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You'd only ever get anecdotal proof Isaac Send a noteboard - 25/07/2010 02:15:54 AM
Certainly among my generation I haven't seen anything that would suggest that.


Run a survey, and just like with racism or sexism the number listed will be lower than reality even if you repeat that the results are anonymous fifty times. If you think most people like gays, well, you may be right, certainly the dislike and hate have died back a lot, I mentioned as much, but I really doubt it. You might be mistaking what I mean by dislike though, 'vague feeling of discomfort and/or wrongness' is included in that. Last I checked fag and gay are still regularly used as insults, of course so is blond and fat, neither group is particularly hated. Regardless, I am older than you I believe and come from a rural area, so my generation may be a bit behind the times, so to speak, but I don't turn thirty for two more months and the median age is 35, with only half of that younger half legally able to vote and only about a quarter of those bothering to so I'd guess my original assertion is true and certainly true if we modified 'most people' to be 'most voters'
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Red Families, Blue Families, Gay Families, and the Search for a New Normal - 24/07/2010 05:56:09 AM 682 Views
This guy needs an editor. "Alright" is not all right. *NM* - 24/07/2010 07:44:40 AM 74 Views
Is that really all you have to say about that article? - 24/07/2010 12:14:11 PM 181 Views
When I'm on my iPhone I'm limited to short snark. - 24/07/2010 10:21:48 PM 186 Views
Mmm, really though... - 24/07/2010 10:55:46 PM 167 Views
It's a shame forum posts don't have "Sent from my iPhone" at the bottom like e-mails do. - 25/07/2010 12:00:12 AM 172 Views
What, so we can have the excuse for writing shitty posts? - 25/07/2010 01:52:01 AM 173 Views
I understand a lot of black people oppose gay marriage. - 25/07/2010 01:02:18 PM 167 Views
I understand a lot of black people oppose gay marriage. - 25/07/2010 01:02:19 PM 171 Views
Two things - 25/07/2010 01:43:56 PM 169 Views
BS it is culture not religion - 25/07/2010 03:21:59 AM 177 Views
Five high-profile atheists against gay marriage. Go. *NM* - 25/07/2010 04:22:57 AM 92 Views
China *NM* - 25/07/2010 04:51:43 AM 78 Views
...well played. *NM* - 25/07/2010 04:55:33 AM 80 Views
That's a fascinating insight, although it does set my "oversimplification" alarm bells ringing. - 24/07/2010 01:02:38 PM 200 Views
I agree that it seems overly simplified - 24/07/2010 03:26:13 PM 185 Views
what do you mean don't assciate red/blue with republican/democrat? - 26/07/2010 04:34:18 PM 151 Views
I know, but in the context of what he's discussing... - 26/07/2010 05:43:29 PM 151 Views
that is like trying to separate wet and water - 26/07/2010 06:29:48 PM 156 Views
I'm thinking a bit outside his actual article - 26/07/2010 08:32:09 PM 151 Views
very interesting read - 24/07/2010 03:27:41 PM 152 Views
This is a very interesting subject. I'll link to an older article inside. - 24/07/2010 05:50:47 PM 175 Views
Shit that new yorker article is almost 2 years old - 25/07/2010 05:25:20 AM 166 Views
You pre-empted one of the comments I was going to make... - 25/07/2010 12:12:56 AM 189 Views
Try reading the article to which I linked in the post above yours. - 25/07/2010 03:01:21 AM 163 Views
In america once you account inflation and after taxes - 25/07/2010 05:16:35 AM 165 Views
Not sure what the relevance of that to my post is? - 25/07/2010 10:52:29 AM 157 Views
You were saying - 25/07/2010 01:38:12 PM 157 Views
My point on that topic was... - 25/07/2010 01:50:19 PM 166 Views
I nor the author never said the word failure - 25/07/2010 02:45:11 PM 155 Views
Red/blue assumptions here are likely a mistake - 25/07/2010 01:43:18 AM 204 Views
I'd be interested to see the reasons why you assert that "most people don't really like gays." - 25/07/2010 01:56:30 AM 175 Views
You'd only ever get anecdotal proof - 25/07/2010 02:15:54 AM 174 Views
in some instances, it's totally legit to dislike a fat person - 25/07/2010 04:19:40 AM 170 Views
In that case, then, I disagree with you. - 25/07/2010 04:25:38 AM 158 Views
Well, like I said I think you're mistaking my meaning on that - 25/07/2010 05:12:45 AM 160 Views
most people don't really like most people, period. - 25/07/2010 04:15:58 AM 151 Views
how many people in your generation use "that is so gay" as a compliment? - 26/07/2010 02:33:12 PM 178 Views
and article that uses "Red families and Blues Families" as it basis really can't be taken seriously - 26/07/2010 02:59:20 PM 160 Views
I'm not disagreeing with your whole post, but two important points... - 26/07/2010 04:43:55 PM 165 Views
Well, Cahn and Carbone aren't experts in the field either - 26/07/2010 05:25:50 PM 161 Views
while the specific demographics discussed are certainly worth questioning... - 26/07/2010 05:48:30 PM 177 Views
the study he builds his argument around is not worth questioning - 26/07/2010 06:43:21 PM 152 Views
I agree with you mostly - 26/07/2010 08:28:04 PM 158 Views
My personal definition is a man and woman wanting to raise children or at least build a life togeth - 26/07/2010 10:22:35 PM 162 Views
All of that is quite sensible. - 26/07/2010 11:47:10 PM 155 Views
Interesting. - 26/07/2010 06:40:44 PM 164 Views
just to be nit picky myself - 26/07/2010 06:48:56 PM 153 Views
Correct, the median age factor was also ignored - 26/07/2010 07:28:19 PM 177 Views
I think those points support my argument - 26/07/2010 06:16:29 PM 159 Views
Re: I think those points support my argument - 26/07/2010 06:31:34 PM 152 Views

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