“I’m Not Overly Discriminative”
I got into a newsgroup discussion with a guy named Douglas who wrote, “I’m not overly discriminative…”
My response to him was, “The fact that you used the word ‘overly’ makes you overly discriminative in my book.”
Douglas took offense to my comment and countered with this giant leap for the civil rights movement:
I am not going to lie to you that I dont check my locks when a black man walks near my car in the middle of a parking lot. At the same time I would defend that black man if he was being treated harshly due to racism.
I wonder how Douglas would defend him? I suppose he would drive a safe distance across the lot then roll down the window a crack and yell to the offender, “Hey! Don’t harass him for being black. He might be Jamaican.” Then floor it.
Douglas, who’s not overly discriminative- he’s appropriately discriminative, you know, Bible-thumping discriminative, which is fine- went on to say:
I have family friends who are gay. Morally I dont agree with their lifestyle, but morally I am to love them.
After rolling my eyes, I questioned whether his gay so-called “friends” know about his beliefs and still consider him a friend? He answered that you can disagree with a person’s lifestyle choices and still care about them.
CHOICES? There are still people out there who believe homosexuality is a choice?! “Shall I try bungee jumping or anal sex with another man? Hmmm…” This guy’s probably watched enough Michael Jackson footage to believe that being black is a choice as well.
The scariest part for me was that the other people who joined in the discussion supported Douglas’ viewpoint. I don’t know if it’s because the majority of readers of that newsgroup are still stuck in a 19th century mindset or if it’s because the readers capable of rational thought realized it’s pointless to try to talk some sense into a bunch of ignoramuses.
I’m willing to consider the possibility that all the dissention means that perhaps there’s some flaw in my views. But how can anybody, particularly those who claim to be “good Christians,” think they’re in any position to judge somebody else as immoral for actions that hurt nobody?
So, no, I’m not wrong. They’re bigoted. I guess I should be content they’re not overly bigoted.
i judge people, but i’m underly Christian.
I’m also one of those people who believe that homosexuality is a choice. I’m also african-american. So I believe that being black is not a choice..I can’t change the color of my skin, but maybe I can change my behavior.I kind of resent it when people lump race with behavior such as homosexuality.
Little Lady you should have stopped when you said you were “willing to consider the possibility that all the dissention means that perhaps there’s some flaw in my views”. Cause if they are different than mine they must be flawed.
I am kidding, nice post. I was just passing through and got a kick out of your humor and take on things around us. I will stop by again.
David Brown, I will concede that a person acts upon homosexuality by choice. But it could also be said that you leave your house by choice, that you open your eyes to see by choice, that you speak by choice. You don’t have to do any of these things, you choose to do them. But is it really much of a choice?
I’ll also add that scientific research has found a correlation between prenatal development of the hypothalamus and homosexuality. While more studies need to be done to be considered conclusive, it’s quite possible that, like your skin color, homosexuality is a condition people can’t change.
Well I have to disagree alittle with you. For instance you say a person leaves his house…thats a choice. In short in my opinion to say homosexual behavior is predeterimed,that is they are expressing behavior that is beyond there control..you might ..nevermind. Alfred E. neuman is my alter ego. I need to re-think my blog sites good luck.
I sort of have to wonder how “good christians” can judge other’s behaviors at all since God tells us to “leave the judging to Him” (okay, I paraphrased that). But maybe I’m being “overly christian”
Very Funny stuff. your blogs are a worthwhile destination on my blogsurfing voyage. However, do have to agree you can love someone but NOT agree/condone what they are doing. i.e. you can love your best friend but NOT love the fact she sleeps around and cheats on her man.
I agree that you can love someone even though you don’t condone their actions. But how could a person be friends with someone who doesn’t approve of something they can’t change? If a guy said, “I think women are sub-human creatures, but I love you because the Bible tells me to,” I wouldn’t consider him a friend. That’s why I pondered whether Douglas’ gay acquaintances know about his stance and still call him a friend.