In the
recent thread on the pitfalls of writing realistic LGBT characters, I
stated how I didn't feel the "predatory gay man" trope was completely out of line given how I had encountered such people in real life. Great nastiness ensued.
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posted by dunkadunc
on Jan 4, 2010 -
627 comments
I'm calling out
deanc and
kldickson and anyone else who is trying to justify discounting everyone in a so-called "conservative area" simply because the place in which people live is not part of one of the major coastal urban zones which liberals are convinced are their sole bastion within the United States.
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posted by hippybear
on Sep 5, 2009 -
353 comments
MetaFilter seems rife with religious intolerance and disinformation under the guise of intelligent conversation. Is this a flaw or a feature of Metafilter?
posted by JaySunSee
on Aug 6, 2007 -
250 comments
"part of American culture is to utterly ignore people who are outside your circle of personal friends/acquaintances/family" ... "there is a cultural thing re yelling and violence in American domestic relationships" ...
we all know what those people are like ...
posted by AmbroseChapel
on Jan 2, 2007 -
363 comments
getting weary of the
bigotry flying around over the past few days. while conservative viewpoints are entirely necessary to keep conversation here balanced, this repeated stereotyping is beyond juvenile.
posted by patricking
on Mar 4, 2002 -
43 comments
Discussion? Bigotry? Over the past few days, several threads seem (to me at least) to have degenerated from discussion to all out Muslim bashing (
1,
2,
3). I'm not here to name names, point fingers or tattle on anyone for specific comments, rather to ask at what point do we say "enough is enough?" People have a right to their opinions (prejudices), but when those opinions are stated without some modicum of respect/even-handedness, we have to wonder why they are tolerated in a public forum.
posted by hipstertrash
on Feb 27, 2002 -
33 comments
