Homphobic Irish Doctor

PortraitOfSanity · 08-13-2008, 07:54 AM

http://www.irishnews.com/appnews/540...sychiatri.html

Ok, I'm done posting random Irish news articles, because I'm kind of making fun of myself, since I'm Irish.... Other countries have the same bullshit problems that the U.S. has. Discuss.

JCC · 08-13-2008, 08:00 AM

... That infers that he's not homophobic at all, but that the MP is.

Unimatrix 00 · 08-13-2008, 08:06 AM

My friend Brian told me about this (He is very big into LGBTQ rights). This woman is disgraceful. I hope she dies. Did you all hear what she said? She is a nasty, horrible woman.

As for the shrink, he probably just washed his hands of her to save his skin.

PortraitOfSanity · 08-13-2008, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by JCC

... That infers that he's not homophobic at all, but that the MP is.

Yea, you're right. I hardly read the article to be honest.

PortraitOfSanity · 08-13-2008, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Unimatrix 00

My friend Brian told me about this (He is very big into LGBTQ rights). This woman is disgraceful. I hope she dies. Did you all hear what she said? She is a nasty, horrible woman.

As for the shrink, he probably just washed his hands of her to save his skin.

This is why people don't like you, you say the woman is "nasty, horrible" and in the same paragraph you say you hope she dies. Either learn how to express yourself without resorting to childish threats, or just shut up already.

Methadrine · 08-13-2008, 08:17 AM

*hums on that very special chumbawamba song*

JCC · 08-13-2008, 08:17 AM

Frankly, she can say whatever she likes. I'm not sure what she could be particularly reprimanded for, and her party is known as being anti-gay so she won't be punished by them for making them look bad, that's always been their outlook.

Saya · 08-13-2008, 08:36 AM

Did you ever see Richard Cohen being interviewed on the Daily Show? O.o I really don't understand why anyone can think homosexuality is a disease that can be "cured". It just baffles me.

JCC · 08-13-2008, 08:41 AM

Behaviourism dictates that everything is based upon experiences and feelings that you've encountered during your life, all converging into creating your mindset. That's my mindset. Technically, behaviourism means that if someone were to find the root of a person's homosexuality, those experiences that led to it, and replaced them with heterosexual experiences instead, it would theoretically lead to the reversal of a person's homosexuality, the same thing possible with making a heterosexual person homosexual. Behaviourism is a prevalent theory in psychology and in philosophy, and is held in high regard by a great many people.

However, I don't believe that homosexuality is a disease, and while it probably could be altered, I see no reason why it should.

CptSternn · 08-13-2008, 09:08 AM

First, its true this is Irish news, however, the doctor in question and the MP are both from Northern Ireland, which is technically the UK.

That being said, I think she should have her license pulled. Have ye been following this story from the start?

Iris Robinson, the racist, bigoted DUP member who also is head of the DUP's committee on health who has made many, many bigotted statements.

http://www.google.ie/search?q=Iris+R...L_enFR284FR284

She is anti-Irish and anti many other things including gays who she has branded, while in parliament, an 'abomination'.

Check out the links from Google to read more.

But again, this is all UK, not Ireland. Shes a brit, and being a member of the DUP is the first to tell anyone that.

Unimatrix 00 · 08-13-2008, 09:15 AM

Thank you cptSternn, I will read up about this bitch.

And PortraitOfSanity, I no longer care what insignificant little people on a net forum like you think of me. I can think what I like of this woman, and I do hate her and hope she dies.

PortraitOfSanity · 08-13-2008, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Unimatrix 00

Thank you cptSternn, I will read up about this bitch.

And PortraitOfSanity, I no longer care what insignificant little people on a net forum like you think of me. I can think what I like of this woman, and I do hate her and hope she dies.

I wouldn't expect you to understand why hating and wishing death upon someone you consider intolerant is hypocritical. But trust me, it is.

Unimatrix 00 · 08-13-2008, 09:25 AM

Pshh. You're talking shit. Hypocrisy doesn't even come into this. You could call me cold, childish, hotheaded etc. But to call me hypocritical is just trying to sound clever.

