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Same Sex Marriage Referendum Mega Thread - MOD WARNING IN FIRST POST

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  • #6722
    jobbridge4life
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭jobbridge4life


    posted before seeing mod warning
    tayto lover wrote: »
    Maybe but we don't need to hear the details of your bedtime activities.

    In the face of blatant, repeated, vicious homophobia I felt that the only reasonable and best method to respond was a bold statement of my sexuality without the shame the op was casting on me and thousands of others.

    I would never have posted such a response if Kermit had not implied that gay children deserved to be bullied, that the abuse that lead to countless thousands of gay suicides that continue to this very day and unfortunately into the future was justified and natural.

    You have said you are straight. I implore you to imagine you were gay and could still hear the abuse for your sexuality from your classmates, your friends, your relatives, your community leaders. I implore you to hear of a friend lost to suicide because they just couldn't hack it anymore, I implore you to hear of gay people flung from roofs. Kermit argued that this hatred this more natural than the love I feel for my partner.

    Some abuse one simply cannot take.


  • #6723
    tayto lover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 54,772 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    jobbridge4life wrote: »
    posted before seeing mod warning



    In the face of blatant, repeated, vicious homophobia I felt that the only reasonable and best method to respond was a bold statement of my sexuality without the shame the op was casting on me and thousands of others.

    I would never have posted such a response if Kermit had not implied that gay children deserved to be bullied, that the abuse that lead to countless thousands of gay suicides that continue to this very day and unfortunately into the future was justified and natural.

    You have said you are straight. I implore you to imagine you were gay and could still hear the abuse for your sexuality from your classmates, your friends, your relatives, your community leaders. I implore you to hear of a friend lost to suicide because they just couldn't hack it anymore, I implore you to hear of gay people flung from roofs. Kermit argued that this hatred this more natural than the love I feel for my partner.

    Some abuse one simply cannot take.

    I understand how you feel.
    It's just the "information" in the post that I feel was needless and was only playing into his hands and giving him the reaction he wanted.
    Anyway it's done now so we will move on.


  • #6724
    DarkyHughes
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭DarkyHughes


    Anyone else notice these condescending anti-gay marriage adds on Youtube lately?

    "for me this marriage bill is like coming out all over again". Why would it be? Was getting married for straight people like telling everyone you have a BF/GF all over again?


  • #6725
    tillyjane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53 ✭✭tillyjane


    DarkyHughes wrote: »
    Anyone else notice these condescending anti-gay marriage adds on Youtube lately?

    Yes! My son was watching cartoons on YouTube the other day while I made dinner and next I heard anti gay marriage nonsense from the next room, I nearly died and I have to say not once have a seen a yes ad on it!


  • #6726
    ronivek
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,919 ✭✭✭ronivek


    DarkyHughes wrote: »
    Anyone else notice these condescending anti-gay marriage adds on Youtube lately?

    Lately? For the past month or so.

    I think the only 'Yes' vote advertisement I've seen was the one with Mrs. Brown; and only once or twice.

    Tonight I've been getting a mix between the two gay guys who are voting 'No' and the irritating lady narrator advert.


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  • #6727
    SafeSurfer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,398 ✭✭✭SafeSurfer


    Quote: jobbridge4life
    Your ideas are disgusting. Everything you say is nonsense. Your ideas belong to the dustbin of history. Your concept of humour is a flat gay joke, it would've been a hit with the dimwits of a secondary school years ago. And tonight when I suck my educated successful partners cock and he reciprocates on my educated successful self I won't be thinking of you alone at your keyboard seeking attention from the friends you never had.

    Your in for a shock on the BJ front after marriage. :)

    Multo autem ad rem magis pertinet quallis tibi vide aris quam allis



  • #6728
    K4t
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,362 ✭✭✭K4t


    tayto lover wrote: »
    I'm a Yes voter and straight. I don't think we needed to resort to this kind of post either.
    I'm a Yes voter and straight. I liked the post and thought it was funny.


  • #6729
    Iwasfrozen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,250 ✭✭✭✭Iwasfrozen


    Is anyone worried about this referendum not passing? I know it says 69% on this thread but boards demographic tend to be young tech males.

