Posts by Bart Janssen
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Up Front: Or It's Who We're Drinking With..., in reply to Emma Hart,
Is it an improvement that Katy Perry has given permission for (straight?) chicks to snog each other at parties?
I’ve been thinking about this overnight, and I have mixed thinkings. Yes, it’s more acceptable than it was for two women to kiss, and certainly more acceptable than for two men. But for me it contributes to that feeling that that side of my sexuality is faked, performative, done mostly for the benefit of others. It reinforces the idea that bi women are just straight attention-seekers.
But isn’t this just a part of the problem. If two girls straight or gay or bi enjoy holding hands is that OK? If I enjoy the sight of them enjoying holding hands is that OK? Now where is the line that defines the difference between holding hands and snogging? Is there a line?
A huge part of this is the social conditioning we have that we are unaware of. Snogging is part of sex, holding hands is not, but why?
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Hard News: Party on, dudes, in reply to James Butler,
blogging for so much longer than blogs have existed
If politicians insist blogging has only existed for 4 years, to advance an unproven theory to the contrary is to blaspheme against the word of the politician.
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Hard News: Crossing the line into idle bigotry, in reply to Russell Brown,
Actually, I give up.
I think going for a ride is probably worthwhile at this point.
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Hard News: Crossing the line into idle bigotry, in reply to Angus Robertson,
is a fundamentalist religion and what the prophet said is fundamentally correct to every Muslim – otherwise you aren’t a Muslim.
I personally know muslims who would laugh hysterically at this argument.
You are failing to realise that the vast majority of people who are muslim are just ordinary people who live ordinary happy lives and would be, and are, horrified by the actions of the extremists.
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Hard News: Party on, dudes, in reply to Nora Leggs,
That's really beautiful Nora
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Hard News: Party on, dudes, in reply to Emma Hart,
I know nothing
Said in the voice of Sargent Schultz
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Hard News: Party on, dudes, in reply to Emma Hart,
that reminds me of a story I can’t tell…
Yeah right, pretend that there are things you won't say.
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Hard News: Party on, dudes, in reply to Megan Wegan,
I would not want to cast aspersions on Hadyn’s excellent attributes
Surely he wasn't displaying them at the bar
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Hard News: Party on, dudes, in reply to Emma Hart,
It’s always referred to as the Mortgage Slut thread
27 pages of WIN
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Hard News: Party on, dudes, in reply to Emma Hart,
get yous all to google things and wish you hadn’t
"I'm going to regret clicking this link .... MY EYES!?!?!?!?!"