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Feb 28th 2011, 1:52 am

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Re: Best City in the World

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Originally Posted by Souvy

I grew up in Brighton; I spent the first 20 years of my life there. I've just spent a week there. I have absolutely nothing against gays. Indeed, I have gay friends. They tend not to walk around town in pink tutus.

This reminds me when people say, "I'm not racist, I got black friends."

Feb 28th 2011, 1:56 am

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Re: Best City in the World

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I realise that any criticism of Souvy is tantamount to punching The Queen.

I respect Souvy & enjoy the vast majority of his posts.

Please note that Joe Sleepy meant me in this part

Feb 28th 2011, 3:05 am

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Please note that Joe Sleepy meant me in this part

True..

Feb 28th 2011, 3:11 am

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Re: Best City in the World

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Please note that Joe Sleepy meant me in this part

You aren't really like the Queen, perhaps a little Helen Mirren though?

Feb 28th 2011, 10:17 am

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Re: Best City in the World

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This reminds me when people say, "I'm not racist, I got black friends."

How about black wives?

Feb 28th 2011, 12:59 pm

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Re: Best City in the World

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How about black wives?

It would be reasonable to assume that they could be as homophobic as a white husband one would imagine...

Feb 28th 2011, 2:10 pm

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Re: Best City in the World

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It would be reasonable to assume that they could be as homophobic as a white husband one would imagine...

Quite. Colour and sexual orientation cannot be put in the same bag.

I don't give a damn about a person's colour, orientation or religon. Provided that it is not forced on me.

Feb 28th 2011, 2:46 pm

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Re: Best City in the World

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Quite. Colour and sexual orientation cannot be put in the same bag.

I don't give a damn about a person's colour, orientation or religon. Provided that it is not forced on me.

Same go for polictics?

Feb 28th 2011, 3:08 pm

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Same go for polictics?

Sexuality and colour are not choices that people make. They just are.

Politics and religion are choices that people make, or have made for them.

Last edited by Souvy; Feb 28th 2011 at 3:19 pm. Reason: Never could spell that word

Feb 28th 2011, 3:10 pm

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Sexuality and colour are not choices that people make. They just are.

Politics and religon are choices that people make, or have made for them.

I accept that. Why include religion and not politics?

Feb 28th 2011, 3:20 pm

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I accept that. Why include religion and not politics?

These days, there is little difference.

Feb 28th 2011, 3:26 pm

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These days, there is little difference.

Really? So what religion is the federal Conservative party in Canada as opposed to the Federal Liberals?

Feb 28th 2011, 3:33 pm

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Re: Best City in the World

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Really? So what religion is the federal Conservative party in Canada as opposed to the Federal Liberals?

PC is on the looney fundamentalist side of any religion isnt it? Rather like the republicans. The liberals are rather more inclusive.

I think the point is that religion here affects political policy in a sort of "US lite" way, whereas UK politics and religion rarely intersect. In the US the republicans are sometimes seen as the political wing of the christian fundamentalists. Its not quite that bad here, but its heading that way a little.