    When you factor in the rural vote, the elderly vote, the catholic vote and yes voters apathy I'm genuinely worried this referendum might fail.

    Thoughts?


  • #6730
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    tayto lover wrote: »
    I'm a Yes voter and straight. I don't think we needed to resort to this kind of post either.

    You're a Yes voter?

    Cheers Tayto


  • #6731
    tayto lover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 54,772 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    K4t wrote: »
    I'm a Yes voter and straight. I liked the post and thought it was funny.

    Good for you.
    For me it was distasteful and fed the troll.


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  • #6732
    Fat Christy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,866 ✭✭✭Fat Christy


    DarkyHughes wrote: »
    Anyone else notice these condescending anti-gay marriage adds on Youtube lately?

    "for me this marriage bill is like coming out all over again". Why would it be? Was getting married for straight people like telling everyone you have a BF/GF all over again?

    On. Every. Single. Fcuking. Video.

    The no side must be starving. I've heard they received very little funding for their campaign. This must be spending all their money on youtube adverts instead of food.


  • #6733
    jobbridge4life
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭jobbridge4life


    tayto lover wrote: »
    I understand how you feel.
    It's just the "information" in the post that I feel was needless and was only playing into his hands and giving him the reaction he wanted.
    Anyway it's done now so we will move on.

    Thank you for understanding even if we disagree. On we go (to the next irrelevant distraction).


  • #6734
    aloyisious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,170 ✭✭✭✭aloyisious


    Maximus Alexander wrote: »
    I'm pretty sure that's exactly the goal.

    Waters = muddied

    Is that J Waters?


  • #6735
    jobbridge4life
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭jobbridge4life


    tayto lover wrote: »
    Good for you.
    For me it was distasteful and fed the troll.

    It got him banned.


  • #6736
    tillyjane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 53 ✭✭tillyjane


    Iwasfrozen wrote: »
    Is anyone worried about this referendum not passing? I know it says 69% on this thread but boards demographic tend to be young tech males.

    When you factor in the rural vote, the elderly vote, the catholic vote and yes voters apathy I'm genuinely worried this referendum might fail.

    Thoughts?

    I am straight person but I'm generally worried about this too, I feel sick when I think of it but what will be will be I'm afraid.


  • #6737
    Kalman
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 233 ✭✭Kalman


    jobbridge4life wrote: »
    We don't and I never would except in the face of poster that told me it was more natural to be homophobic than homosexual. Kermits posts were not legitimate arguments there dangerous bullying abuse. I won't apologise for standing up to them. My inner gay child would never forgive me if I did.l


    My inner gay child would never forgive me if I did, really? Please explain?


  • #6738
    K4t
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,362 ✭✭✭K4t


    Iwasfrozen wrote: »
    Is anyone worried about this referendum not passing? I know it says 69% on this thread but boards demographic tend to be young tech males.

    When you factor in the rural vote, the elderly vote, the catholic vote and yes voters apathy I'm genuinely worried this referendum might fail.

    Thoughts?
    I think the huge young, college student yes voter turnout that is expected is being greatly exaggerated. But I also think the middle aged rural no vote is too. My dad thinks it will be 57% yes, and he's a middle aged rural male yes voter who grew up in a very religious household/village. So it's hard to know really. It all depends on Dublin really at the of the day, and then we'll try our best down the country, and hopefully Galway, Cork and Limerick bump us up.


  • #6739
    tayto lover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 54,772 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    tillyjane wrote: »
    I am straight person but I'm generally worried about this too, I feel sick when I think of it but what will be will be I'm afraid.

    No need to worry.
    It will be 70/30 easily.


  • #6740
    Pai Mei
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 240 ✭✭Pai Mei


    Posted this in another thread but thought I'd ask here too for visibility

    Quick question, had a friend who registered for the postal vote but now can't vote that way (don't ask), so I was wondering can you still go to the polling station and vote normally even if you registered for the postal vote but didn't do it?


  • #6741
    CaveCanem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 150 ✭✭CaveCanem


    Iwasfrozen wrote: »
    Is anyone worried about this referendum not passing? I know it says 69% on this thread but boards demographic tend to be young tech males.

