Post #319818 by tiki_fever on Thu, Jul 19, 2007 8:20 AM

On 2007-07-19 06:14, pappythesailor wrote:

On 2007-07-18 08:45, tiki_fever wrote:
A quick note sent the journal and the editor this morning:

I must say that as a gay man I find it quite ironic that Ms. Gehring should recommend going to a tolerance art show after using such intolerant language language in the preceding article.

Not only should she be ashamed of using such comments, but the editor should also be ashamed of allowing such comments to appear in print.

GLAAD's telephone numbers are (323) 933-2240 for the Los Angeles office and (212) 629-3322 for the New York office or alternatively you can call The Center on Halsted at 773.472.6469 and they will be able to direct you a sensitivity training group.
Regards
Nathan De Petris

To me, being tolerant means being tolerant of people even when they say stupid things and not trying to get them in trouble with their bosses. Of course, I'm not gay either so I don't know how it feels to get picked on for that. But I do feel I would have made a FABULOUS gay man!

In a perfect world tolerance of intolerance would be a moot point. I personally believe that people should be able to hold whatever views they wish, but as a society we must monitor intolerant publicly voiced opinions in such a way as to alleviate their impact on the population as a whole and set parameters as to what is socially acceptable in public forums(IE. newspapers, television, etc.).

In this day of instantly accessible information of all manner of ideologies, if a person wishes to express their beliefs in a public forum there are plenty niche communities in which to do so.

And even though I am a liberal at heart I try to remember that there is a fine line between intolerance and hate mongering.

Enough on this for now, however if any one wishes to discuss this further (I am always up for a good debate) please mail me outside of the forum.

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