2013 #80

Here is an epic 2011 thread attacking him for being gay and smearing DU's gay community along Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #83

Thanks, Captain and NWB. I avoid homophobic threads like the plague. n/t SwissTony Aug 2013 #93

I doubt that it's more than a tiny percentage. Just cali Aug 2013 #68

Some of it is. The Link Aug 2013 #72

Flip it around; is ANYTHING an LGBT person does immune from criticism? brooklynite Aug 2013 #73

You are claiming that it is not possible for criticism to be racist or Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #84

I'd be delighted to proceed... brooklynite Aug 2013 #88

Allow me to educate. GLBT people are just like other people, so criticism of us follow the same Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #95

and I repeat...show me any example of criticism of Greenwald or Miranda.... brooklynite Aug 2013 #98

See post #13 in this thread. Zorra Aug 2013 #104

Great post, Blue. nt Zorra Aug 2013 #105

I've seen a good amount of homophobia from the Greenwald bashers. backscatter712 Aug 2013 #74

I didn't realise HiPoint Dem was a 'Greenwald basher' Violet_Crumble Aug 2013 #77

I notice the homophobia too... Also with Manning... Democracyinkind Aug 2013 #76

Not much... Violet_Crumble Aug 2013 #78

Much of it is. Much. Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #85

None whatsoever treestar Aug 2013 #89

You claim " There there is only one right you do not have" to gay people but we have no right to Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #97

It's mostly closeted authoritarianism /nt Bragi Aug 2013 #92

I would say it's zero warrior1 Aug 2013 #94

Trash thread. nt stevenleser Aug 2013 #96

Joining you in that. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2013 #101

This line is just as silly as the "all Obama critics are really racists" meme. JoePhilly Aug 2013 #103

The "Gigi" schtick Puglover Aug 2013 #108

Well, it's all the same people who were shouting about ponies LeftyMom Aug 2013 #111

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2013 #112

Care to elaborate on that comment? William769 Aug 2013 #114

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2013 #116

what the heck did he say? Ken Burch Aug 2013 #132

Let's just say it was bad enough to be removed from DU. William769 Aug 2013 #133

fair enough. Ken Burch Aug 2013 #135

None here. Didn't even know he was gay until a few days ago. Hekate Aug 2013 #119

I have no opinion on Greenwald or Miranda. I no longer have any opinion on anything having to do kestrel91316 Aug 2013 #126

I think I can understand that Hekate Aug 2013 #131

Why is Neo-DU so obsessed with sexual orientation? tridim Aug 2013 #128

About the same amount as are attacking Obama because of his race n/t LadyHawkAZ Aug 2013 #129

oh, good night nurse markiv Aug 2013 #136

none here. Swamp Lover Aug 2013 #140