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This is definitely true beetnemesis Send a noteboard - 15/03/2010 04:27:43 AM

Travel more, you'd be amazed what you consider reasonable when you've visited certain places. It gives one an amazing appreciation for how incredibly tolerant and enlightened even the 'backwaters' in this country are.



It's easy to go "grahhr America hatin on all the gays grahhhr," but while I was in southeast asia, at least, it was kind of astounding how even the more "modern" parts had stuff like "if you even mention something bad about the king, you can be locked up."



Still, that's almost irrelevant to this. If we're "enlightened" enough to not get upset over showing ankles and faces and free speech and all the rest, it's a pretty short step to going, "Oh, who cares if you're wearing a tie?"
I amuse myself.
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Seriously, wtf is wrong with the US? *NM* - 12/03/2010 12:08:32 AM 314 Views
Not ALL of the US. There were same-sex couples at my prom. *NM* - 12/03/2010 12:26:24 AM 357 Views
Yeah, don't worry, I know it's not like that everywhere. - 12/03/2010 09:15:43 AM 722 Views
This is the problem with liberals and their crusades like gay marriage. - 12/03/2010 12:50:12 AM 977 Views
Just a few things that I know you'll proabably disagree with. - 12/03/2010 02:03:32 AM 809 Views
Re: Just a few things that I know you'll proabably disagree with. - 12/03/2010 10:12:04 PM 813 Views
Ummmm.... no. - 12/03/2010 11:02:50 PM 826 Views
i totally agree 100% with what you're saying - 12/03/2010 02:33:55 AM 937 Views
What??? - 12/03/2010 02:53:13 AM 888 Views
Actually... - 12/03/2010 04:56:03 AM 904 Views
Oh, it is definitely self-defense. - 12/03/2010 05:52:50 AM 816 Views
That analogy is not apt. - 12/03/2010 06:10:27 AM 878 Views
Er... - 12/03/2010 06:45:05 AM 756 Views
I'm afraid that again that analogy is not apt. - 12/03/2010 01:39:19 PM 820 Views
... - 12/03/2010 02:05:54 PM 746 Views
I think you mean "I'm afraid that again that analogy is not apt." - 12/03/2010 02:45:23 PM 766 Views
That's right, I forgot to add that. - 12/03/2010 03:23:25 PM 817 Views
It's a rather key piece of any attempted analogy, wouldn't you say? - 12/03/2010 03:45:15 PM 711 Views
Again, you're right. - 12/03/2010 03:59:13 PM 685 Views
Yup. - 12/03/2010 04:02:26 PM 788 Views
Not really. Her point is that they should both be illegal. - 12/03/2010 07:01:47 PM 716 Views
Re: That analogy is not apt. - 12/03/2010 02:06:51 PM 769 Views
And when the school refused to change it's policy... - 12/03/2010 03:25:03 PM 710 Views
Absurd. - 12/03/2010 08:27:19 PM 790 Views
The rules were unjust. - 13/03/2010 05:09:59 AM 820 Views
Wow, talk about proving my point! - 12/03/2010 11:04:34 PM 924 Views
So hang on. - 13/03/2010 05:04:58 AM 807 Views
It's not that I'm surprised they disagree. It's that they're Wrong. - 12/03/2010 06:39:30 AM 785 Views
It is a great case of Selective Outrage, IMHO - 12/03/2010 03:10:01 AM 840 Views
Maybe. - 12/03/2010 06:34:42 AM 838 Views
"ACLU Defends Nazi's Right to Burn Down ACLU Headquarters" - 12/03/2010 12:31:14 PM 754 Views
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As is often the case, there seems to be a fair amount of assumption going on here. - 12/03/2010 02:22:48 PM 740 Views
