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This is a pile anti-PC articles about what are and aren't 'isms. (Racism, Sexism, Gender'ism, and so on).
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There are of course as many other 'isms' as there are special interests. Ironically (or not so ironically), the left is winning the culture war to the detriment of our culture -- but the left will virtually never complain about 'isms that they use regularly against groups they don't approve of. Bigotry against bigoted groups is still bigotry (an 'ism). So the left has a problem with White Supremacists (as do I)... but they will never admit that's bigotry. And just as assuredly, they will not criticize or go after black, Latino or Asian supremacists or separatists, because they align with the far-left post-modern Marxist agendas of tearing down the status quo and the establishment. People that lean towards that hypocrisy or the superiority of that which is new (traditions, institutions, cultures), over that which is old/established, is also an 'ism. You think liberals/left/democrats are morally superior to conservatives/Republicans, you prefer non-smokers to smokers, secularists over the religious, college-educated over farmers and tradesmen, gun controllers over gun owners, or a variety of left/right issues -- and you are as guilty of bias, bigotry or isms as those you accuse. And that's important to remember. If you aren't pure, then you don't get to wallow in the sanctimony in the moral high ground, and we all have a duty to point out their hypocrisy.  
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I shouldn't have to defend my views, and I'm not sure any of this matters as the trolls and haters will use any evidence of tolerance as proof of hate. &quot;All the racists claim they have black friends&quot;. And stuff like that. But the facts are that growing up:
 
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* I had a Gay Communist Uncle (Roger), who would bring his leather-buddy partner (Paul) to our holiday dinners (Christmas, Thanksgiving and sometimes Easter). My Conservative WWII Veteran Grandfather only had problems that he was a card-carrying communist, and that Paul could be a lightweight drunk, but never once complained that they were gay. And my Grandfather was not the kind to hold back if he had a problem with something. Same with the rest of my Italian family -- though the Grandkids once had to explain to Grandma that they were a couple, to Grandma's consternation. (I think she knew, she was just playing dumb to see how much the kids knew, because that's what Italian Grandmothers do).  
 
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** [[Backpacking goes bad|I went backpacking through the Sierra's for 3 weeks with Roger]], and later he took my wife and I to a couple classical concerts at the Hollywood Bowl. So I don't think my Parents or Grandparents were exactly freaked out about Roger. My biggest reserves with him were around his political views, where he was pretty unreasonable/irrational, not his gender preference. We fell out of touch when he moved to a Cabin in the Sierra's. But I'll have some fun memories of my childhood, thanks to him.
 
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* My closest cousin growing up lived about 6 miles away, and our families would drop one of us off at the others house for days or weeks, fairly regularly -- as well as family events. He came out in his teens and later became a gay activist and therapist. No one in the family had problems with it, self included
 
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* My next door neighbor (Craig) was bi... he was my best friend's brother, who we interacted with regularly (and [[Marijuana|stole his pot from occasionally]])
 
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* I lived near Newport Beach (and would go there regularly), and back in the day, it had a lot of gays. And I was hit on more than a few times. (I was a young buff kid that was a bit of a fag magnet... e.g. I broke some gaydar's, or they liked sporting with me, because they realized while I might flip them off at their offers to join their sexual escapades, I wasn't really THAT outraged).  
 
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* I had two different close friends in HS and college that were gay.
 
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* We had a group that used to come up to various Apple conferences (like the first MacWorld Expo's and so on), and a bunch of us would split a room and rotate around on bed or floor. I had no problems when I shared the bed with our gay friend (who was crushing on me, with another friend trying to convince him that he could get me to switch teams: because that's what friends did to each other). This wasn't a big deal at the time. But I can say, I've slept with gay men (though that might not mean what people imagine -- those aren't the words of deeds of homophobic's).
 
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* As a Martial Arts instructor, I had quite a few Gay/Lesbian students over the years: the thing I wanted most for them, was for them to be able to defend themselves if attacked
 
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* And as a working in the Bay Area (or elsewhere), I've had dozens of coworker/friends and partners I interacted with that are somewhere on the LGBTQ spectrum -- and I want them to be treated exactly like everyone else
 
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* I wrote articles and letters to the editor in support of gay marriage in the 80's, 90's and early 2000's.  
 
