Originally Posted by docbungle

Well, you certainly took a leap there. You come to conclusions in a very hop, skip and jump sort of way. We'll call it "selective gleaming."

Archie Bunker, who was a fictional character, was written to be a bigot. The writers did a very convincing job. He was very "bigotesque." For you to assume that I view him as otherwise is to assume that my viewpoint is skewed from reality because of my statement on homosexuality.

People commonly jump to assumptions such as yours, and I think that is the primary problem. It is the same thing the girl in the OP is being accused of.

Look, for the record, I find homosexuality to be disgusting. It actually grosses me out. In it, I can see no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Having said that, I'll say this: One of my closest friends recently let me know that he is gay. Was I shocked? No. Suprised? Yes. Do I still find homosexuality disgusting? Yes. Am I dissapointed in my friend? Of course not. Am I disgusted by him? Of course not. The fact that he has sexual relations with men disgusts me, but HE doesn't disgust me. He is not an act, he is a person. And I love him like a brother. Who he fucks will never change that. And me being disgusted by homosexuality sure as heck doesn't make me an Archie Bunker.



Two posters have posted the meaning of bigotry according to their repective dictionaries. I don't have "My Own" private meaning of the word stashed away anywhere. It's definition is printed above your post for everyone to read.

So you tell me, how is being disgusted - or, for that matter, voicing disgust - amount to bigotry?