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  • #242
    eviltwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    Egginacup wrote: »
    For the umpteenth time it's NOT their fcuking home. They don't live there. It's a property they own and rent out to holiday guests. They are liable to pay income tax on the revenue they generate. The do not live there and invite any stranger except gays to come and stay. And even if it was there home this discrimination would be unacceptable. If a family lived in a house on college road in Galway and operated it as a bed and breakfast and stuck a sign in the window which read "Rooms available. No blacks allowed", your same absurd argument would apply but the law would see it very differently.

    The house is only available for the winter months. How do you know it's not their home from May to November?


  • #243
    reprise
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,372 ✭✭✭reprise


    jobbridge4life wrote: »
    If you are so interested in my opinion on the matter that you feel the need to confront me on it in multiple threads I suggest you private message me it will be a more efficient method of educating yourself.

    Paranoid much? You brought up another threads topic here and now you want to whine about it.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=94265453&postcount=237


  • #244
    Grandeeod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,318 ✭✭✭✭Grandeeod


    I havent read the whole thread, but I sense it may have gone astray somewhat, so I will only comment on the OP. I live in the Canary Islands. In general it is a fab place for gay people. While I'm not gay, the culture here is very liberal and personally I have lots of gay friends as a result of living here. My 7 year old daughter is learning a very important lesson in life regarding gay people and I hope she takes that with her as she gets older. One doesn't have to hide the fact that you are gay and one doesn't have to be restricted to particular bars if you are gay.

    I've looked at the link for that particular villa and I'm not shocked by the blatant homophobia in it. I've seen similar stuff before. The Canary Islands are littered with British ex pats of an older generation and some of them are downright racist and homophobic. From ancient paddy jokes to ****, pakis, pufters and whatever else you're having. I've heard it all. They are dinosaurs stuck in a certain mentality and the only place they've ever travelled too are the Canary Islands. They are Roy Chubby Brown type people. I just laugh at them!


  • #245
    jobbridge4life
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭jobbridge4life


    eviltwin wrote: »
    The house is only available for the winter months. How do you know it's not their home from May to November?

    Even if it is there home for whatever period surely the responsibility lies on them to not to engage if it might put them in conflict with their beliefs?

    Don't be a hair model if you are a Sikh male dedicated to the hair. Don't run a meat barbecue if you are a vegetarian and so on and so forth...


  • #246
    reprise
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,372 ✭✭✭reprise


    eviltwin wrote: »
    The house is only available for the winter months. How do you know it's not their home from May to November?

    They don't care. Nor are they remotely phased by the ads for gay only patrons on the same page. Victim cards only play one way.


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  • #247
    jobbridge4life
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭jobbridge4life


    reprise wrote: »
    They don't care. Nor are they remotely phased by the ads for gay only patrons on the same page. Victim cards only play one way.

    Who pray tell are they?


  • #248
    bjork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,554 ✭✭✭bjork


    reprise wrote: »
    They don't care. Nor are they remotely phased by the ads for gay only patrons on the same page. Victim cards only play one way.

    The delicious irony of this post alone, still has me smiling
    Egginacup wrote: »
    Bjork, I understand that you're going out of your way to try and find a rare exception and then use it to justify bigotry and discrimination but I'm not interested in that tired little game. .....


  • #249
    LorMal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,372 ✭✭✭LorMal


    Anyone else think the whole Gay only holiday scene as portrayed here is a bit nasty? http://www.travelgayeurope.com/gran-canaria-gay-hotels/

    The photo of a load of blokes in a jacuzzi wearing the face off each other would tend to indicate that the holidays are all about massive orgies.

    If this is how a Gay holiday is going to be portrayed then I fully understand why someone might decide not to allow it happen in their property.

    (BTW I think straight 'swinger' holidays are nasty too)


  • #250
    coolbeans
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,138 ✭✭✭coolbeans


    My admittedly childish query:

    "Hello. I've noticed that you don't allow same sex couples. That's fine but i do like to do my girlfriend up the wrong'un. Is that banned too?"

    Regards in anticipation,
    Coolbeans.


  • #251
    Cuban Pete
    Closed Accounts Posts: 156 ✭✭Cuban Pete


    eviltwin wrote: »
    The house is only available for the winter months. How do you know it's not their home from May to November?

