La Lioness Priyanka
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Fri Jan-29-10 04:08 PM
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I think gays are like 50% of the population in the US |
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here is my math
premise 1: all homophobes are gay
depending on the issue: 30- 50% of the population can support homophobic stances (gay marriage, dadt, gay adoption etc)
Therefore my conclusion is that 40-50% of americans are gay + the 5-10% who are already out & gay
Those are my conclusions for the US
For other countries:
Uganda: 85% gay
Saudi Arabia: 98% gay
Iran: 85% gay
so many gays, so little time
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La Lioness Priyanka
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Fri Jan-29-10 04:29 PM
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Fri Jan-29-10 04:38 PM
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3. cute, I alerted a' Justice Roberts is a closet case' |
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and got it deleted. a pet peeve
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La Lioness Priyanka
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Fri Jan-29-10 04:41 PM
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4. i think my math is stellar. |
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Fri Jan-29-10 05:16 PM
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5. Cool math! Still won't stop the discrimination though... |
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take it from a member of the "other" 50% group that gets discriminated against (women).
Seriously - between women, gays, and ethnic/racial "minorities," we're a majority. I mean, sure, gay and minority women are counted twice in the percentage totals, but there are gay and minority men, so that's gotta cancel out to some degree.
I know, let's start a stealth "equality" movement for straight white males. I demand that they be hired and promoted at the same percentages as their percentage of the population. It's only fair!
(Ok, maybe not so seriously. Still...)
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La Lioness Priyanka
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Fri Jan-29-10 05:25 PM
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6. its more the absurdity of the notion that homophobe must mean gay |
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Fri Jan-29-10 06:01 PM
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7. I just got caught up in the math |
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sorry, I was having a little fun, and stepped on your point. Sorry. You're right of course, it's absurd to assert that being a "homophobe" must mean "gay" - although, I don't doubt that some homophobes are un-self-aware gays desperately trying to avoid coming to terms with their sexuality. But the majority, I'd guess you're right, most homophobes aren't gay, they're just mean-spirited little assholes.
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La Lioness Priyanka
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Fri Jan-29-10 06:02 PM
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8. and opportunists. we are a good minority to help advance your political career |
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Fri Jan-29-10 07:08 PM
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that you had answered that. I was gone after posting what I did. I never in a million years thought that that would have to be explained. I do not think there is any way anyone could read what you wrote without getting it although I suppose there is.
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Fri Jan-29-10 09:30 PM
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That is such a large playing field for me, still being single and all. Giggity. :evilgrin:
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La Lioness Priyanka
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Fri Jan-29-10 11:33 PM
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13. i am envious of you. in my time, only about 5% of the population was lesbian/bi/pan women |
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you have so much more per my new calculations
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Fri Jan-29-10 09:33 PM
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quod erat demonstrandum (which was to be demonstrated)
:rofl: Beautifully done!
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Fri Jan-29-10 09:46 PM
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Another reason for the bigots to feel SO PERSECUTED..for their oh-so-edgy "non-PC" views and oh-so-frowned-on-in-America "faith"....Not like they don't play that card enough already.
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Sat Jan-30-10 07:30 AM
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14. You make a very important point. |
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When I see the threads and posts on the GD board that hiss such nonsense over and over, I just shake my head. It's a ridiculous meme, and one that should not be tolerated on DU, IMO, any more than opposition to gay marriage.
Homophobia has many faces, and many of those faces are tied into archaic religions based upon the tribal practices of ancient goat herders. It doesn't mean they're latent anything.
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