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Related: About this forumIs Fred Phelps Gay?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017106382It isn't the worst of the worst, but I'm sick of hearing that anyone who hates gays must be gay. And being told to lighten it up - that its "just" hypocrisy that is being attacked.
If anyone wants to try some education - I've alerted on 3 posts, and am batting 0 for 3. Tried three variations on the themes - don't use homosexuality as an insult; It is insulting to allege that someone's disgusting hateful behavior is because they are gay (particularly this person's hateful disgusting behavior). The best I got was 2-4.
The admins have made it clear they are going to do nothing about how challenging it is to educate folks about insults to our community - http://www.democraticunderground.com/1259315#post4 - ONLY mAnn Coulter type insults that have been left standing (or never alerted, likely at least some because jurors are tired of things being left standing). I didn't even look for anything else.)
And I've worn out my educating spiel for the day.
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Is Fred Phelps Gay? (Original Post)
Ms. Toad
Mar 2013
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MFM008
(19,776 posts)1. GOD HATES FRED
yup.
Ms. Toad
(33,915 posts)2. I like that interpretation -
but it doesn't really address the if you hate gays you must be one nonsense.
La Lioness Priyanka
(53,866 posts)3. just like most racists are secretly black
i hate that argument. it's dumb and based on memory biases
Ms. Toad
(33,915 posts)4. I wish I'd thought of that one...
I might at least have gotten to 3-3
Iggo
(47,487 posts)5. Don't matter.
He's a hateful bastard.
Ms. Toad
(33,915 posts)6. He is, but he isn't a hateful bastard
because he's gay - which is the hurtful speculation.