    How do you know they're not actually aliens masquerading as humans?


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  • #252
    floggg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,821 ✭✭✭floggg


    LorMal wrote: »
    Anyone else think the whole Gay only holiday scene as portrayed here is a bit nasty? http://www.travelgayeurope.com/gran-canaria-gay-hotels/

    The photo of a load of blokes in a jacuzzi wearing the face off each other would tend to indicate that the holidays are all about massive orgies.

    If this is how a Gay holiday is going to be portrayed then I fully understand why someone might decide not to allow it happen in their property.

    (BTW I think straight 'swinger' holidays are nasty too)

    One would be pretty stupid to assume all gay people act they way they are portrayed in promotional shots for one website.

    It would be akin to assuming all Americans are scantily clad drunks based on a spring break photo, or that McDonald's food actually looks fresh and tasty based on a Big Mac ad.

    I really wouldn't have thought we would need to explain to you that all gay people aren't a like, and that advertising shots aren't real.

    Also, they are renting a small villa to a couple or small group of people, not inviting an entire gay bar to stay for a week.


  • #253
    floggg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,821 ✭✭✭floggg


    coolbeans wrote: »
    My admittedly childish query:

    "Hello. I've noticed that you don't allow same sex couples. That's fine but i do like to do my girlfriend up the wrong'un. Is that banned too?"

    Regards in anticipation,
    Coolbeans.

    Childish but actually exposes the hypocrisy of most of the people who claim homosexuality is unnatural or sinful.

    Heterosexual oral sex is as equally sinful and unnatural as any sex act between gay people, yet few people ever seem too outraged by blow jobs, now do they?


  • #254
    Kiwi in IE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,063 ✭✭✭Kiwi in IE


    floggg wrote: »
    Childish but actually exposes the hypocrisy of most of the people who claim homosexuality is unnatural or sinful.

    Heterosexual oral sex is as equally sinful and unnatural as any sex act between gay people, yet few people ever seem too outraged by blow jobs, now do they?

    Ignorant bigots prefer heterosexual couples because they can be happy imagining that they only do 'IT' as their own beliefs prescribe; Only for procreation and only in the missionary position. Not possible with gay couples.


  • #255
    reprise
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,372 ✭✭✭reprise


    floggg wrote: »
    Childish but actually exposes the hypocrisy of most of the people who claim homosexuality is unnatural or sinful.

    Heterosexual oral sex is as equally sinful and unnatural as any sex act between gay people, yet few people ever seem too outraged by blow jobs, now do they?

    Is this an opinion or are you referring to some exotic manual?


  • #256
    Smiles35
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,749 ✭✭✭Smiles35


    TheMilkyPirate wrote: »
    I reported the ad to the site owners anyway. Whether they will act on it who knows

    Result I see.


  • #257
    reprise
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,372 ✭✭✭reprise


    Kiwi in IE wrote: »
    Bigoted, ignorant, backward imbeciles prefer heterosexual couples because they can be happy imagining that they only do 'IT' as their own beliefs prescribe; Only for procreation and only in the missionary position. Not possible with gay couples.

    Is there something in the air?


  • #258
    Hibernosaur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭Hibernosaur


    TheMilkyPirate wrote: »
    So people in the states had a right to refuse to serve black people make them use separate bathrooms not partake in sports and not enter certain schools?

    It was their right so we should have just let them at it. The world doesn't need to move forward or anything.

    You cannot compare a race/ethnicity with people who are attracted to the same gender.

    Gay is not an ethnicity, it's a sexual preference.


  • #259
    Hibernosaur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭Hibernosaur


    Kiwi in IE wrote: »
    What is to disagree with? In all fairness that's so ridiculous. It's not a political opinion or a particular belief. It's a sexual orientation. That is kind of like 'disagreeing' with blood type B. Homophobia refers to a dislike or hatred of gay people. Using the word to describe people who are prejudice against gay people without actually being afraid of them, is entirely appropriate. For example the owners of the house in the OP are clearly homophobic as they are showing an irrational dislike of/desire to avoid contact with same sex couples.

    Being Gay is not a biological precondition according to medical science. Sorry.