Just giving the benefit of the doubt... - 12/03/2010 02:57:23 PM 805 Views
Re: "Pursuing their ideology" - 12/03/2010 07:23:54 PM 775 Views
Re: "Pursuing their ideology" - 12/03/2010 08:17:25 PM 774 Views
That wasn't the impression I was under - 12/03/2010 11:23:08 PM 660 Views
Re: That wasn't the impression I was under - 13/03/2010 12:09:08 AM 817 Views
Pshhh there's a difference between "wear SOME clothes" and "wear a tux" - 15/03/2010 01:40:37 AM 706 Views
Your comments are inconsistent - 15/03/2010 02:09:43 AM 765 Views
I think you're optimistic about what her chances would've been - 12/03/2010 07:13:38 PM 764 Views
For the record... - 12/03/2010 06:48:25 AM 764 Views
Re: For the record... - 12/03/2010 01:04:33 PM 810 Views
Re: For the record... - 12/03/2010 07:08:06 PM 821 Views
Re: For the record... - 12/03/2010 08:08:42 PM 792 Views
Don't you think you're sensationalizing this just a bit? - 12/03/2010 05:42:21 AM 766 Views
Actually it is that reductionist - 12/03/2010 01:46:23 PM 763 Views
Re: Actually it is that reductionist - 12/03/2010 07:25:41 PM 848 Views
I have issues with both sides, I think - 12/03/2010 02:44:06 PM 729 Views
When I was in high school, my girlfriend and I formulated a petition so we'd be able to attend - 12/03/2010 07:55:33 PM 887 Views
Another thing I think people should remember - - 12/03/2010 07:59:43 PM 879 Views
One point though - 12/03/2010 08:40:32 PM 801 Views
Re: One point though - 12/03/2010 08:46:30 PM 867 Views
My point was that it was a hollow reassurance - 12/03/2010 09:35:46 PM 698 Views
yah, but honestly, is a tux really going to upset anyone that much? - 13/03/2010 04:50:08 PM 665 Views
Just because it wouldn't bother you doesn't mean it won't bother anyone else - 13/03/2010 06:38:03 PM 727 Views
It does - 13/03/2010 07:35:39 PM 715 Views
Re: It does - 13/03/2010 07:48:35 PM 657 Views
I typically agree with you - 13/03/2010 09:19:27 PM 770 Views
Following proper form shouldn't guarantee victory - 13/03/2010 10:17:27 PM 712 Views
yah, but at this point, how much of it is the girl? - 13/03/2010 10:24:57 PM 672 Views
Is she a child or an adult? IIRC she's 18 - 13/03/2010 11:33:39 PM 731 Views
No, it should not - 14/03/2010 12:33:56 AM 925 Views
Re: No, it should not - 14/03/2010 01:16:33 AM 841 Views
I understood that. You explained it well. *NM* - 14/03/2010 03:28:10 AM 331 Views
Re: Following proper form shouldn't guarantee victory - 15/03/2010 01:49:34 AM 767 Views
Re: Following proper form shouldn't guarantee victory - 15/03/2010 02:44:17 AM 651 Views
This is definitely true - 15/03/2010 04:27:43 AM 801 Views
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You make good points. *NM* - 15/03/2010 08:08:37 PM 301 Views
Ah, yes, "the rules." - 15/03/2010 01:47:31 AM 705 Views
Read my replies to Nossy and Ghavrel - 15/03/2010 05:01:29 AM 773 Views
Slippery slope arguments are stupid. - 14/03/2010 12:43:00 AM 652 Views
So is likening everythng back to the Civil Rights Movement - 14/03/2010 04:17:54 AM 808 Views
"Dress codes exists for a reason?" - 15/03/2010 01:43:36 AM 717 Views
They do - 15/03/2010 05:08:17 AM 834 Views
Damn. Poor liberals, all revved up with nothing to fight for. *NM* - 12/03/2010 10:16:12 PM 486 Views
So... they were ready to fight something bad, and nothing bad happened - 12/03/2010 11:30:02 PM 650 Views
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