Tam Li Hua · 08-13-2008, 09:26 AM

Egad, another crazy fundie? x_x;;; *sigh*

Isn't there an island we can put all these folks on, far away from normal and sane people? [On another note, I'm -really- tired of nuts like this making the rest of us Christians look like hate-mongering, intolerant idiots. -_-;;;]

Unimatrix: Yes, you are allowed to say what you want, and others are allowed to critique what you say.

Also, saying 'I hate her and hope she dies' is a -terrible- thing to say about someone you don't know very much about. Or really at all. :/ Reminds me of notes that 2nd graders pass to the unpopular kid at school.

PortraitOfSanity · 08-13-2008, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Unimatrix 00

Pshh. You're talking shit. Hypocrisy doesn't even come into this. You could call me cold, childish, hotheaded etc. But to call me hypocritical is just trying to sound clever.

I don't talk shit.

Here, I'll walk you through this.

You claim she is intolerant/homophobic etc, therefore, you hate her.

Intolerance/homophobia = hatred

therefore, you hate her, because she hates.

= you are hypocritical

Unimatrix 00 · 08-13-2008, 09:35 AM

Actually, intolerance/homophobia does not always mean hatred. If you read up about this woman, you would see that she is a born again christian, hense strongly against many minorities. She has power. She is a danger. Therefore, I wish she would die, for the benefit of other people.

Anywho, I don't want to argue with you anymore. It's pointless. You are nothing to me.

And by the way. She is not Irish. She is Northern Irish.

PortraitOfSanity · 08-13-2008, 09:40 AM

She's Irish. She LIVES in Northern Ireland which is politically part of the United Kingdom.

Unimatrix 00 · 08-13-2008, 09:45 AM

She is not. If anything she is British. She is a member of the Democratic UNIONIST Party.

Underwater Ophelia · 08-13-2008, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by JCC

... That infers that he's not homophobic at all, but that the MP is.

Implies, dude.
Not infers.

JCC · 08-13-2008, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Underwater Ophelia

Implies, dude.
Not infers.

To infer is to imply, or hint, or suggest.

Underwater Ophelia · 08-13-2008, 10:40 AM

No, it isn't.

To imply is to suggest or hint, and to infer is to gather from those hints.

If you look it up in the dictionary, it WILL list what you just said as an example way down the line.
That's because people have been incorrectly using "infer" and "imply" for so long that no one cares anymore.

JCC · 08-13-2008, 10:44 AM

If the dictionary definition of infer is to imply, no matter how far down the list it is, then I see no reason why I shouldn't use it as such.

If it makes you feel better I'll say 'I inferred from the article that the doctor isn't homophobic but the MP is', but I class it as correct anyway.

Underwater Ophelia · 08-13-2008, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by JCC

If the dictionary definition of infer is to imply, no matter how far down the list it is, then I see no reason why I shouldn't use it as such.

If it makes you feel better I'll say 'I inferred from the article that the doctor isn't homophobic but the MP is', but I class it as correct anyway.

You can find "ain't" in the dictionary, too.
As a writer, do you think it's acceptable to write that way?

If you do, go on using "infer" in that way.
If you don't...

gothicusmaximus · 08-13-2008, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Underwater Ophelia

As a writer, do you think it's acceptable to write that way?

You know, this sentence is technically grammatically incorrect. You make use of 'it' without a proper antecedent. The sentence should be rectified to "As a writer, do you think to write that way is acceptable?"

That said, as a writer, I find the use of 'it' without an antecedent to be permissible in this informal context. Moreover, as a writer, I feel that to use certain words in a way in which those words are not often used is totally acceptable-- in fact, I condone the invention of entirely new words. Stop affistilating JCC.

gothicusmaximus · 08-13-2008, 11:50 AM

As an addendum, I looked up 'infer' in the dictionary, and the definition that parallels that of 'imply' is the second one listed.
What's the big deal?