[PLUG-TALK] Robinson's anti-GLBT Racism

Someone plug_1 at robinson-west.com
Sat Jan 3 20:15:12 UTC 2009


On Sat, 2009-01-03 at 08:35 -0800, MJang wrote:
> On Fri, 2009-01-02 at 21:03 -0800, Someone wrote: 
> > The American Psychological Association and the American Psychiatric
> > Association say that change is not possible—if you’re homosexual, don’t
> > attempt to develop your heterosexual potential. It’s just not going to
> > work.
> 
> Over the past few hours (since just before 2pm yesterday), Mr. Robinson
> (or his alter-ego, "Someone") has posted 28 messages. The rest of us
> have posted 12. I suspect the bit ratio is even more overwhelming.
> 
> Even if they were just links that Mr. Robinson is trying to spray at us
> like a wild firehose, it suggests that he collects keeps said links in
> his barn, just to throw at rational people like us.
> 
> One of the risks associated with the core dump that Mr. Robinson has
> done is that he'll include snippets like the one above. Yes, he'll say
> that it's been refuted by his biased organization. But there it is,
> posted by Mr. Robinson himself.
> 
> In addition, there was this bit of his from 
> 
> On Fri, 2009-01-02 at 13:59 -0800, Someone wrote:
> > On Thu, 2009-01-01 at 23:34 -0800, Mark Turner wrote:
> > > Just like I wouldn't hang around anyone spending their time being
> > > racists, bigots or hateful assholes. I can't spend anymore time on
> > > this list with the likes of Michael Robinson around.
> snip
> > I'm not racist. I am very glad that African Americans don't
> > have to sit in the back of the bus anymore. Segregation was
> > wrong. Opposing homosexual "BEHAVIOR" is very different from
> > being a racist. "BEHAVIOR" is a choice, skin color is not.
> > The bible is quite clear on homosexual "BEHAVIOR" being wrong.
> > The loving thing to do is to admonish the sinner, not promote
> > the sin. What I am "spouting" is not hate. I said good
> > riddance to the people Keith talked about because of their
> > "BEHAVIOR." Marriage is well defined, it does not include
> > homosexual couples
> 
> Whenever a religious - whatchamacallit (it's also known as something
> with appendages that can be tightened on a bolt by hand) goes into this
> type of spew - well, time to address him directly - 
> 
> ********
> 
> Mr. Robinson, I won't even go into the condescending connotations of the
> comparisons you've made - between your view of homosexuals and African
> Americans. To quote:
> 
> 
> > I'm not racist. I am very glad that African Americans don't
> > have to sit in the back of the bus anymore. Segregation was
> > wrong. Opposing homosexual "BEHAVIOR" is very different from
> > being a racist.
> 
> >'"BEHAVIOR" is a choice, skin color is not.'
> 
> It sounds like you're saying that you'd be racist if African Americans
> could change their skin pigmentation.
> 
> Furthermore, you suggest that GLBT Americans are such because of their
> behavior. Yet in the article you cite, you admit that pre-eminent
> psychological authorities say that "change is not possible". In either
> case, my understanding is that it's in the genes.
> 
> I therefore suggest to you that your bias against homosexuals is simply
> racism against the GLBT community.
> 
> *******
> 
> At some point, if there's time, I'd add this to the previous list of his
> inconsistencies in my "Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood" post.
> 
> Thanks,
> Mike
> 
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The reference I suggested you look at which you did not is strongly in
favor of the opinion that homosexuality is changeable.




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