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Old 06-25-2015, 01:15 PM   #2471 (permalink)
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http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news...nfederate-Flag

I'm no apologist for the Confederate flag nor do I have the full context to understand it. I don't think it should be flown on federal buildings but that's about as much compromise as I think is reasonable. Now I get that Apple is a privately owned business and I'm sure their Terms and Conditions that app developers agree to have a clause that allows Apple to take down offensive material, but this is just cynical headline grabbing "oh look at us, aren't we so progressive" bullshit that makes me sick. This isn't banning something that is actively trying to be offensive, this is banning something because they just don't like it, regardless of historical context, or really any context. It frightens me that younger generations, ones who are more likely to be opposed to censorship are so quick to throw every little thing under the bus in the name of some misguided attempt of social justice.
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Old 06-27-2015, 05:17 PM   #2472 (permalink)
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It's not the story I can't believe but how incredibly, immensely stupid the CNN people are. Or do they get it and just decided to go with it anyway?

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Old 06-30-2015, 05:54 PM   #2473 (permalink)
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Anti-Gay Jewish Group Hires Mexican Laborers To Protest NYC Pride Parade: Gothamist
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Old 06-30-2015, 06:30 PM   #2474 (permalink)
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Now the anti-gay marriage amendment will be passed by sundown.
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Old 06-30-2015, 06:33 PM   #2475 (permalink)
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I heard about it on the radio and I thought that the radio host was making it up. Honestly it's everything a news story ever dreamed of having: corruption, Mexican laborers, anti-gay protests, Jews. It's beautiful, really.
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Old 06-30-2015, 11:33 PM   #2476 (permalink)
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This made me laugh: Angry Arkansas man accuses NBC of changing peacock logo to ‘colors of gays’
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Old 06-30-2015, 11:37 PM   #2477 (permalink)
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More! More! I want more of failed homophobic attempts!

One of my former Facebook trends used the tag #loveloses. Sounds like something that a lonely psychopath would say before firing off into a crowd. It also disturbed me how close to Loveless that is, and those MBV fans do like their drugs so accidental bigot typos are inevitable.
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Old 07-01-2015, 12:02 AM   #2478 (permalink)
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More! More! I want more of failed homophobic attempts!

One of my former Facebook trends used the tag #loveloses. Sounds like something that a lonely psychopath would say before firing off into a crowd. It also disturbed me how close to Loveless that is, and those MBV fans do like their drugs so accidental bigot typos are inevitable.
My real worry with the legalization of gay marriage is the possible decline it may cause in glory hole usage.

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Old 07-02-2015, 06:27 AM   #2479 (permalink)
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Old 07-02-2015, 08:31 AM   #2480 (permalink)
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Dolphin tries to murder family of four in California....

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