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31 Oct 2014, 1:59 am

Do you Americans have the same problem as we have in Scandinavia? If I watch Finnish TV news, it is about homosexuality. If I switch to Swedish TV, it is homosexuality. Norwegian. Danish.

Icelandic. Faroe Islands. Greenland.

If I was one, I would join them. Please, give me reports on Ukrainian gas problem. Turkish parliament. Uzbekistan sheep. Traffic statistics in Bhutan.

Not homosexuality.


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31 Oct 2014, 2:16 am

I guess if it flames it leads. in America, if it bleeds it leads.



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31 Oct 2014, 2:59 am

Why do I like you, Auntblabby? You could be any sarcastic Finn at any bus stop. You talk the way we do. We seldom do.


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31 Oct 2014, 4:40 am

:mrgreen: some clarification, por favor- I talk the way you do, or I talk the way you seldom do? you wrote both.



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31 Oct 2014, 7:48 am

I have to admit that I don't know the answer. It could be either way. My language is extremely flexible. Say any sentence in Finnish, there's always two meanings. It is like Hebrew, you can see it two ways. That's why God wrote the Bible in Hebrew. He gave us mental gymnastics.


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31 Oct 2014, 8:24 am

If homosexuality bothers you, then just turn off the telly.


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31 Oct 2014, 5:06 pm

Realistically, I haven't seen that much about homosexuality on the news these days here in the US, as their opponents realize they are only defeating themselves by getting on TV to denigrate gays with unparalleled bigotry not seen since the civil rights era.


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31 Oct 2014, 5:12 pm

I wonder what it is [besides POTUS] that is bring all the moral atavists out of the closet these days?



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31 Oct 2014, 7:49 pm

Kraichgauer wrote:
Realistically, I haven't seen that much about homosexuality on the news these days here in the US, as their opponents realize they are only defeating themselves by getting on TV to denigrate gays with unparalleled bigotry not seen since the civil rights era.


Pretty much this. I don't see how people can be homophobic either, it makes no sense. Same with racism. We're all human under our skin and our sexual orientation.



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31 Oct 2014, 7:52 pm

andrethemoogle wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
Realistically, I haven't seen that much about homosexuality on the news these days here in the US, as their opponents realize they are only defeating themselves by getting on TV to denigrate gays with unparalleled bigotry not seen since the civil rights era.


Pretty much this. I don't see how people can be homophobic either, it makes no sense. Same with racism. We're all human under our skin and our sexual orientation.

the worst part of human nature, is for one person or group to attack another.



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01 Nov 2014, 12:26 am

it is natural. instinct cannot hope to catch up with modern thought.

i live on the southern californian coast, progressive paradise. my parents keep the boob tube on practically all day and i cannot recall homosexuality being discussed once. (they mainly watch sports and spanish news networks.)

i for one want to throw the damn thing(s) out.


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01 Nov 2014, 12:32 am

Kiprobalhato wrote:
it is natural. instinct cannot hope to catch up with modern thought.

i live on the southern californian coast, progressive paradise. my parents keep the boob tube on practically all day and i cannot recall homosexuality being discussed once. (they mainly watch sports and spanish news networks.)

i for one want to throw the damn thing(s) out.

referring to throwing the TV sets out? :o



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01 Nov 2014, 12:51 am

yes.


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01 Nov 2014, 12:57 am

phew [wipes flopsweat off brow]



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01 Nov 2014, 1:22 am

what were you thinking? :P


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01 Nov 2014, 1:35 am

Kiprobalhato wrote:
what were you thinking? :P

referring to the subordinate clause of the third sentence. :)