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beam me up scottie

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2. That's an enlightening article.
Sat May 9, 2015, 02:23 AM
May 2015
5. The media has to abandon the “two sides to every argument” approach to LGBT issues.

The mainstream media has yet to recognize that paying homage to objectivity is now giving voice to bigotry. Every time the media turns to Catholic League president Bill Donohue, whom Signorile accurately calls “the league of one,” for comment, they perpetuate the idea that his outlandish comments are legitimate. He’s a fringe figure, and at some point the media has to start treating him as such. Ditto Erick Erickson. Not everyone is going to agree with everything we want, but let’s not turn to certified hate groups for their views.


They don't do the same with other forms of bigotry, why should anti-lgbt propaganda be given such status? How would it go over if they interviewed KKK members for opposing opinions about police killing unarmed black men?


And your second point, I've seen muslims compared to bears, lions and even loaded guns on DU, as if they're incapable of restraining themselves. I expect humans to refrain from shooting people who piss them off.

The people who claim we're supposed to expect violence from muslims are the bigots, not those of us who condemn their actions.

The best way to prove Geller wrong is to not shoot at her group, and all but two muslims did just fine.


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