Some of you make my brain hurt. This is the second time in a week that one of my posts has caused a minor uproar because somebody read something into it that wasn't there. And after doing so, took it apart and twisted the hell out of it. It's annoying.
Yes, I said her thinking was DEAD WRONG, and I will both stand by that statement and viciously defend myself in doing so from attacks claiming that I was the one making blanket statements - because that's just funny. When somebody makes a claim that other people are bad based on behavior the rightness ofr wrongness of which is open for discussion, that is DEAD WRONG. I explained that in detail in that post - which is probably why certain people are only quoting it in part, lol.
Thanks to some of you who took my post at face value and realized that I was simply stating a dislike for people making blanket judgments, in this instance as they apply to relationships and casual encounters.
So - to explain what all that was SUPPOSED to mean:
I was raised in a very loving, very liberal-minded home - by extremely conservative christian standards, that is. My family is awesome and I love them. Especially my mother. With whom I am in constant touch and have amazing talks and discussions about the world at large and all kinds of things; and with whom I also frequently fight like cats and dogs when her "my way is God's way and it's that way or the highway" views start to stall our talks.
When dealing with a subject like the one at hand in this thread, her incredibly well educated and open mind slams shut and the religious rhetoric starts flowing like the Mississippi, which generally includes an whole stinkin' lot of "YOU'RE WRONG BECAUSE I SAY SO" from her. And generally the discussion breaks down into an argument REAL fuckin' fast from there, because I don't tolerate that kind of dismissive BS from someone I expect intelligent discourse with.
And as it turns out, that's one heck of an analogy for this thread, lol.
Wow - Ceoli - way to steal the thunder from MY triumphant return to the boards, LMAO. Nice to hear from you.