Posted on 02/09/2006 8:10:43 AM PST by NYer
No, some human beings with phobic disorders are attempting to have it established academically that "homophobia" (described as "people who fear working with homosexuals" as absurd as that sounds but that's the actual statement by the actual 'psychologist' seeking to classify this "homophobia" he determines is among humanity), anyway, that "homophobia" is a "mental illness."
Never was a more refined example of a disturbed person with a degree in psychology, almost certainly seeking to try to further conceal his own mental illness (by making "it" a characteristic of "everyone else").
The stock isn't out front to lure the turd burglars into the back, the stock in the back does that!
The stock out front is to conceal their true business and represents just another cost of doing business. Without it, they'd be out of business and we've certainly seen enough evidence to support the idea that porn can be quite a lucrative business.
Besides, it certainly appears that they never have to spend much on restocking the front, now does it?
Interesting post. Could one summarize your point by saying the author appears to have replaced one destructive passion with another?
Except that their quest for respectability is one of the primary fuels of their agenda, which cannot be reasonably denied.
I already described the scenario in previous comments.
But, here it is again: he was photographed in a cast ("ensemble") ("group") photo behind stage after the recent Emmy Awards, that actor along with the rest of the cast from WILL AND GRACE.
Everyone was posed seriously in the formal attire of the night's event. And all struck a serious, formally composed stance in the photo, serious expressions, all, including the actor who portrays WILL in the Series.
The only exception to the formality was that that actor ("WILL" in the Series) was standing there with his (tuxedo) pants down around his ankles.
The photo ran among the other Emmy Awards photos in Yahoo Pictures, other news outlets.
And, as I wrote before, I realized that the pose was supposed to be humorous.
After I did an initial double-take when I saw it, the photo, I realized that the humor it tried to emulate was in effect not humor at all, but a very, very sad statement as to what our culture regards as humor. It wasn't funny outside that twisted cultural sense, is my point. When seriously reviewed, the photo, the pose with pants around the ankles, was an incredibly sad statement.
Then why not just open a gay porn shop? We're talking about Austin, after all -- there's plenty of precedent.
Besides, it certainly appears that they never have to spend much on restocking the front, now does it?
The only way we "know" this is because Mr. Lee says so -- and it's highly convenient for him to claim that "nobody" bought anything but porn in that store. Should we believe him? I think not: in order for the store to be able to stock these books, there must be somebody from which to buy them. In the real world, there's apparently a quite lucrative "gay publishing" industry. For Mr. Lee's theory to work, that entire industry would have to be part of the conspiracy.
We definitely agree that "gay culture" is a fraud. Our disagreement is apparently over the motivation for the fraud. I still say that childish rationalization is sufficient to explain it.
No argument there. The question is whether those books are there only to fool us heterosexuals, as Mr. Lee apparently believes. No need to go to such lengths.
That was an uncommonly intelligent expose.
You're half right, but dismissing it as a choice is naive. Vast evidence shows that homosexual tendencies are the result of emotional relational issues implanted very early in life, long before it occurs to anyone to make a choice. The choice comes when a person recognizes their inclinations and decides whether to challenge or embrace them.
That said, there might be some sort of genetic component that makes a person more inclined to indulge in homosexual behavior as a response to their emotional issues where another might engage in substance abuse.
It seems quite obvious to my read and from previous comments that the arrangement in stores such as that are intentionally done to both present one "public" personna about the places and to secondly present the reality "hidden" from public view. It implies secondary access for secondary purpose and, in effect, yes, a conspiracy in that regard.
All the word, "conspiracy" MEANS is that two or more persons collaborate for purposes of agreing to work concertedly toward a goal. Go look up the word.
It doesn't necessarily involve wire tappings and aliens invasions, and such. It can be as banal a thing as pornography shops pretending to be bookstores, just as described. I know that many video stores behave similarly, if and when they have pornography sections, hiding them in the back...which people only know about when they have some purpose that involves the section, so to speak.
The only reason I know about the one in a local video stores is I once saw someone I knew who literally was "sneaking" in the back around some hidden shelves and it pretty well broadcasted what he was doing and why. Up to then, I actually thought that there were dedicated and separate video stores for that. Surprise, there aren't.
As to homosexual pornography, I haven't a clue. But this guy's story seems accurate (the article) and, from my own surprise awareness about the local store, I'm sure that pornography for homosexuals is equally somewhat covertly available by merchants.
The point of the article, however, about this one point, is that he's describing merchants that are dedicated homosexual-fare purveyors. Not like it's Blockbuster or Tower, but actual shops that exist for that mere purpose (homosexual pornography) with moreorless "storefront" deflections to avoid making their actual purpose highly visible.
So, yes, in that sense, within the context of the homosexual agenda, a cultural sense, yes, merchants of that sort are involved in CONSPIRING to conceal their wares. Thus, conspiracy.
ping, only got 1/2 way thruogh
I believe there was probably a tad of history involved in the experiences this author wrote, as in, Lobos from a while ago.
But, even still in Austin, it's Texas and I know from my own family experiences that even Austin has it's degree of Southern social reservations as to offending and blatancy. There is still a very sincere and active Christian community in Austin, despite all the liberal nuttiness there.
Ahem. If you have a strong stomach, take a sex tour around the Internet some day. "ATM" is not just the rage among homosexual sex addicts.
The problem comes when he goes beyond that. As I read along, I'd see these things that are congruent with my own understanding, and then all of a sudden he's pushing in a conspiracy angle -- as if the normal human failings were not enough to explain how homosexuals have been successful at spreading their creed.
As with Lobo's -- it's not enough for it to be a brown paper wrapper; no, the owners of Lobo's are instead agents of The Agenda, putting out serious bucks to Further The Agenda. It's too much -- and not believable.
Further, I simply don't believe his claim that "nobody" bought any real books at the store. It's too convenient.
This pattern, going from one extreme to another, happens often in early recovery from any emotional/mental disorder or addiction. It doesn't mean that he will necessarily change his beliefs again in the future, it just means that emotional balance will stabilize and he may not have the same passion to tell everyone about his personal life that he apparently does now.
read later
Bump for later read.
Fascinating. I only know of one militantly orthodox Catholic church in Houston, and I'm going to it, soon as I get out of RCIA, if not before.
The story reminded me a lot of our gradual awakening to the real horrors of Islam. We thought they could be moderate, we wanted them to be moderate, we PRETENDED they were moderate. But eventually, evil always overreaches and then we fight back.
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