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Celeb News: LaPorsha disagrees w/ Gay People's Lifestyle (American Idol)
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I disagree with anybody naming their child LaPorsha.
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Poor gays got their feelings hurt lol.
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Originally posted by jpow
Two seconds out of American Idol and she's already alienated her main fanbase  |
Didn't Mandisa do the same thing a few years back?
I'm kinda curious what she means by "I do have a lot of friends and a lot of people that I love dearly who are gay and homosexual"? She thinks they're two different things? 
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Welp. Just ruined any chance of her having a career. Poor ha.
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Originally posted by Gossamer™
Poor gays got their feelings hurt lol.
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you deleted your post to get it on the new page? Sit the **** down.
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We don't decide on who we choose to have a sexual or romantic relationship with. That's the thing. 
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Originally posted by Gossamer™
Poor gays got their feelings hurt lol.
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Well that's pretty rude.
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How is she going to say this when she herself looks like a drag queen? 
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Originally posted by Domination
So hypothetically if I, a white person, say "I don't agree with the black lifestyle" (and lets pretend I'm not talking about some single toxic stereotype but just in general), I'm not causing any harm to a group or individual even if a black person were to read or hear me say that?
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Again, the term "lifestyle" may have been too broad for her to use. Because she is a religious person, I understood the term as sexual and romantic relations, which are lifestyle choices.
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Originally posted by shelven
I could argue she's perpetuating an ignorant misconception that's an obstacle to LGBT rights. Flat-out insulting people isn't the only way to harm a group.
I do agree with the fact that people shouldn't be bashing religious groups in response, though.
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Again, she was asked the question.
An atheist can politely say they don't agree with how religious people spend their time in church, mosque, temple, etc worshipping God. But most religious people STRONGLY believe being Christian, Muslim, Hindu, etc. is an IDENTITY, not a lifestyle. You can see the confusion based on two group's drastically different mindsets. One beliefs religion is a belief system and lifestyle choice, while the other believes it's an innate entity and identity.
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Originally posted by Jackson
By lifestyle she obviously means dating/having sex with the same gender. Romance and sex are part of one's lifestyle, are they not? Race on the other hand has no implications on the day to day life of an individual as homosexuality does. I feel like she's just uneducated and seems open-minded, I'll give her a pass on this
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THANK YOU. *sighs with relief*
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Originally posted by WillieMonroe
at least she likes us. and respect us
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that isn't respect and you shouldn't treat it as such.
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Originally posted by Mhs90
Well in that case, by "lifestyle", she meant the sexual and romantic implications of a relationship between two persons of the same gender. I'm PRETTY SURE she didn't mean "going out to gay clubs" or any other gay stereotypical nonsense ya'll are thinking.
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Thats the point though, LGBT people live all kinds lives the only thing connecting us is the fact that we arent straight.
You'd think someone with such close ties to religion would be less judgmental on people and their lifestyles especially if its something they dont even choose .
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Originally posted by Mhs90
Again, she was asked the question.
An atheist can politely say they don't agree with how religious people spend their time in church, mosque, temple, etc. But most religious people STRONGLY believe being Christian, Muslim, Hindu, etc. is an IDENTITY, not a lifestyle.
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But regardless of what you want to call religion, the fact still remains that you choose to follow it. You don't, however, choose to be gay. And if you're insisting that it's a gay person's choice to follow the "lifestyle" of actually pursuing the romantic and sexual partners that they are attracted to, then you're saying that her statement means that she doesn't think gay people should be entitled to the same basic rights as others purely because of a part of them that they physically can't change.
There's no way around this. Calling being gay a "lifestyle" is obviously far from the worst thing you can say about gay people, but it's still problematic and it's a line of thinking that is negatively affecting the gay community as a whole, no matter how much the people who say it insist that they still "like and respect gay people".
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Originally posted by Snoopy
I don't believe in a lifestyle of over-eating, but that's on you chub.
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Originally posted by chilicheese01
Drag ATRL!!!
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Originally posted by Gossamer™
Poor gays got their feelings hurt lol.
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Interesting how the two of you often express a clear dislike for gay people, yet you seem to break a heel anytime that you see a gay related thread.
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Originally posted by BILLIONAIRE✘BOY
Thats the point though, LGBT people live all kinds lives the only thing connecting us is the fact that we arent straight.
You'd think someone with such close ties to religion would be less judgmental on people and their lifestyles especially if its something they dont even choose . |
Absolutely agree.
I think the term "lifestyle" should have been replaced with "sexual and romantic relations/actions". Many religious people have gay/bisexual "tendencies", but they choose not to live that lifestyle because they are closer to their religion. Whether they are happy or not, I can't say. Those inclinations or "tendencies" are in your brain and are a part of your identity, but you can see how choosing your partner IS a consciously-made lifestyle choice.
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Originally posted by shelven
But regardless of what you want to call religion, the fact still remains that you choose to follow it. You don't, however, choose to be gay. And if you're insisting that it's a gay person's choice to follow the "lifestyle" of actually pursuing the romantic and sexual partners that they are attracted to, then you're saying that her statement means that she doesn't think gay people should be entitled to the same basic rights as others purely because of a part of them that they physically can't change.
There's no way around this. Calling being gay a "lifestyle" is obviously far from the worst thing you can say about gay people, but it's still problematic and it's a line of thinking that is negatively affecting the gay community as a whole, no matter how much the people who say it insist that they still "like and respect gay people".
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Read my post above. 
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Originally posted by Mhs90
And that's fine. But, even as a bisexual, I'm defending her because most of you are misconstruing what she means by "lifestyle".
She could care less where most gays like to go eat, go out and hang, or what fashionable clothes they like to wear. By lifestyle, she meant who they decide to spend sexual and romantic relations with. Being gay is an identity, but choosing your partner and how you spend time with them IS a lifestyle choice.
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But you would still be gay regardless if you chose a gay "lifestyle" or not. Those feelings don't go away and having attraction towards the same gender shouldn't be categorized as something someone actively chooses to participate in. For many of us, it's not something we can decide and being able to actually live our lives as gay people is kind of important and not something to demean or reduce to a choice. There's already so much shame associated with being gay her statement is ignorant and "accepting" it just allows this type of thinking to perpetuate.
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and i dont support the lifestyle of eating mcdonalds everyday
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Originally posted by shelven
But regardless of what you want to call religion, the fact still remains that you choose to follow it. You don't, however, choose to be gay. And if you're insisting that it's a gay person's choice to follow the "lifestyle" of actually pursuing the romantic and sexual partners that they are attracted to, then you're saying that her statement means that she doesn't think gay people should be entitled to the same basic rights as others purely because of a part of them that they physically can't change.
There's no way around this. Calling being gay a "lifestyle" is obviously far from the worst thing you can say about gay people, but it's still problematic and it's a line of thinking that is negatively affecting the gay community as a whole, no matter how much the people who say it insist that they still "like and respect gay people".
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Bitch bye. God didn't want you to win I guess. 
Lemme stan for Trent Harmon.
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