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Mike Blakesley
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posted 12-09-2006 12:43 PM

Simmons is not just effeminate when he's on the Letterman show...he's also always making suggestive comments toward Dave. If he's not gay, he's sure trying to make that impression, at least that's how it looks to me. Does he represent the "typical" gay person to me, a straight person? No, I credit myself for having more brains than that.

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Charles Greenlee
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posted 12-09-2006 02:15 PM

quote: Greg Anderson
It's a line from Star Trek IV

Exactly

quote: Frank Angel
Excuse me, Charles, but I don't think that any of my statements are based on fear or anger or hate

It was a joke, I was being silly. Same as with the LDS thing. But if you want to dig for it, you could be afraid of the sterotyping. You'd be afraid of the further damage Simmons is doing. Etc, etc, etc, but really, just take it as a silly comment. As far as me, I don't begrudge gays. I know a few, and as long as the continue to ehxibit the polite contraint straight people do, we're cool. It only when I get unwanted attention I have a problem with it, and usually it ends with "not interested, sorry" and they get the hint and move on.

Simmons obviusly has the capacity to be very funny. Too bad he can't find a more tasteful style. I remember seeing him as a kid and wondering what is wrong with him. Unfortunatly, there is alot of tasteless comedy out there. But what can you do.

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Phil Hill
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posted 12-09-2006 09:37 PM

quote: Charles Greenlee
As far as me, I don't begrudge gays. I know a few, and as long as the continue to ehxibit the polite contraint straight people do, we're cool. It only when I get unwanted attention I have a problem with it, and usually it ends with "not interested, sorry" and they get the hint and move on.

As far as [it is for] me, I don't begrudge straights. I know a few, and as long as the[y] continue to ehxibit[sp] the polite contraint[sp] [most] gay people do, we're cool. It['s] only when I get unwanted attention I have a problem with it, and usually it ends with "not interested, sorry" and they get the hint and move on.

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Mike Heenan
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posted 12-09-2006 10:09 PM

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Charles Greenlee
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posted 12-09-2006 11:42 PM

quote: Phil Hill
As far as [it is for] me, I don't begrudge straights. I know a few, and as long as the[y] continue to ehxibit[sp] the polite contraint[sp] [most] gay people do, we're cool. It['s] only when I get unwanted attention I have a problem with it, and usually it ends with "not interested, sorry" and they get the hint and move on.

Well put Phil. I'll drink to that. [Big Grin]

This is very unsusal. I don't mind people like my friend Joe who are casual about things, but when the few bad apples try to push their cause on casual people, it makes the majority look bad. And this is what I'm thinking Frank was complaining about with Simmons. Whether he be straight, gay, other, seriously that goofy, or joking, people perceive him as being gay and seriously that fruity, and it gives gay people a less than dignified image. Persoanlly, I judge people by the way they act towards me so I could care less what their interests behind closed doors are. Which is partially why I don't take Simmons as being serious, and enjoy his silliness as an act. But then again, I'm not like everybody else. And after all, he is a celebrity, and actor. Also, it takes some guts to get up there and act like that knowing the majority of people may judge you for it. Normality is just a mass illusion, everyone has something his peers could judge him poorly by.

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