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Homophobia in interior design. Okay. So today in my interior class I was working on my project. I had my books set aside and I had the book 'keeping you a secret' on the top. This girl picks it up. She starts to read the back and goes "What the hell is this shit?" and I told her that it was a very good book and that she should read it. She started to read the first few pages and she goes "Oh, I should've known it'd be about dykes" and a few of my other friends joined the conversation. This boy Rem said he didn't have a problem with gay girls but he had a problem with gay guys. I told him that he was stupid. This girl, Karly said "You're born that way. My sister is a lesbian" The conversation got pretty heated. The girl I was talking about in the beginning said that she hated gay people and that they should die for sinning and that it was wrong and just nasty. I told her that she was being a homophobic bitch. This girl was born in Palestine and I told her that it is wrong for people to be open to her and her culture if she can't be open with other people's faith, race, sexual orientation, etc. No one talked to her for the rest of the class. Did I say too much? Or too little? Does anyone agree with what I'm saying?
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posted by hot4hargitay on Thursday 18 January 2007 at 5:28AM

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Burn her at the stake!!!! Emoticon: Rainbow Pride (p)

I'd say it's best not to get into a conversation like that with someone as ignorant as her... Especially with her original tone after nothing offensive had been said upon her... Therefore you do not know what her resulting actions may be... I think you stood up just enough and didn't get too carried away at the same time...
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You were totally in the right there. You didn't start a fight, I would get just as, if not more, annoyed with her.
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You go, girl.
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I LOVE THAT BOOK!!!!! HOW DARE SHE? ok, maybe u could have handled it differently and just, like, flicked her off or sumfin, but it sounds like she WAS being a homophobic bitch. ;)
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you did good. it takes a smart person not to start some crazy fight and you didn't. but that girl's a real bitch
*spinning*
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eh u did better then me i probably woulda just kicked her ass (anger issues much lol) but yea u handled it good and with alot more class then alot of ppl would have

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I love that book! Of course, it's my only "gay book" so there may be better out there, but it's great!


I think that you did the right thing by defending your argument, but if people are going to take us seriously, we should probably not be so quick to call people homophobic bitches, even when it's disgustingly apparent that they are.


Even though it's incredibly unlikely that she'd change her mind, next time keep your cool and shut down her argument with defensive points of your own. Chances are, she'll get riled up and look like an idiot while you're standing there completely cool, armed with good points. If you see two people, one manic and one calm, which one are you more likely to see as the superior? Game, set, match. Emoticon: Rainbow Pride (p)
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