  • #260
    Rothmans
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,806 ✭✭✭Rothmans


    Hibernosaur wrote: »
    You cannot compare a race/ethnicity with people who are attracted to the same gender.

    Gay is not an ethnicity, it's a sexual preference.

    Why not? They're both innate parts of an individual over which the individual has absolutely no choice.


  • #261
    Hibernosaur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭Hibernosaur


    Rothmans wrote: »
    Why not? They're both innate parts of an individual over which the individual has absolutely no choice.

    That's not true and I can demonstrate it; I can choose to be Gay right now if I liked. I can't choose to be a an African American.


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  • #262
    reprise
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,372 ✭✭✭reprise


    Hibernosaur wrote: »
    That's not true and I can demonstrate it; I can choose to be Gay right now if I liked. I can't choose to be a an African American.

    Interesting theory.


  • #263
    Hibernosaur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭Hibernosaur


    reprise wrote: »
    Interesting theory.

    Perhaps I should close my account and run and hide somewhere?


  • #264
    reprise
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,372 ✭✭✭reprise


    Hibernosaur wrote: »
    Perhaps I should close my account and run and hide somewhere?

    There's a crack unit dedicated to helping people like you in your hour of need. Sit tight.

    :)


  • #265
    JupiterKid
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 14,058 Mod ✭✭✭✭JupiterKid


    Hibernosaur wrote: »
    That's not true and I can demonstrate it; I can choose to be Gay right now if I liked. I can't choose to be a an African American.


    Absolutely untrue.

    Being gay is an inborn trait over which the individual has no control. Homophobes love to wheel out the "it's a chosen lifestyle" argument.

    Those landlords are bigoted homophobes. Simple as.


  • #266
    Hibernosaur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭Hibernosaur


    JupiterKid wrote: »
    Absolutely untrue.

    Being gay is an inborn trait over which the individual gas no control. Homophobes love to wheel out the "it's a chosen lifestyle" argument.

    Those landlords are bigoted homophobes. Simple as.

    Are you calling me a homophobe? Are you denying my ability to choose my sexuality?


  • #267
    bjork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,554 ✭✭✭bjork


    I sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter. Ever since I was a boy I dreamed of soaring over the oilfields dropping hot sticky loads on disgusting foreigners. People say to me that a person being a helicopter is Impossible and I'm ****ing deluded but I don't care, I'm beautiful. I'm having a plastic surgeon install rotary blades, 30 mm cannons and AMG-114 Hellfire missiles on my body. From now on I want you guys to call me "Apache" and respect my right to kill from above and kill needlessly. If you can't accept me you're a heliphobe and need to check your vehicle privilege. Thank you for being so understanding.


  • #268
    shruikan2553
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,113 ✭✭✭shruikan2553


    bjork wrote: »
    I sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter. Ever since I was a boy I dreamed of soaring over the oilfields dropping hot sticky loads on disgusting foreigners. People say to me that a person being a helicopter is Impossible and I'm ****ing deluded but I don't care, I'm beautiful. I'm having a plastic surgeon install rotary blades, 30 mm cannons and AMG-114 Hellfire missiles on my body. From now on I want you guys to call me "Apache" and respect my right to kill from above and kill needlessly. If you can't accept me you're a heliphobe and need to check your vehicle privilege. Thank you for being so understanding.

    Hi Apache, you may not be aware but there are laws around flying and killing people. You might want to check with your solicitor before taking part in such activities.


  • #269
    Hibernosaur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 118 ✭✭Hibernosaur


    shruikan2553 wrote: »
    Hi Apache, you may not be aware but there are laws around flying and killing people. You might want to check with your solicitor before taking part in such activities.

    There were laws in America preventing black people from sitting in the front seats of buses but they changed that backwards view. We should respect his attack helicopter identity. It's not his fault he was born without an armor plated chassis .


  • #270
    shruikan2553
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,113 ✭✭✭shruikan2553


    Hibernosaur wrote: »
    There were laws preventing black people sitting in the front seats of buses but we changed that backwards view. We should respect his attack helicopter identity.

    As far as I remember the number of deaths due to black people not being in the back of the bus was quite low.

    But if you think the slaughter of innocents is ok then I'm sure there are people willing to help you. ISIS are recruiting at the moment.


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  • #271
    dd972
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,563 ✭✭✭dd972


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