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Lie. I wasn't talking about you.
What?
What?
You mean the things I said were untrue stereotypes? Or are you actually making the ridiculous claim that all gay men mince and all lesbians are butch? Because that is fucking insulting.
Then don't lie and accuse me of insulting you.
How old are you? I'm in my 30's and a mechanic. If you don't even attempt to understand someone different then why are you talking so much on the Internet? I was referencing baseball because you said you were American.
I haven't lied, I said I'm queer and your next response switched over to saying effectively "when cishet people groups you like this doesn't it make you mad?"
And I will accuse you of insulting me. You obviously did, and you're doing it more and more. From my perspective for no good reason.
My next response was another example I thought most people would understand. And considering the fact that my daughter is a Jewish lesbian, I thought it was a very good example from my own life.
It had nothing to do with you. Turn your ego down about a million notches. I don't know anything about you, nor do I care.
So when someone brings something up about themselves, and then you go and talk about that thing it's up to the other person...to be psychic? If you just want to monologue then I recommend starting a YouTube channel. This spat has nothing to do with my ego.
They called me a liar and said my ego is over inflated. How is that not an attack on my person?
This went downhill because I explained to them that what they did something to me is less than a paper cut, but I brought it up because they lumped me in a group I'm not a part of, the thing they were complaining about. I was calling them a hypocrite, not that my feelings were hurt.
Are you having computer problems where it jumbles up post order?
I don't care if you're queer. I really don't. Maybe you want me to, but it has not mattered to me one bit this entire time.
I never tried to make you care. I was using that experience of becoming a monolith as a way to relate to you.
Well I must say, using antisemitic stereotypes and repeatedly insisting I insulted you when I told you I did nothing of the sort is a really great way to relate to me. Great job there.
You really need to look in a mirror more.
You started this by lumping me into a group I'm not a part of, the thing you were complaining about. And I then just repeated it back at you, but with your character. If you don't like it then don't do it.
Yet again, I didn't lump you into anything. This isn't about you. Stop making it about you. You are irrelevant.
I'm willing to say you just lucked wrong. But it is fairly reasonable to say that the average person would assume you're talking about them. People aren't psychic.
Then on the scale of how you took my response apparently a smiley face means this is the 'worst iteration of anger'? And apparently ribbing means 'stabbing you as hard as I can', and not 'you did the thing and I'll play back'
You aren't perfect. Pretending like you are is silly.
And pretending like you didn't say something antisemitic is also silly. Especially when you took great umbrage to an insult I never made.
I didn't take great umbrage. That was 3 lines out of 30. And also once again sandwiched between me agreeing with you mostly.
Also once again, if you're saying I said something antisemitic, then you said something homophobic first.
Once again, you're arguing against a mirror.
Weird, I thought reminding people worked :/
I said absolutely nothing homophobic whatsoever. That is a scurrilous lie. In fact, I very blatantly talked about stereotypes of gay men and lesbians. Note I never once even implied you were either because I don't give a shit what you are.
You, however, said:
Which is just blatantly antisemitic. You cannot quote one single homophobic thing I said. You just imagined I was talking about you as if you matter to me, which you don't.
If you want to take the worst possible interpretation of what I said then I'm just going to do the same to you.
If you're saying I said something antisemitic, then you said something homophobic first.
I quoted what you said that was antisemitic. You can't quote what I said that was homophobic because I said nothing homophobic. The one time you tried, you dishonestly took what I said out of context as if I was saying that all gay men DO mince around and all lesbians ARE butch when I was saying THE EXACT OPPOSITE. I don't know why you did that.
Again- you said something antisemitic. I quoted it. You cannot quote a single homophobic thing I said. Not a single thing.
Your paraphrased conversation is in no way homophobic. That's why it's paraphrased and not a quote.
And I did quote an antisemitic thing you said, so you're lying again. I think I'll just report you for trolling and move on.
"all gay men go mincing around" - FlyingSquid
See now I'm quoting you saying something homophobic. Amazing what happens when you want to attack something.
I'll just do the same, once again, you're mad at a mirror.
I will be responding to you both, and ask very nicely that you shut this argument down. Moderators don't want to play man in the middle, and you're both using the reporting feature to try to win this argument. This stops now, or you both get a week vacation from !news.
Will do. I appreciate you making time for us hooligans :)
I will be responding to you both, and ask very nicely that you shut this argument down. Moderators don't want to play man in the middle, and you're both using the reporting feature to try to win this argument. This stops now, or you both get a week vacation from !news.