Random Thoughts Thread

[dunpeal2064]

Well... I tried to bring some Random back to this soap opera, but to no avail

[DinnerX]

Remember... only you can prevent forum fires.

[Bikeage]

Right, because only gay men abuse children sexually....



Wow, your ignorance knows no bounds. Seriously, what are you - twelve?

The abuse I was thinking more likely to occur would be from the other scouts, not adults. And not entirely of a sexual nature, more along the lines of "smear the queer" type situations. My point being that by excluding gays the scouts are protecting their ass (pun not intended, but fits) by trying to keep something like that from happening. And the following is directed at you also....

Wow, bikeage, besides that post being incredibly immature and ignorant, it seemed filled with a hint of either homophobia or disgust/hate.

Did a gay person kill your parents or something?

How is seeing the logic in protecting gay teens from a potentially abusive situation homophobic? I don't think anything I posted was such. It's a thorny issue, if you can't stand being pricked stay out of it.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that the last bit in Bikeage's comment was tongue-in cheek.

Of course it was.... and oh, I see what you did there too!

The answer is simple. Bikeage is a muslim... -_-

All I have to say about that is my personal motto of "Fuck Religion".

[Czernobog]

Wow, bikeage, besides that post being incredibly immature and ignorant, it seemed filled with a hint of either homophobia or disgust/hate.

Did a gay person kill your parents or something?

How is seeing the logic in protecting gay teens from a potentially abusive situation homophobic? I don't think anything I posted was such. It's a thorny issue, if you can't stand being pricked stay out of it.

You're saying we should protect gay teens by treating them differently, separating them from other people, and not allowing them to join in the same things as others. That logic seems a bit flawed to me. Your essentially saying we should segregate to protect, but segregation is a bad idea. You were also overtly insulting to gay people in your post.

[dsheinem]

Anyway...

...so I am discovering that writing a book proposal is both exhilarating and terrifying! It is amazing to think about the possibilities of what I want to do, it is daunting to think about actually having to do it all!

[Erik_Twice]

Anyway...

...so I am discovering that writing a book proposal is both exhilarating and terrifying! It is amazing to think about the possibilities of what I want to do, it is daunting to think about actually having to do it all!

Writting. I do it constantly but I'm too lazy to actually update my blog.

I suck

[Czernobog]

Anyway...

...so I am discovering that writing a book proposal is both exhilarating and terrifying! It is amazing to think about the possibilities of what I want to do, it is daunting to think about actually having to do it all!

Is a book proposal something you use to get approved to write a book? I'm familiar with film treatments and was wondering if it's the same idea.

[dsheinem]

Anyway...

...so I am discovering that writing a book proposal is both exhilarating and terrifying! It is amazing to think about the possibilities of what I want to do, it is daunting to think about actually having to do it all!

Is a book proposal something you use to get approved to write a book? I'm familiar with film treatments and was wondering if it's the same idea.

Yeah, essentially. There are book proposals for books that are already written and looking for a publisher, and then there are proposals for books yet to be wrtitten. Mine is for the latter. I have the advantage this time of being asked by the press to submit it in advance, but that is no guarantee of acceptance...

[Bikeage]

Your saying we should protect gay teens by treating them differently, separating them from other people, and not allowing them to join in the same things as others. That logic seems a bit flawed to me. Your essentially saying we should segregate to protect, but segregation is a bad idea. You were also overtly insulting to gay people in your post.

Rather than go back and forth, the obvious solution here is to integrate gay teens excluded from the Boy Scouts into the Girl Scouts.

And to imagine all of the unjust, terrible, and hateful slurs that a gay person has probably been subjected to throughout their life, they would have a thicker skin than to be unintentionally insulted by anything i've posted.

[Czernobog]

Ah, I see. I was only familiar with trying to get published after writing the book. Well, I hope you get accepted. I know I would love to see my name on a book I poured time and energy into, but it seems like a rather daunting endeavor. Best of luck!