Just normal American Utopia...

Archy1221 said:
Page 2 section 3 subsection 18 semi colon 24 paragraph 8 third sentence of the fourth Column in code 27.   Or just take it as meme?   I’m confused with you though.  Do we take things too literally or do we not?  You seem to be all over the page on this issue lately by your replies.  
 

But Pete did say he agreed the law would kill kids :dunno   and classifying the law as “don’t say gay” is disingenuous and lazy reporting.  Glad we settled that. 
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Edit:  to those that haven’t read it, Archy made up the part of the bill that talks about restricting teaching “humping”.  I caught the sarcasm, but others might not have.

LGBT kids attempt suicide four times as often as straight kids.  Why do you think that is?  Could it be that they don’t feel “normal”?

This law has no teeth in regards to “sex Ed” outside of making a point to make talking about sexual orientation and gender identity a “crime”.  It won’t change anything that has been or will be taught.  The concern isn’t for the 6 year olds, it’s for the 16 year old that just had a law passed that will make him/her feel “not normal”

If you could get passed the whole “it doesn’t have the word gay in it!!!” nonsense, you might actually see that section 3 is nothing but a unnecessary swipe at a group of people.   A group filled with teens that already face depression at a higher rate than straight teens.

More LGTB kids die of suicide because of who they are than kids that died from wearing masks and getting vaccines.  Why does Florida seem to care about one and not the other?

 
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funhusker said:
Edit:  to those that haven’t read it, Archy made up the part of the bill that talks about restricting teaching “humping”.  I caught the sarcasm, but others might not have
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Just to clarify for everyone, I didn’t make up anything as funhusker falsely eludes.  I shared a meme attached to video clip.   The meme doesn’t reference any sexual preferences.  

 
Archy1221 said:
Just to clarify for everyone, I didn’t make up anything as funhusker falsely eludes.  I shared a meme attached to video clip.   The meme doesn’t reference any sexual preferences.  
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But you did, albeit sarcastically.

However, you did push a false narrative.  Very similar to what you keep complaining about.  

But I’m not worried about any of that.  I just wanted to explain why I didn’t think Buttigieg was out of line by saying what he did.

 
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Archy1221 said:
Good catch on sarcasm.  Glad the first comment tripped you up so much you couldn’t catch on.     Let me explain further for those that need it.  

The context of the discussion was if people choose to be Gay/lesbian.  That said….The only true choice in life we don’t have is to not die.   We all do it.  Every single one of us.  

Now I clearly said I believe some people are born in a way that they prefer the company of the same sex.  They could choose to live life a different way in unhappiness and some actually do.  We’ve all heard the stories of married people with kids who divorce because one can’t live the lie anymore.  It was a choice to not live the life with another gay/lesbian person but didn’t mean they weren’t gay/lesbian.   Others choose to live a gay/lesbian sexual lifestyle because they can’t find a straight partner or like the example @BigRedBuster said.   
 

asexual people not being able to get laid is a choice that seems like a forced choice in that they want to live as a Priest/Nun or they can’t get laid and want to be labeled something so I guess that group created asexual.   
 

I’ll remember to tag sarcasm on further posts for your benefit. 
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I'm a little late to this thread, but wow. Your futher explanation only makes it worse.

The uhm "choice" to live as a heterosexual when you are in fact homosexual is based on the historical treatment of gays, which typically involved humiliation, banishment, loss of job, physical violence, and even death. That's not "choosing" your sexuality. It's choosing to avoid consequences brought on by people who think you are choosing to do something God abhors. 

You and Teach appear to have mixed up asexuality with Incels. If you don't know about the Incel community, look it up. Or don't. It's both comical and scary.  The idea that some people would be born without, or lose a chemical sex drive should surprise no one. 

A few years ago the analogy was made that homosexuality is a lot like left-handedness:  it appears in about 8-10% of the population, and has done so throughout history and races and cultures. As a minority, society makes it a little more difficult to be left-handed, but we generally find work-arounds as no one blames someone for being left-handed. If you can throw a decent slider left-handed, you might even be rewarded with a big MLB contract. 

 
Guy Chamberlin said:
I'm a little late to this thread, but wow. Your futher explanation only makes it worse.

The uhm "choice" to live as a heterosexual when you are in fact homosexual is based on the historical treatment of gays, which typically involved humiliation, banishment, loss of job, physical violence, and even death. That's not "choosing" your sexuality. It's choosing to avoid consequences brought on by people who think you are choosing to do something God abhors. 

You and Teach appear to have mixed up asexuality with Incels. If you don't know about the Incel community, look it up. Or don't. It's both comical and scary.  The idea that some people would be born without, or lose a chemical sex drive should surprise no one. 

