Originally Posted by
kittyboy
I will stand by my humble opinion that Kris Allen is fantastically good looking - because that is what it is... just my opinion. And that the winner of american idol is about gushing good looks... Again IMHO....
Well, Pissyboy, if I am impressed by nothing else of yours I am impressed by the breadth of your taste - after all, there are few people who could honestly say that Kris Allen, Clay Aiken (although he came 2nd) and Ruben Studdard
all had "
gushing good looks"!!
Originally Posted by
kittyboy
On the second point... I have read the original research that is cited in the wiki article. The article is a good overview of heterosexism...I have copies of the the research .....
I have not, as I have no interest in the subject; I am quite satisfied with Wiki's
own view of their
own article, that it "
Provides very little meaningful content". There would, in any case, be no need for you to send me the research, as links to it are provided by Wikipedia, as usual. I did actually find the "
Daily effects of straight privilege" (
http://www.cs.earlham.edu/~hyrax/person ... vilege.htm ) quite amusing, if only because although I am sure they apply to many (possibly even most) gays none have ever applied to me. I would have liked to take the test by the
Heterosexism Enquirer - "helping to fight against heterosexist attitudes" - (
http://www.mun.ca/the/themain.html )to see if my attitudes were heterosexist, as you imply they might be, but unfortunately the test was discriminatory and was only "
for heterosexuals...& for those who may have internalized homophobic stereotypes"; I still took it, however, and as I scored 6/372 on the test I "
must be an individual who thrives on diversity, inclusiveness, & acceptance. You actively go out of your way to ensure that you respect & acknowledge everyone no matter what their sexual identity... and, you may be a social activist." (Flattering, but way off the mark!). I would have scored 0, but I lost 6 points to question 13:
"Considering the menace of overpopulation, how could the human race survive if everyone were heterosexual?
a. Good question! It would be quite frightening if everyone on the planet reproduced. (0)
b. At least the continuation of the species is guaranteed with heterosexuality! (6)"
Sesquipedalian terms are only impressive when properly used: there is no such thing as a "
sustentative evaluation" (an evaluation cannot be "
sustentative", which explains why such a pairing has never been used in any article published on the net, for example) - possibly you misheard something when you were cleaning out the toilets and you mean an
objective evaluation.
Originally Posted by
kittyboy
GF you state the following ..... "whatever one's sexual preference, heterosexuality is not only "seen as the sexual norm or standard", statistically or by any other measure it is the sexual norm."
Indeed I did - but you have ignored what I said and introduced "
Heterosexism, Heteronormativity, Heterocentrism - etc.. whatever you want to call it" instead!!!
Becoming "
visible and accepted" has nothing to do with changing "
the sexual norm" - little research (or intelligence, so even you may manage it) is required to realise that at present "
by far the greatest amount of sociosexual behaviour is heterosexual behaviour" (Encyclopedia Britannica) and that whatever the influence "
gays and lesbians" may have on the rest of the world it is rather unlikely that the majority of the population will ever be anything but heterosexual, so making it "
the norm". This has nothing to do with homophobia, superiority or inferiority - becase something or someone does not match "
the norm" does not necessarily make them inferior - you are, as I suspected "
confused".
I have given some definitions of "
the norm" and "
heterosexuality" below - you may find it useful as most "
college professors" who conduct "
research in the area of gays and lesbians in the workplace" might be expected to know this and your lack of knowledge may catch you out.
There are only a few parts of your posts I agree with (namely, to use your own descriptions of yourself, that you are "
happier living through denial and delusion тАж a self-important fat head" and "
full of shit"), so this not one of them.
Norm:
1. a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical; "the current middle-class norm of two children per family"
(hypernym) standard, criterion, measure, touchstone
2. a statistic describing the location of a distribution; "it set the norm for American homes"
(synonym) average
(hypernym) statistic
(hyponym) age norm
(classification) statistics (WordNet 2.0)
an established standard or average: as a : a set standard of development orachievement usually derived from the average or median achievement of a large group b : a pattern or trait taken to be typical in the behavior of a social group (Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary)
: average : as a: a set standard of development or achievement usually derived from the average or median achievement of a large group b: a pattern or trait taken to be typical in the behavior of a social group c: a widespread or usual practice, procedure, or custom <standing ovations became the norm>(Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
A standard pattern of behaviour that is considered normal in society (Encarta Dictionary)
A person who spends leisure time passively or idly ... from the name of a cartoon character created in 1975 by Alex Stitt (Australian slang, Oxford Dictionary)
Heterosexuality:
of, relating to, or characterized by a tendency to direct sexual desire toward the opposite sex b: of, relating to, or involving sexual intercourse between individuals of opposite sex ((Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
Encarta: sexual desire or sexual relations between people of opposite sexes (Encarta)
Heterosexuality refers to sexual behavior and attraction to people of the opposite sex, or to a heterosexual orientation. As a sexual orientation, heterosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, physical or romantic attractions primarily to "persons of the opposite sex" (Wikipedia)
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