RMW wrote:So, to clarify, what you are saying is that you have no problem supporting an artist who's stance on an entire group of people is to hate them(and in some cases to be burned alive), based on their sexual preference? This is something that is somehow passable to you? Like, you know, no big whoop? The tunes are that great?

well y'know, the tunes really are great.

chairman_hall wrote:
I hate to jump on the bandwagon here, but how can you be a, and I quote, "progressive-minded college student" and be so pro-homophobia?

why say something like "and i quote"? its redundant.

anyhow, you quoted out of context.... the other dude was the progressive minded college student, "somewhat like myself." one way or another, i said a few posts back that i'm most definitely not homophobic or pro-homophobia.

BClark wrote:hey, for the record, i'm not homophobic. i read william burroughs.

I realize you have to separate the artist from the art sometimes, but in my mind it's one thing to look the other way at a musician who indulges in bad business practices or doesn't tip waiters or tries to hump anything that moves. It's quite another matter to support someone who is openly racist, sexist and/or homophobic. Those aren't minor personality flaws -- that's just being rampantly ignorant and hateful. I mean, there ARE musicians who aren't assholes you can support with your dollar, you know.

What I don't understand is you would easily take issue over racist music, then why not homophobic?

I'm a Home-ophobe

I hate all you fuckin Home owners!

Sub-prime bastards!

Marsupialized wrote:Steve would make a good wrestling bad guy manager

Seconded.

BClark wrote:

chairman_hall wrote:
I hate to jump on the bandwagon here, but how can you be a, and I quote, "progressive-minded college student" and be so pro-homophobia?

why say something like "and i quote"? its redundant.

anyhow, you quoted out of context.... the other dude was the progressive minded college student, "somewhat like myself." one way or another, i said a few posts back that i'm most definitely not homophobic or pro-homophobia.

BClark wrote:hey, for the record, i'm not homophobic. i read william burroughs.

So a statement like, my brother has red hair "somewhat like myself", now would mean i would not have red hair?

Actively choosing to accept homophobic behaviour but not racist behaviour is being pro-homophobic.

And what had reading Burroughs got to do with it? I've read bits of Mein Kampf, does that make me a National Socialist?

BClark wrote:ok, i know gay people and i treat them with respect and dignity just like any other human being.

Don't people normally come out with this patronising bullshit just before saying something offensive to the sub-group they are about to offend?

Classic.

Anyway, Reggae?

chairman_hall wrote:
Anyway, Reggae?

yea man reggae is awesome.

I thought steve and Dunderpate were just kidding.

Boombats wrote:I thought steve and Dunderpate were just kidding.

you never know these days. in a way, thats the beauty of message boards.