to be sick of being called names because I don't subcribe to popular opinion!!

[DizzyMizzy]

been called a homophobe because I object to a same sex couple being allowed to adopt young different sex children over heterosexual couples

a racist because I object to mass immigration

a f b because I think people who work and contribute to society should be given more help than those who don't (the disabled excluded of course)

It seems that there is a thought police at work on MN and I should feel ashamed of my opinions because they may be different from anyone elses .

Are'nt people allowed to express their own thoughts without being subjected to abuse anymore?

I don't consider calling someone homophobic to be an insult, not that it's a desirable thing to be, but as a technical term really, you fit my definition of it.

Just as if I held racist views and discriminated against others, I'm not saying that you do btw, I haven't read your other threads so I couldn't comment on them, I would be a racist.

You can express any opinions on mn that is your prerogative,however no one has to agree that is their prerogative

and if you dish it out,expect it back frankly.don't bleat and squawk if no one likey your opinion.

haven't read your thread and given your executive summary don't fancy it much either.your brief original post here is provocative and ill informed

I think homophobe and racist are descriptive terms rather than insulting.

Do you think people are insulting you then - is English your first language?

I disagree with all the points you have raised, and would demand reasoned logic behind all of it......

... for the crack, and cos I am bored, and I am intrigued really as to why someone can be so homophobic, xenophobic, society-a-phobic....

Sorry, I am just aggravating the situation, aren't I?

DizzyMizzy, you and I should never meet at a dinner party(!) -Cue very long and heated debate....

I've just read the thread about the adoption. You are homophobic. The word means having prejudice (ie treating people differently) because of their sexuality. Which is exactly what you are advocating on that thread.

I don't know why you're upset - it's a perfectly accurate description of the way you feel. It's not 'being called names'.

I can't comment on whether you're racist because I don't know what thread you're referring to but I don't hold out much hope.

Thing is, freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom from response. I find some views (and posters) online barking mad and/or pretty dim, but if they really aren't worth my time and energy, I just abandon the thread and use my time more productively. There's no point wasting energy - you aren't going to convert people, so why bother, if the debate isn't at a level that makes it worthwhile? At other times I've learned a huge amount, and been made to think, very productively. I suppose the point is that views on subjects like this are by their nature pretty emotive, so replies will sometimes be... sparky.

Oh jeez. If you call people "warped" and say being gay is a "lifestyle choice" then, um, you will definitely get a reaction. Cause and effect.

For the record, some kids are placed with some gay adoptive couples because the sexual abuse they suffered in their (hetero) birth home mean a single-sex parental home is the best option for them.