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To: rhema

Against homosexual marriage but then explain the whole concept of "Being on the down low" to us....



5 posted on 07/21/2004 8:17:45 AM PDT by misterrob
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To: misterrob

The ideals of the right are much more homogeneous and compatible with each other than those of the left. The left is made up of competing and fractured social interests.


7 posted on 07/21/2004 8:28:16 AM PDT by umgud (speaking strictly as an infidel,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,)
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To: misterrob

A few observations.

1. "Being on the down low" is something shameful in the black community. Being a homosexual is shameful, that's why so many choose to be "on the down low". Do you even know what down low means? The very concept lends credence to the idea that blacks would be against homosexuals getting married.

2. "Down low" black males really didn't seem to be much of a big deal (in terms of media attention) until the last few years. I then observed an explosion of articles about this topic in black magazines and other media sources. In fact, they keep writing articles about it (I have seen this in Ebony, Essence, Jet, and so on, every few months). All of the articles are sympathetic to the "down low" men. I honestly believe that this is another attempt by liberals and their cohorts in the media to try to persuade people to be more "tolerant" of homosexuals. I don't believe all of the brouhaha over "down low" men is because the black community itself is changing its attitudes.

3. Another reason the "down low" issue has become so important is because HIV infection rates are rising among black women (more than any other group), who themselves are not engaging in risky sex (for the most part). It is their "down low" boyfriends and husbands who are spreading the disease.

4. If blacks don't really oppose homosexuality, how come these men have to be "on the down low" at all?


26 posted on 07/21/2004 10:44:44 AM PDT by DameAutour (It's not Bush, it's the Congress.)
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