actually happy to see minimal hating here, imagine this thread on something like youtube
- sean percival
I wouldn't say minimal, sean, I'd say no hate at all. I followed gaysdotcom back, of course.
- Louis Gray
Neat. They actually provide a way to publish your gays.com status updates to Friendfeed.
- Morton Fox
Perhaps we're less threatening online than in person for some. Tolerance levels vary with the degree of separation. Online, homosexuality is theoretical and academic. It's easier to discuss and even accept impersonally. Now, if I were sitting on the couch next to you with my hand dangerously close to your knee?
- Jack (a.k.a. Jeber)
I found it much easier to overcome my concerns about gay people after I met and knew quite a few gay folks. Same thing with Mormons and Muslims. A lot harder to hate a group of people once you know some...
- Chrimmus Tad
What were those "concerns," exactly? I actually find it harder to hate a group of people that I know nothing about since I don't have a legitimate personal reason. But hey, that's just me.
- ::Kristen::
+1 Tad - It's easier to hate individual people one you know some (insert any minority group here, particularly those subject to animosity and ridicule from the majority), but makes it much harder to stereotype. It was so much simpler being a white man in the '50's.
- cjmart
I grew up in the South Kristen... we're crazy about stereotyping.
- Chrimmus Tad
I wasn't being snarky, I swear. I was just curious. I'm from New England but now live in Florida, so I've seen the differences. Kind of sad in my opinion, but people can only go by what they've always known. In my case, I've had gay friends for years and was actually the minority in my high school, so I've been surrounded by all different kinds of people for my entire life. I hope you didn't take that the wrong way. :)
- ::Kristen::
interesting comment thread. One thing I'd note, there's not a lot of presence from the GLBT community of FF, which is a shame really given some of the occasional spots of hate we see. In terms of hating people: judge people for who they are, not what they do nor believe. Sexual preference needs to go on the same list as race, gender and religion in the list of things we don't discriminate on....well, religion mostly ;-)
- Duncan Riley