[In a "heterosexual rights" thread where most disagreed with the OP. Emphasis his]
The way that people reacted to this thread being posted is evidence in and of itself that heterosexuals are discriminated against.
Everyone is discriminated against by someone. Everyone. And by saying that heterosexuals aren't discriminated against, proves that they are. Because face it, denying that someone is discriminated against, when in fact, they are clearly discriminated against, IS DISCRIMINATION.
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Please, oh wounded one, describe for us where and this hetero discrimination exists? And I mean purely for the fact that you are hetero (I am assuming this, of course)
It has to be purely for your sexuality. If a hetero black man or woman is discriminated against, chances are it is NOT because of their sexuality.
"The way that people reacted to this thread being posted is evidence in and of itself that heterosexuals are discriminated against. "
We don't discriminate aganist heterosexuals, we discriminate against fundie bigots.
In other words, red is blue, up is down, hot is cold, and facts are not going to have any influence upon you, because that's your definition of an open mind.
Of course they are. The real question is whether the discrimination is reasonable and justified in the circumstances.
For instance: discrimination in employment against candidates without experience required to do a job properly = legitimate discrimination
Discrimination in employment against women because they might have babies and should be in the home anyway = illegitimate discrimination
We often use 'discrimination' as shorthand for illegitimate discrimination, which is why you are getting all confused.
Let me see if I can help you wade out of your semantic cesspool. Every time I choose between what clothes to wear and what clothes to leave in my closet, I am performing an act of discrimination. Discrimination, of itself, is a normal part of everyday life. It becomes a bad thing when the basis of that discrimination is unfair, or prejudicial. Just as my right to punch the air ends at the surface of your nose, my right to discriminate ends when your rights are infringed upon. Recognizing the rights of one group does not affect any actual rights of another, only those "rights" that are imagined to exist on the basis of some form of disproportionate entitlement between groups. Examples would be appeals to "tradition," and a general "we were here first" attitude that is not a real foundation for an entitlement.
When I conclude you are a complete shithead, it's not discrimination, it's an act of discernment, based upon evidence that you yourself have supplied. Unless you count yourself a group of one, it does not reflect discrimination against any group that might accept you as a member.
In other words...
WAAAAAH!!!! You are discriminating against me because you are calling me out on my bigotry!
That word, "discrimination", I don't think it means what you think it means.
denying that someone is discriminated against, when in fact, they are clearly discriminated against, IS DISCRIMINATION.
Pink unicorns. Denying their existence proves their existence. Yes siree Bob.
No, see, this is what we call "equivocation". When you take different meanings for a word and treat them as interchangeable.
Discrimination (noun):
Heterosexuals may be treated differently from homosexuals in a number of circumstances, but in the overwhelming majority of cases it is the homosexual who is being treated unjustly or prejudicially. What will be left is mostly "straight privilege" whining, when some facility or institution creates a "safe zone" for gay users, but declines to do the same for straight users because they recognise the difference in need for such things between their heterosexual and homosexual patrons.
ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR....
*rebooting*
I'm sorry, reading this just caused my brain to blue screen.
What the yogging sothoth is going on in that head of yours? The hamster didn't die, it left for a better neighborhood and just put a 'help wanted' sign on the wheel...
Confused?
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