"I have gay friends" is my favourite excuse used by homophobes. Sarah Palin used it. Funny we were never able to locate a gay friend of hers. Anyhoo, I struggle to believe anyone who vocalises that civil society is founded on heterosexual family values, denounces gay marriage and attends pray-the-gay-away events has any gay friends.
Then there's the classic, Keith Bardwell, who denied the an interracial couple a marriage license. I quote:
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I'm not a racist. I just don't believe in mixing the races that way
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It's best not to follow up a denial of racism with it's definition.
I applaud Bardwell for going the extra mile though and ALLOWING THEM TO USE HIS BATHROOM!
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I have piles and piles of black friends. They come to my home, I marry them, they use my bathroom. I treat them just like everyone else.
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His bathroom! If that isn't a fool-proof test of someone's tolerance, I don't know what is!
"I have <insert minority> friends" is just a canned response used by intolerant people who want to make their discrimination seem benign. It's not proof of anything. Proof of acceptance is not judging people and deeming who they are a choice.
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Rachael, Qzarr, Will you two stop. I am the resident troll.
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You'll note I assessed the situation and disengaged. My current post is in response to Jecilyn. I deserve a pat on the back.
Besides, there's another man in my life I like to waste copious amounts of time on. His name's Mario. He's got a brother. Sometimes they both come over to play.