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SN

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 12:46:16 -0600

Thanks for the clarification, Allen. And Jessica, sometimes I just get tired of people implying that doing normal, everyday activities with my partner equals making some sort of political statement about sexual orientation. Sometimes, what I really wanted to do was to just eat out, have fun at a public event, or attend a funeral of a friend.

Jessica

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 08:07:21 -0600

I fail to see any issues with the post. It wasn't meant as offensive in ANY regard and I'm still not seeing how it could be.

allen

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 20:59:38 -0600

actually, i think that was meant as a sarcastic rejoinder to Tool(ey)'s remark, "How unfortunate they should choose to politicize the White House Egg Roll." Certainly, though, the emphasis could've been placed elsewhere to greater effect, such as: "*We* think that this is a great way to show off your sexual orientation" or "We think that this *is* a great way to show off your sexual orientation!" It's more a matter of how one decides to inflect, really. But personally, if I were those kids, I wouldn't see anything fun about trying to keep a damned egg on a spoon.

SN

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 18:36:48 -0600

Hmmm, judging from the tone of this, I'm guessing that you're saying that same sex parents need to stay at home with the blinds drawn because even an act as simple as taking their children to hunt (or roll) Easter eggs on Easter is nothing more than "showing off your sexual orientation". Maybe you could also remind them not to go out as a family to a theme park, restaurant, or grocery shopping because some child might see them and be haunted by nightmares of anal sex. After all, the best way to assure lasting "fun for the kids" is to teach them early to be deeply ashamed of themselves and their families.