Spay and Neuter Your Gods

carlos's picture

Last Semester our own Maggie Regis gave a speech at the Texas Separation of Church and State Rally.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zXDwiZB-XWk

Konrad's picture

Good Times

Definitely the strongest speech of that day.

Although I look like a gigantic faggot.

Disappointing

I am glad you take a stand against the kinds of ignorance and bigotry that religious chauvinists shamelessly flaunt in our faces, but it is disappointing that you are not more enlightened about other oppressed groups and can casually throw around a word like "faggot." Even most religious homophobes avoid using that word. It is just disappointing.

Consider saying what you mean instead. That would be more fun for everyone.

carlos's picture

I can assure you that Konrad

I can assure you that Konrad didn't say faggot because he hates homosexuals; rather, he said it because he hates himself.
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"Debate over principles not topics." Stefan Molyneux

Good grief

I'm sure Konrad probably meant nothing offensive by it, but can you see what I mean? Words do matter when they're used like I've seen here. I was not trying to give him a hard time; I just hoped to encourage him to be more aware. Young people often say "gay" or "queer" when what they really mean is "stupid" or "worthless," and equating those meanings with a word that refers to gay people is careless at best, and malicioius at worst. The word "faggot" is the worst of all.

This is just divisive and mean. Let's get back to what we have in common (the atheist agenda) and focus on that.

Konrad's picture

:awesome:

lol fag

Edit: Also language is moar about intent, rather than literal definition. I.e, Its how you speak it, not what.

regis.'s picture

Speaking of divisive.

Did you like the speech, Scott?

Red Omen's picture

I've known gay people who

I've known gay people who also use the word "gay" to mean "lame" or "stupid." It's entered the lexicon in a context that isn't necessarily homophobic or malicious. For example, if I use the word "lame" in a similar fashion, would you call me out for insulting disabled people?

Sarah's picture

Oh yeah?

Is that why you through like to throw the nigger word around, cause your a nigger and hate yourself?
I'm a cunt-aphobe. Do you think that says anything about me?

Educated men are as superior to uneduacated men as the living are to the dead.
-Aristotle

The Fuzzy One's picture

This could easily turn into

This could easily turn into one of the stupidest arguments ever. I am amused.

Words aren't that big a deal. There are much bigger things to be pissed off about, like wars, bullshit governments, children being turned stupid by our miseducation system, those little plastic seals around every bottle of pills for sale anywhere, religious brainwashing, people dying over ignorance caused by said brainwashing, anti-smoking activists... when the guy who hates everything thinks you're pissed off about something that doesn't matter, that's probably saying something.

Saying nigger or faggot or cunt or kike or wetback or anything like that doesn't mean you hate black people or gay people or pussy or Jews or Mexicans or anyone like that. Cut the PC bullshit, quit trying to psychoanalyze people based on words they use, and don't try to start fucking racist bullshit for no good reason. People being so fucking uptight about race is one of the biggest reasons jackoffs like Al Sharpton can make gazillions by calling people racist, do you really want to help them? Saying someone is black doesn't have to be a bad thing... as far as I'm concerned, it doesn't mean anything at all except that maybe someone else has a better tan than I do. And I guarantee you that NOBODY hates pussy. That's just absurd.

(Unless they're a no-good sand nigger faggot, in which case it's their loss. Fucking goobacks.)

JB

Sarah's picture

Can I get a witness?!?

TESTIFY!

Educated men are as superior to uneduacated men as the living are to the dead.
-Aristotle