• ChristerMLB@piefed.social
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    6 days ago

    Serious answer: when american-style christian conservatives use the word “homosexuality” they’re talking about gay sex. This is also why they think homosexuality is a choice.

  • wraekscadu@vargar.org
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    7 days ago

    They mean, “I don’t agree with gay people doing gay stuff”.

    Why? It’s either: “Because the God I worship said being gay is bad”. Or “I don’t, know, it’s just wrong and if you try to make me think further by asking more questions, I’m going to make up reasons to justify my conclusion instead of having a good faith conversation.”


    It’s sad that logical reasoning and argument formation isn’t taught in schools much. This is why we see people endlessly land in bad faith conversations riddled with logical fallacies. It sucks so hard :(

  • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    11 days ago

    One time, my dad, fully serious, said to me that homosexuality didn’t exist in nature outside of humans.

    It was like finding out that you have a below average penis.

    My stomach dropped in shame when I was so starkly faced with the mental faculties of one of my biological guardians I had been raised by. Was I staring at my limit?

    What about those other kids, whose parents are educated and empathetic and who will ask real probing questions and can answer them? Will my facilities slow to a crawl soon, to keep pace with my genetic fate?

    Are these fears so average that I should bow my head in the river, afraid to even express them, lest I be confronted by the entire history of humanity?

    Maybe biological nature isn’t everything, maybe fate isn’t real and change is truly in our hands, ready to be molded, potentially even into chaos.

    “Better stupid than dead”, huh? It’s staring right back at me, blankly, waiting for me.

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      11 days ago

      Fortunately for you, while there’s definitely some genetic component to it, it’s definitely not the only factor by any means. I’ve known some very intelligent people who believe some very dumb shit.

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      11 days ago

      By writing this comment I think you’ve already got your answer. You seem very eloquent and you’ve got a mind that’s not afraid to go places. Don’t worry, you’ll be just fine.

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      11 days ago

      Bring your dad to a pond and feed the ducks. If he can recognize drakes vs hens he’ll figure it out soon enough.

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      11 days ago

      One time, my dad, fully serious, said to me that homosexuality didn’t exist in nature outside of humans.

      Would just be like “Neither does fucking Bud Light dumbass!”

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            10 days ago

            Good point lol

            Has intentionally fermenting things been observed though? Now I’m curious, gonna have to look that up

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          10 days ago

          My point was more that whether it is natural or not isn’t particularly relevant anyway. And that homophobic assholes tend to drink Bud Light, which is not natural, so clearly they already like “unnatural” things inside them.