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Nnanji -> RE: Thoughts about backwoods Mississippi? (4/12/2016 3:13:08 PM)
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ORIGINAL: kdsub
I just wonder if you realize the implications of these type of bills. Religious beliefs are not limited to gays. I am sure there are many Mississippians that think YOUR lifestyle to be against their beliefs... Would it bother you if you were, one of these days, denied food shelter or medical treatment because you are into BDSM?
Butch
I've refrained from commenting on this previously because I thought you were making respectful cogent points. I've made fringe points that didn't detract from you. But, you've asked. While I live in California, my family moved to the south in the 1730's. I have much greater fear of being harmed, denied food, shelter or medical treatment in New York City than I do in Mississippi. I once had a black friend who traveled extensively in the south for work. He told me, and I'm relating to you, that if you walk up to anyone in the south, smile and say, "How ya!" they'll all smile back and most probably give you the shirts off their back. I personally have that same impression, except being a white man in predominantly black neighborhoods. My understanding of the whole gay marriage cake baking things was that the gays pushed the point, just like the gays are driving people out of work and their lives for donating money to causes gays don't approve of. I personally don't have a problem with any specific lifestyle, I don't think the government should get involved. But, the militancy here didn't start with the good ol boys in Mississippi. I believe that the evangelical right has figured out they shouldn't push their doctrine down people's throats. Now I wish the gays would learn that as well. They have a Supreme Court decision. Now their just being petty. And as Ted Cruz learned about New York values, there'll be repercussions. Will Mississippi suffer repercussions as well? Most certainly. Will they feel it's worth it to cut off their nose to spite their face. Most certainly. I'm mean seriously, some Hollywood entertainment big shot publicly says he/she won't go to Mississippi. I have to laugh, do you think they care. They want fewer of those people there to begin with. They're probably happy about the reaction.
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