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- From: rhayden@oracle.com (Ronald Hayden)
- Subject: Re: Straight Friend's Opinions (was Re: Roseanne and The "Faggot" Insult)
- In-Reply-To: norris@infonode.ingr.com's message of 17 Dec 92 16:01:07 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec17.160107.10690@infonode.ingr.com> norris@infonode.ingr.com (Jeff Norris) writes:
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- We have a SF who had just never *thought* about these things before we
- came out to her. (Which is no surprise, most people tend to not worry
- about things that don't effect them.) But after educating her about
- the problems and challenging her pre-conceived notions, she has come to
- realize the discrimination involved.
-
- If your friend can't be educated, maybe you should re-evaluate your friend-
- ship.
-
- I agree. A friend gets time to deal with and learn about the issues,
- to realize that you aren't an axe murderer, pedophile, or any other
- Clayton-category, to talk to you, etc. If, after that time, the
- friend still feels you are not deserving of equal rights, it's time to
- rethink the friendship.
-
- Why? Because for this person *you* are not more important than *your
- sexuality*. And if that's the case, there's a basic problem with the
- foundations of the relationship.
-
- --
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- - Ronald Hayden
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