View Poll Results: Is it really that taboo?
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Old 04-02-2008, 03:59 PM   #1
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Is it really that taboo?
Is it really that taboo to be homosexual?
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Old 04-02-2008, 04:08 PM   #2
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whats taboo mean?
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Old 04-02-2008, 04:10 PM   #3
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It means forbidden, frowned upon, prohibited, etc.

For the record, I don't think homosexuality is taboo.
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No, it's not taboo at all.
Some people might think so, but overall it's not.

Trust me...it's not.
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Old 04-02-2008, 04:16 PM   #5
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I think it's very taboo. And creepy
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There's nothing wrong with homosexuality, in my opinion. If a guy wants to like another guy, or a girl wants to like another girl, then whatever. What's it matter?
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Old 04-02-2008, 04:22 PM   #7
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Hey Benni so you're saying it's wrong for a guy to love another guy or a girl and a girl?
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Old 04-02-2008, 04:23 PM   #8
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I find it morally wrong. It wasn't meant to be.
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Is it really that taboo to be homosexual?
No. Homesexuality is not a taboo.

Anyone who thinks that may as well form a new Nazi regime.

What's that? Where's my argument?

I don't need one.
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Is it taboo? In many places, yes.


Should it be? No.


I mean, seriously, it doesn't harm anyone. You may as well ban eating fried chicken, at least that's potentially harmful if done often enough.
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No. Homesexuality is not a taboo.

Anyone who thinks that may as well form a new Nazi regime.

What's that? Where's my argument?

I don't need one.
Wow, comparing someone to Nazi's and you win the argument? good logic there.



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No. Homesexuality is not a taboo.

Anyone who thinks that may as well form a new Nazi regime.
Geeze, Godwin's law is being broken a lot here on ZU. Seriously, you're making the families of Nazis angry every time you compare y to them. Comparing y to Hitler also doesn't help out as this gets the descendant's of him angry and gives the Neo-Nazi's an excuse to beat you up.

In short, there is the penalty for breaking Godwin's Law. I decree it so.
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You forgot the option "Yes, and I am".

I don't fit into that category, but I'm just sayin'.
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I'm against it, not forming a holicost against gay people.
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Old 04-02-2008, 04:42 PM   #15
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Well, as with other ex-GCC threads, there's an amnesty towards all current posts, but new ones must meed I:SB rules.
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No. Homesexuality is not a taboo.

Anyone who thinks that may as well form a new Nazi regime.

What's that? Where's my argument?

I don't need one.
Well, you kinda do need a reason.

I believe that "homosexuality is not a choice" is sufficient.
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Well, you kinda do need a reason.

I believe that "homosexuality is not a choice" is sufficient.
So all the gay birds, penguins & sheep are just 'making a choice'?
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Yes, and I'm NOT. And I'm clarifying that because I want all fine ladies to know that ;-)

It's taboo because of numerous reasons, tradition being the nr one reason. As with many other things, the taboo is getting weaker and soon enough it will be gone... which is great.

Myself, I have nothing against homosexual people... as long as no gay starts hitting on me, then I will have something against him. And for the record, I can't watch two guys kiss. It's quite nasty, if you ask me. However, that is my problem, not anyone elses.

On the topic title: Brawl has corrupted my mind
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Yes, and I'm NOT. And I'm clarifying that because I want all fine ladies to know that ;-)

It's taboo because of numerous reasons, tradition being the nr one reason. As with many other things, the taboo is getting weaker and soon enough it will be gone... which is great.

Myself, I have nothing against homosexual people... as long as no gay starts hitting on me, then I will have something against him. And for the record, I can't watch two guys kiss. It's quite nasty, if you ask me. However, that is my problem, not anyone elses.

On the topic title: Brawl has corrupted my mind
Could you watch two women kiss?

<_<; yes, this is relevant to the subject. I am requesting permission to post examples...please? Pretty please?

So this post isn't entirely off-subject:

As someone who lives in the American South, I can say that, down here, people are still as bigoted as usual.
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So all the gay birds, penguins & sheep are just 'making a choice'?
I think that you may have just suffered from a misunderstanding.

For clarification, I chose the "No, and I'm not" option.
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Could you watch two women kiss?
Yep. If I have to watch 2 people kiss, I'd choose two females. No doubt.

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<_<; yes, this is relevant to the subject. I am requesting permission to post examples...please? Pretty please?
I'd like to see where you're going with this
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If it's not taboo, then why is gay used as an insult?
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I would say generally that homosexuality is really not as a taboo in the Western World, particularly in North America (actually, I can't really speak towards Mexico, but the U.S. and Canada certainly. Likely the UK as well). While of course there are still bigots and homophobic people who find it to be taboo, I think in general it has been accepted into society.

I form this on the basis that homosexual characters have become quite prevalent in the Entertainment world, particularly in movies and television. While they are often wishy-washy stereotypes, the very fact that they are there at all shows that their presence and existance is noted and felt, and as much of the time they aren't shown to be villians or the 'evils' of whatever they are portrayed on, they are accepted.
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Depends on where you are really,

In a factual sense yes, homosexuals are unatural. The survival of human beings relies on natural sexual reproduction aka X+Y/man and women go bang, bang, etc., etc.

But nothing's wrong with a homosexual...socially. Some collegues believe it to be a genetic disposition or a hell-worthy trespass.

I don't WANT to think it a personal choice. Down with the hate!!!

They're just part of the world at large, it takes all kinds for me to be politically correct to quote "Differen' strokes fo' differen' folks."