    When you factor in the rural vote, the elderly vote, the catholic vote and yes voters apathy I'm genuinely worried this referendum might fail.

    Thoughts?

    Yep, I was undecided and starting to lean towards a no vote. But you then come to realise that there is a bigger issue than the finer details of changing concepts in the constitution or legal issues around surrogacy, I'm willing to put those battles aside for another day and just get this through.
    Enda Kenny said today there will be no commercial surrogacy and I will take his word for it, for all a single vote is worth.
    We have civil partnership and it was badly needed. I would have strengthened it and added constitutional protection but then the argument is purely over a single word. The bitterness over this really isn't worth it.

    I really hope it doesn't fail and also that once it is passed we can return to the issues raised with the vote settled and out of the way and have a calmer debate. I really think they need a serious discussion outside of the opposite campaigns, but this needs to be passed first. If it fails I will blame the politicians for leaving the single biggest rights issue hanging over it.


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  • #6742
    galljga1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,937 ✭✭✭galljga1


    Iwasfrozen wrote: »
    Is anyone worried about this referendum not passing? I know it says 69% on this thread but boards demographic tend to be young tech males.

    When you factor in the rural vote, the elderly vote, the catholic vote and yes voters apathy I'm genuinely worried this referendum might fail.

    Thoughts?

    Yes, I am. I will be sorely disappointed if it does not pass but this pales into insignificance to how it will impact the gay community if we tell them that they do not have our support. It will be bad enough that probably 40% of voters will not extend the right to marriage to them but if it is a majority, I personally will be ashamed. Every vote is important, you, friends , family, acquaintances, anyone you can convince.


  • #6743
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    tayto lover wrote: »
    No need to worry.
    It will be 70/30 easily.

    Not a hope. Depends on turnout 55/45 maybe if he youth turn out


  • #6744
    StewartGriffin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,284 ✭✭✭StewartGriffin


    jobbridge4life wrote: »
    It got him banned.

    I think he managed that on his own.


  • #6745
    Kiwi in IE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,063 ✭✭✭Kiwi in IE


    Kiwi in IE wrote: »

    You gay ones are clearly to blame for the water charges. And when toads fall from the sky on Saturday you will be to blame for that too. I can't wait to come in here next week and blame you all for everything that goes wrong! ;)

    Look! Look! I made a prediction this afternoon and it came to pass! Well, it was a frog not a toad, but close enough! :D


  • #6746
    LordSutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,069 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    efb wrote: »
    I dont see how voting NO to equality is brave! Allowing your brothers and sisters the same rights however is both generous and Brave.
    Please vote YES for Equality on Friday

    I dont see how voting Yes to equality is brave! Allowing your brothers & their boyfriends to marry is both short sighted and wrong.
    Please vote NO to same sex marriage on Friday


  • #6747
    tayto lover
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 54,772 ✭✭✭✭tayto lover


    efb wrote: »
    Not a hope. Depends on turnout 55/45 maybe if he youth turn out

    Did a wee poll at work this morning. 30 people only from all age groups and that's how it worked out. 21 Y and 9 N.


  • #6748
    jobbridge4life
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭jobbridge4life


    tayto lover wrote: »
    No need to worry.
    It will be 70/30 easily.

    Not in a million* years.

    If it passes it will scrap in. And how I pray it does. If by one vote that will be enough.

    *figuratively speaking


  • #6749
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    LordSutch wrote: »
    I dont see how voting Yes to equality is brave! Allowing your brothers & their boyfriends to marry is both short sighted and wrong.
    Please vote NO to same sex marriage on Friday

    Why is it wrong?


  • #6750
    jobbridge4life
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭jobbridge4life


    StewartGriffin wrote: »
    I think he managed that on his own.

    Indulge me Stewie.


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  • #6751
    efb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 35,514 ✭✭✭✭efb


    tayto lover wrote: »
    Did a wee poll at work this morning. 30 people only from all age groups and that's how it worked out. 21 Y and 9 N.

    Affluent and elderly people seem most against based on my canvass

    Younger and working class very yes. I hope they vote.

    Professionals under 40 for it too


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