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Bluenorthwest

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23. Do you know the word 'context'? You are a poster who touts the bigoted Pope Francis
Sun Jun 7, 2015, 08:46 AM
Jun 2015

as a good person, a preacher who openly attack LGBT people and holds international anti equality conferences with Family Research Council and NOM invited.
So the context in which I read your defenses of a banned poster who, like you, felt religious people should be free to shout invective at LGBT people while they themselves remain protected from any criticism or punishment no matter how vile their tirades become.
You are a person who thinks hate speech is acceptable if it streams out of the right clergy and toward the right minorities.

So according to you, DU is both exactly like an R rated movie and also exactly like a Catholic Church because you argue that folks should be able to use this word you like so much but also that folks should be able to celebrate anti gay hate speakers out of 'respect for religion'.

So what context do you want for DU? Is this an R rated night club? If so your Pope promoting is far out of line dear. Is this more like a Church? If so, this verbiage you advocate here is not appropriate for the context.

What you want is to have it all ways, you get to praise the Pope and use insulting language.

All of this is a towering hypocrisy when done on behalf of NYC_SKP who opposed free expression and openly claimed that those who use provocative and insulting speech should expect retribution. He wanted it both ways too. Just like you. One day it is 'respect for the sacred' then next 'I get to use slurs against people'.

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Thanks for warning our tender ears. We shall forever be grateful. JDPriestly Jun 2015 #1
Thanks for that little slice of SPY NBachers Jun 2015 #2
Thanks for the PSA Unknown Beatle Jun 2015 #3
I find it interesting that it is your side on this who keep carping on vapors and fainting CTyankee Jun 2015 #21
What sides are there on this? A vast majority of the people on this planet, let alone in this sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #35
My comment was on the use of the poster to indicate that something was going on with CTyankee Jun 2015 #36
Well, I don't think it's about sides. I think it's about a small group trying to force everyone else sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #40
I will not personally attack you. CTyankee Jun 2015 #44
Thank you for a civil response. And yes we can have those discussions and we do, but not on DU sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #56
If it bothers you to avoid using bigoted speech BainsBane Jun 2015 #4
Yes. F4lconF16 Jun 2015 #6
Eh? RobertEarl Jun 2015 #7
One little word. F4lconF16 Jun 2015 #9
So... RobertEarl Jun 2015 #10
You seem to want some type of purity... boston bean Jun 2015 #12
Saying something is fine RobertEarl Jun 2015 #13
I don't know why you would take it personally... boston bean Jun 2015 #14
Sorry, but strikes me funny that someone objecting to word censoring uses "frigging" pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #15
the reference to 'some man' is very insulting to me. samsingh Jun 2015 #28
In which post do you see "some man"? nt pinboy3niner Jun 2015 #29
More sexist than a single word is the misuse of the word 'misogyny' which is thrown around here sabrina 1 Jun 2015 #38
+1000 blue neen Jun 2015 #8
Strange thing is the OP is certainly concerned with words on DU. boston bean Jun 2015 #11
Exactly. Thank you. whathehell Jun 2015 #34
Post removed Post removed Jun 2015 #48
Thank you, BainsBane. brer cat Jun 2015 #16
Thank you gaspee Jun 2015 #20
"They're only words. It's the context that counts" diamondhead Jun 2015 #22
Great post and spot on. nt sufrommich Jun 2015 #27
Thank you. You are correct. whathehell Jun 2015 #31
Your well-reasoned and superbly written post will soon be defined as "bullying." alcibiades_mystery Jun 2015 #45
It is not bullying nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #49
I'm not easily offended alcibiades_mystery Jun 2015 #58
Long screed for a word on a script nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #47
Takes a lot to offend me. joshcryer Jun 2015 #5
the problem with your argument is this justiceischeap Jun 2015 #17
This ^^^^ Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2015 #18
It is alsO your choice here nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #51
I laughed at that too Blue_Adept Jun 2015 #19
Do you know the word 'context'? You are a poster who touts the bigoted Pope Francis Bluenorthwest Jun 2015 #23
If you don't like DU, leave forever. Again. randome Jun 2015 #24
+100 nt whathehell Jun 2015 #32
Jury results Blue_Adept Jun 2015 #41
Sure, let's all sit back and enjoy the condescension. randome Jun 2015 #43
Whatever kid nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #54
This isn't a movie.It's a forum for democrats. One of the sufrommich Jun 2015 #25
ROFL malaise Jun 2015 #26
Context makes a difference. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #30
Context is everything as far as I'm concerned... Violet_Crumble Jun 2015 #37
Isn't that like saying don't read "To Kill a Mockingbird" if you don't like the n-word? Nye Bevan Jun 2015 #33
There are people who indeed do not read books with nasty language nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #52
if you want to post "clinton is a bigot word", just google quote & you'll see several websites Sunlei Jun 2015 #39
Your post reminded me of a friend's aunt visiting from the U.K. LiberalElite Jun 2015 #42
Context matters, and US English is not the same as UK English. NuclearDem Jun 2015 #46
Which was the point of that exchange in the movie nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #53
It's like you don't get the difference between wordplay and slurs. Brickbat Jun 2015 #50
It is more like a game of tribes quite honestly nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #55
No it isn't pintobean Jun 2015 #57
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