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Homo Today In Mormonism: It's Not a Final Solution For the Gayish Problem, But It's Close...
Posted by Dan Savage on Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 9:22 AM
...but, hey, has anyone thought of castrating homosexuals? Just chemically, and for their own good. It sounds crazy, but it just might work!
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Yes, I think South Africa tried that in the 1960s-1980s, and gay culture is dead in that country now, as well all know. :-)
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@3:
I'd guess it would essentially be the same "solution" - if nothing else it would seriously diminish their desire for multiple wives.
I'd guess it would essentially be the same "solution" - if nothing else it would seriously diminish their desire for multiple wives.
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A scientific method of enforcing religious dogma. Science is relevant when it can reinforce their myths, superstitions and bigotry. But let science prove they believe a lot of nonsense and then it's "just a theory".
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Are they only focusing their idiotic suggestions on gay men again?
I guess mormon lesbians will just have to keep on dealing with their "perverted desires."
I guess mormon lesbians will just have to keep on dealing with their "perverted desires."
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Um, are most homosexuals produced by reproduction of other homosexuals? I, uh, don't think so. So, since whatever process that produces homosexuals would presumably still be continuing, the number of homosexuals wouldn't go down at all; just their level of sexual activity. And every year, you'd have to castrate another few hundred thousand or so homosexuals who were reaching puberty. Sounds like a real good plan. Perhaps we could keep them in some sort of cages as well?
On the other hand, since Mormons DO reproduce more Mormons, you could in fact seriously dent their numbers through castration.
The castration plan has another drawback for a lot of straight men who like to look for a little relief outside the bounds of heterosexuality now and then. The Larry Craig demographic, if you will. Where are they going to go for the thrills they are willing to risk their lives to enjoy? Or would you castrate part-time homos as well? How exactly would you tell?
On the other hand, since Mormons DO reproduce more Mormons, you could in fact seriously dent their numbers through castration.
The castration plan has another drawback for a lot of straight men who like to look for a little relief outside the bounds of heterosexuality now and then. The Larry Craig demographic, if you will. Where are they going to go for the thrills they are willing to risk their lives to enjoy? Or would you castrate part-time homos as well? How exactly would you tell?
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Anyone else find it funny that they are against consuming alcohol and caffeine but totally ok with pumping people full of other chemicals that could be harmful to their health.
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That's what the UK did to Alan Turing, AFTER he helped win WWII.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing…
Also, castrating someone doesn't stop them from enjoying being done up the butt.
Just saying.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing…
Also, castrating someone doesn't stop them from enjoying being done up the butt.
Just saying.
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let's rent a couple of helicopters and chemically castrate the state of Utah (and Idaho). I'll personally go get a flight license if that's what it takes.
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@10, "It worked for Alan Turing."
If by "worked" you mean "caused severe depression eventually leading to suicide". Which is probably what the Mormons would love to see. Keeps the blood off their hands if we're the ones killing ourselves, right?
If by "worked" you mean "caused severe depression eventually leading to suicide". Which is probably what the Mormons would love to see. Keeps the blood off their hands if we're the ones killing ourselves, right?
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Bingo!
I think it's horrible expense to pay just to prove a principle.
No disrespect to being gay, but it's just a maddening drastic step to "cure" a social "problem" THAT ISN'T A BIG FUCKING DEAL. How many people out there are gay. Certainly not the majority, nor will it ever be a significant majority. I'm willing to take a bet that if anyone went out to Capital Hill and did a survey of straights and gays at any given moment in any given establishment, with the exception of the gay bars after hours, the majority of people would be straight.
Mind you this is AFTER the homophobes drove all of their gays to the major cities.
Bingo!
I think it's horrible expense to pay just to prove a principle.
No disrespect to being gay, but it's just a maddening drastic step to "cure" a social "problem" THAT ISN'T A BIG FUCKING DEAL. How many people out there are gay. Certainly not the majority, nor will it ever be a significant majority. I'm willing to take a bet that if anyone went out to Capital Hill and did a survey of straights and gays at any given moment in any given establishment, with the exception of the gay bars after hours, the majority of people would be straight.
Mind you this is AFTER the homophobes drove all of their gays to the major cities.
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There's a statue of Alan Turing sitting on a bench holding a poisoned apple in a little park in the gay district of Manchester. It's one of the saddest stories I've ever heard. He cracked the Enigma code -- won WWII -- and they thanked him by arresting him, pumping him full of mysterious hormones and chemicals, and driving him to suicide. He's on the short list of Greatest British Heroes, and they fucking murdered him.
http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ewm/00…
http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ewm/00…
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can we stop playing nice with these religious fuckers? they're using their tax exemption to funnel more money into political campaigns and it's fucking bonkers. being gay is wrong? i can't think of a time when us fucking fags banded together to kill the heteros. so fuck these motherfucking idiots. they want to hold onto their little bedtime stories to keep away their fear of the fucking dark, fine. they want to use their fucking fables to interrupt my fucking life? fuck them. let's forget legalizing gay marriage for a minute. let's focus on getting rid of their fucking existence.
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Isn't it kind of obvious that they are all lunatics? I just can't wrap my head around the fact that so many people actually listen to them.
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Supposedly Nobel laureate George Wald told the folks looking to bank Nobel laureate sperm that: "My sons are all guitar players. What you want is my father's sperm."
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In defense of mainstream Mormonsism: They don't like the LDS fringe groups pushing this atrocious sh*te any more than the rest of us do. Just as not all Christians are Westboro Baptists or friendly with Falwell.
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@25: I'm no expert on mainstream Mormonism, but my sister's husband's family is Mormon (not LDS). Two of his brothers are gay and have to stay strictly closeted to the family or they'll be excommunicated. And if they are excommunicated? Well, a third brother was (not sure why), and the mother now refuses to acknowledge him. At my sister's wedding, it was so painful and awkward -- they clearly love each other as mother and son, but she would not/could not speak to him. She reached out and touched him at one point, then quickly moved away...
The other two sons see this, and know that if their mother found out they were gay, they would no longer have a mother.
The other two sons see this, and know that if their mother found out they were gay, they would no longer have a mother.
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Homosexuality is an abomination in the eyes of God and is a disease in this country. God creating man to be with woman and vice versa. He did not intend for man to be with man or woman with woman. I feel that homosexuality shoud be a crime. No one is born a homosexual regardless of what people try to tell you. I also feel that homosexuality is a disgrace to our society and to the human race as a whole.
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