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So haters gotta hate. But I'll throw my background against theirs, if they really challenge me. It won't change their minds, heck I don't think most will even believe me (because it's easier for them to think everyone who disagrees with them is a hater, than understand the rich nuances of life) -- but it'll make the lurkers and audience laugh at the absurd hypocrisy of those claiming they want to spread love and tolerance, by attacking folks that have a richer and more tolerant history than their own.  
 
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Latest revision as of 22:24, 28 June 2019

This is a pile anti-PC articles about what are and aren't 'isms:racism, sexism, gender preference'ism (misnamed homophobia), and so on.

Racism, Sexism, Homophobia -
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The more you dilute/expand and abuse a word, the weaker the meaning becomes. And the crybullies are abusing words like Racism, Sexism, Homophobia, Islamophobia, and so on, by either not understanding the meaning, or putting their agenda above the truth. This article tries to explain what is (and is NOT) an 'ism. Because obviously a lot of people seem to be getting their understanding wrong.
Fake Hate -
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None of this is to diminish that there still is real hate in America. But it is rare, and often directed at the right, while here's a few dozen (hundreds) of examples of Faked hate for political gain. Fake Hate still feels like hate. The reason FakeHate happens is partly to incite violence and convince others on the left that anything they do back, is justified, because "they did it first" (even when they didn't). In order to instigate change ("progress") you have to convince people that things are so bad, that they need violence, revolution or change, so the left has always been more willing to go there. And the media has been willing to suppress the side of stories they don't like. The WSJ published a study that fully 66% (2/3rds) of "Hate Crimes" turn out to be faked, and only 1/3rd are real. That surge in hate crimes after Trump's election was more by the left than the right. If anything in here is News to you, then the News hasn't been doing its job.

Racism

Racism is the idea of thinking one race is superior (overall) to another. What it does not mean is what the left is trying to corrupt the term into: that pointing out there are any cultural or statistical differences between the races (cultures), is trying to oppress minorities, or that all differences in cultural outcome are the fault of Social Injustices or Institutional Racism by the white majority. Here's a bunch of articles on Racism. What is and is not racist.

Sexism

Sexism is the idea of thinking one gender is superior (overall) to another. What it does not mean is what the left is trying to corrupt the term into: that pointing out there are physiological, psychological (behavioral) or biological differences between the genders, is just toxic masculinity or trying to oppress Women. Here's a bunch of articles on Sexism. What is and is not sexist.

Homophobia

Homophobia literally means the unreasonable fear towards all gay people. What it does not mean is what the left is trying to corrupt the term into: any dislike or prejudice of any homosexual person or policy. Someone not liking gay marriage, or having a problem with gay-promiscuity, does not automatically mean they're homophobic: to understand that, you need to see how they feel about gay people and if they can differentiate between groups and individuals, and so on.

Conclusion

There are of course as many other 'isms' as there are special interests. Ironically (or not so ironically), the left is winning the culture war to the detriment of our culture -- but the left will virtually never complain about 'isms that they use regularly against groups they don't approve of. Bigotry against bigoted groups is still bigotry (an 'ism). So the left has a problem with White Supremacists (as do I)... but they will never admit that's bigotry. And just as assuredly, they will not criticize or go after black, Latino or Asian supremacists or separatists, because they align with the far-left post-modern Marxist agendas of tearing down the status quo and the establishment. People that lean towards that hypocrisy or the superiority of that which is new (traditions, institutions, cultures), over that which is old/established, is also an 'ism. You think liberals/left/democrats are morally superior to conservatives/Republicans, you prefer non-smokers to smokers, secularists over the religious, college-educated over farmers and tradesmen, gun controllers over gun owners, or a variety of left/right issues -- and you are as guilty of bias, bigotry or isms as those you accuse. And that's important to remember. If you aren't pure, then you don't get to wallow in the sanctimony in the moral high ground, and we all have a duty to point out their hypocrisy.

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