[PLUG-TALK] Racism

[MJang]

On Mon, 2009-01-05 at 21:11 -0800, Michael Robinson wrote: 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism
> 
> People persist in calling me racist, but I am not.  

By your beliefs, you have demonstrated your anti-GLBT racism. You can
rationalize all you want, but the actions taken to suppress GLBTs are
the same.

> I've had posters try
> to pin me with racism against African Americans, never mind that I have
> made friends with African Americans in my life and that I've treated
> them as equals.

One more "inconsistency" from Mr. Robinson - 

On Fri, 2009-01-02 at 13:59 -0800, Someone wrote: 
> Opposing homosexual "BEHAVIOR" is very different from
> being a racist.  "BEHAVIOR" is a choice, skin color is not.

"Skin color" is not a choice. Heck, species is not a choice either.

Now shifting focus - As was stated about the APAs in the article you
quoted, it is not changeable behavior. Then you stated:

On Sat, 2009-01-03 at 12:20 -0800, Someone wrote:
> Homosexuals generally don't reproduce. In time, homosexuals will be
> outnumbered and I will win the debate against homosexual behavior by
> default.
> 
Which suggests that you accept the notion that homosexuality has a
genetic basis. 
> 
> Nowhere in the wikipedia definition and discussion do I see homosexuals
> defined as a race.

So what? The bigotry you show is the same. Racists kept blacks from
marrying whites for hundreds of years. And many racists used the Bible
to justify it, as you are using the Bible to justify your anti-GLBT
racism today.

Thanks (to everyone else),
Mike