Thread: Political correctness gone mad

Originally Posted by trout1105

I mentioned the little stool that comes with your lounge sweet that you rest your feet on

Lollies under the lounge suite cushions?

Originally Posted by p38arover

Lollies under the lounge suite cushions?

A sugar cube?

Originally Posted by jonesfam

Australians are, apparently, the only people in the world that call someone they just meet "Mate!"
And their best friends another word that most people would consider amongst the worst insults.
We are a weird mob.
Jonesfam

Something like
“Australians will describe their worst enemy as “a bit of a bastard” while their best friend will be “a real bastard””

Originally Posted by Homestar

Yes, and if it does, you have issues - no ones asking you to participate.

Unless you want to of course...

Oh verry Droll.

So I have a problem because I believe that homosexual acts are unnatural and it disturbs me.
Yes I am aware that this has been going on for millennia and recently this behaviour has become socially acceptable.
Do I have a " Problem" simply because I personally believe that it isn't socially acceptable and refuse to follow the party line?

Like everyone else I am entitled to have my own opinion and just because it doesn't line up with yours and others doesn't constitute that I have a "Problem".

This whole thread is gas lighting and dog whistling. Get off the land Rover forums and go debate this on social media somewhere instead of fighting amongst yourselves. It shouldn't even be on here. All it's done is give some members of this forum reason to hate other members of the forum. Either you agree or you're wrong seems to be the impression I've got here.

I won't be putting my two cents in anymore. Pretty obvious it's not welcome.

Originally Posted by Tombie

Surely a lot of this is simply mental illness…..enabled by bleeding heart morons.

Yes, and these badges are not really doing anything to address the illness.
With most school kids at an interesting time in their lives, how many are going to feel 'Obliged' or 'Peer pressured' into wearing one of these pins, without just reason.
It's just another shallow, 'Feel Good' approach to an issue which definitely needs more Health Profession input, rather than academically groomed educators.

Just my opinion, of course. I'm sure I'll soon be made to see the error of my ways!

Well the brutal truths are (with the most rare exception):

You are born with a particular gender - that cannot be changed biologically.

You can feel more feminine / masculine inside your biological form

Someone cannot biologically be a them/they, they are a He or She - just look in the front of your pants and there’s the answer

Feeling the drive to be more feminine/masculine I can understand, or to not choose to be dominant in either, I can understand.

Dressing to suit your preference, can understand.

Being attracted to people of other/same/both genders, I can understand.

Choosing and insisting on defining as something that doesn’t exist - that’s just curiously odd.

The rest of it - identifying as a toaster etc - that’s mental illness being normalised and that opens itself to an whole heap of potential issues in the future.

Originally Posted by trout1105

Oh verry Droll.

So I have a problem because I believe that homosexual acts are unnatural and it disturbs me.
Yes I am aware that this has been going on for millennia and recently this behaviour has become socially acceptable.
Do I have a " Problem" simply because I personally believe that it isn't socially acceptable and refuse to follow the party line?

Like everyone else I am entitled to have my own opinion and just because it doesn't line up with yours and others doesn't constitute that I have a "Problem".

Of course everyone is entitled to their opinion, no dramas at all there. I just happen to feel if other people put forward their opinions in a derogatory way that causes others to feel shunned or excluded such as the way you have at times, then the people that put forward that opinion should be held accountable to their actions is all. It isn't acceptable to cause others to feel bad about themselves and the world because others think it's fine to bully and harass them because they can't or won't put their opinions in a way they would for almost any other conversation. Do you know how many people take their lives each year just in Australia because of the way people talk about them - you don't have to like them or their preferences but why treat them as sub human who's actions, opinions or feelings don't matter - this does 2 things - both causes people that don't feel the same way as you to think there is something wrong with them - and potentially harm themselves, and it perpetuates the stereotype of people such as yourself so you're not doing anyone any favours.

Your post I've quoted here is, in most part, fine - you've laid out your objections and why you feel like you do - I don't know anyone gay or straight that would have an issue with this, but when you start name calling or make posts that are blatantly homophobic, I will continue to call them out for what they are, as they are unnecessary. Are you deliberately trying to hurt or intimidate those that don't feel the way you do? If not, then I hope this in some way this may explain why I see some of your posts the way I did, and if you are, then I'm not going any further with this, but I doubt that is your intent. If the former is true, then I hope you may think a little harder next time before posting about what others feel before doing so.

More than happy to have a civilised conversation about it if that's what you want, but it's doubtful I could change your mind on the subject - also fine, so not really any point continuing.