Kiwi Dave wrote on May 5
th, 2019 at 6:43pm:
Grappler Truth Teller Feller wrote on May 5
th, 2019 at 6:40pm:
Kiwi Dave wrote on May 5
th, 2019 at 5:43pm:
Of course gay people are more prone to suicide, as are Aboriginal people.
This thread is testamount to the fact they are persecuted. Persecution that leads to suicide.
Good God.. HOW are they persecuted? Are gays, Aboriginals excluded from education, free assembly, freedom of speech, entering the professions, buying a home, the right to vote, the right to travel freely, the right to freedom of association, are they treated under different laws, are they imprisoned simply for being what they are, are they denied medical assistance, legal assistance, opportunity to enter the public service etc, are they restricted in promotion or access to goods and services?
Perhaps you could tell us how they are 'persecuted'... before you go any further....
Just read this thread mate. They’re not persecuted by the government. They’re persecuted by you.
He doesn't get it. Grap reserves the right to be as offensive as possible because he doesn't really mean any harm by it. He thinks it's his right. Freedom of speech, innit.
He refuses to accept that such words are hurtful because they too often precede acts of discrimination and violence.
Don't even mention that they are hurtful to the people they are directed at. He can't relate to them, so he simply doesn't care. It's them being hypersensitive.
Don't call someone a racist, bigot, sexist, homophobe or Islamophobe though. That's very offensive.
And don't bother trying to point it out to him. He'll say your vilifying hm and stifling free speech.
I quite agree with you though. Acceptance of the other in this society is too often a bridge to far for many people ... and this can be so harmful to those of the 'other' that they perform all sorts of acts of sef harm. The absolute most heartbreaking of those being suicide.
You've drawn a very straight line, Dave. The research overwhelming supports you. As do any rational person's observations.