A few years ago the analogy was made that homosexuality is a lot like left-handedness:  it appears in about 8-10% of the population, and has done so throughout history and races and cultures. As a minority, society makes it a little more difficult to be left-handed, but we generally find work-arounds as no one blames someone for being left-handed. If you can throw a decent slider left-handed, you might even be rewarded with a big MLB contract. 
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How does this pertain to my discussions on the parental rights bill exactly?  

 
Archy1221 said:
I have seen this type of behavior all the time the past twelve years of watching kids playing competitive baseball and it’s a shame.   Clay Travis is absolutely wrong here and it’s why there is a shortage of umpires at the lower levels.  
 

https://www.mediaite.com/sports/screw-you-dude-youre-a-loser-clay-travis-goes-off-on-his-11-year-old-sons-little-league-umpire-after-getting-tossed-from-game/
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Yes, and that creates a shortage all the way up because that’s where they start. 

 
Note - this article 

Do we have a thread discussing congress' stock shenanigans? This is actually a "both sides" issue. 

Congress should not be allowed to profit from their insider knowledge. I think a majority of voters, no matter their political affiliation, would agree with that. And yet we have this:



Members of Congress Who Beat $SPY in 2021




Congressman Austin Scott is catching the eyes of investors today following a report on how well politicians’ stocks did compared to SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) in 2021.

 
The list highlights 35 members of Congress that outpaced SPY last year with Austin Scott leading it with his stocks. The Congressman represents Georgia’s 8th congressional district and has been doing so since 2011.

Of the 35 members of Congress on the list, 19 of them are Democrats and 16 of them are Republicans. While not as many Republicans beat out SPY last year, they make up for it with the top five performers all being from the conservative party.

Unusual Whales, the account behind the Austin Scott stocks trend, calls out trades made by politicians in 2021 as unusually timed.


“Big legislative events (such as the Infrastructure Bill getting passed by the Senate) were often preceded by politicians trading in the sectors affected. There were tons of unusual trades where politicians made millions of dollars.”



It’ll be interesting to see how investors react to this list in the coming year. Some may take to following politicians, such as Austin Scott or Nancy Pelosi, when picking stocks to invest in considering how many beat out SPY last year.




This article stems from a tweet by unusual_whales on the twitter, an account that follows the markets. 






 
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BigRedBuster said:
Yes, and that creates a shortage all the way up because that’s where they start. 
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He sucks...

My friend used to ump for that age...when parents got stupid he did one of two things..

1.  Toss the parent and refuse to ump until the parent was gone.

2.  Never call a strike for that team again for the rest of the game.  (It was funny)

 
knapplc said:
Note - this article 

Do we have a thread discussing congress' stock shenanigans? This is actually a "both sides" issue. 

Congress should not be allowed to profit from their insider knowledge. I think a majority of voters, no matter their political affiliation, would agree with that. And yet we have this:



Members of Congress Who Beat $SPY in 2021




Congressman Austin Scott is catching the eyes of investors today following a report on how well politicians’ stocks did compared to SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) in 2021.

 
The list highlights 35 members of Congress that outpaced SPY last year with Austin Scott leading it with his stocks. The Congressman represents Georgia’s 8th congressional district and has been doing so since 2011.

Of the 35 members of Congress on the list, 19 of them are Democrats and 16 of them are Republicans. While not as many Republicans beat out SPY last year, they make up for it with the top five performers all being from the conservative party.

Unusual Whales, the account behind the Austin Scott stocks trend, calls out trades made by politicians in 2021 as unusually timed.


“Big legislative events (such as the Infrastructure Bill getting passed by the Senate) were often preceded by politicians trading in the sectors affected. There were tons of unusual trades where politicians made millions of dollars.”



It’ll be interesting to see how investors react to this list in the coming year. Some may take to following politicians, such as Austin Scott or Nancy Pelosi, when picking stocks to invest in considering how many beat out SPY last year.




This article stems from a tweet by unusual_whales on the twitter, an account that follows the markets. 
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I think in the normal world that would be called insider trading.   It is amazing how many congress people go in as 'average Joes' or 'average Janes' and come out as multi-millionaires.   Nice gig if you can get it.  

 
TGHusker said:
I think in the normal world that would be called insider trading.   It is amazing how many congress people go in as 'average Joes' or 'average Janes' and come out as multi-millionaires.   Nice gig if you can get it.  
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How many actually come in as "average Jane's and Joe's" anymore?  It always seems like the people getting elected are pretty well connected in business circles already.

 
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