Comments on: Yeah, Go On Then

By: Habitual Rake

Habitual Rake — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:06:36 +0000

I touch children.

By: Pirate Pete

Pirate Pete — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:30:26 +0000

Oh nearly forgot – just to get you in the mood, my photos from Pride last Saturday

http://picasaweb.google.com/peteste/PrideJuly2010#

By: Pirate Pete

Pirate Pete — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:29:09 +0000

Just wondering, but would you welcome ‘our new homosexual overlords’ if one of them happened to be me? I’ve got the ermine, buckled shoes and everything.

We’d have to have some changes though – the national anthem would be “Male Stripper” (does anyone else remember the early 80s?) and we’d have an equivalent 4th of July celebration to the US, but our’s would be “A Bit Gay Day”, so people like David would feel more comfortable being a bit adventurous

By: Secnarf

Secnarf — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:55:57 +0000

Whilst a lot of these posts made me wee myself a bit with mirth, I do think that the typical pattern has emerged – people mocking prejudice who then end up sounding prejudiced/perpetuating prejudice themselves. Graphic/vulgar terms for anal sex are not the same thing as homosexuality, or even gay sex/love-making – this representation/association is typically homophobic. Suggesting someone is gay to be insulting is homophobic. When the man being targeted is not listening, and the insults continue in a long, mindless string without much further thought or criticism or suggestion, then you are simply practising/perpetuating homophobia. I find it hilarious that he would find them insulting, but one joke would have been enought. Also, I don’t know why homosexuality has been discussed as male homosexuality. Or am I missing the point of the thread: bum jokes are funny, especially when tied in with some self-righteous venom towards a homophobic, bigotted, easy-to-target idiot. Far more important than dealing with the widespread, deep-rooted prejudice that allows our asylum system to fail people in need so miserably.

By: D. lurker

D. lurker — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:26:42 +0000

The commenters at the Telegraph are having fun with this: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/guywalters/100046440/can-iranian-mullet-wearers-be-granted-asylum/
where by “having fun” I mean “projectile-vomiting bile”.

By: pigfrottage

pigfrottage — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:28:32 +0000

La Spesh,

Great to have you back. You have been missed.

I don’t think you have to be gay to claim asylum. Do you know what, I think that they could make it up, and have.

What do I know?

By: Mesostim

Mesostim — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:00:26 +0000

How convenient. Yet another way to manipulate the asylum ‘system’.
They must think we’re stupid.
Oh that’s right , we are.

Can’t fault the conclusion.

By: Bugrat

Bugrat — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:42:25 +0000

Arse. Redundant ‘in’ fail..

By: Bugrat

Bugrat — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:41:02 +0000

Express headline today is ‘Now Asylum if you’re gay’

Ah, that would explain the Gay Asylum mentioned in David’s quoted post. A place you’re likely to dragged off to (probably by men in pink coats) in if you don’t stare blankly straight ahead while standing at the public urinal..

By: Bit Special AKA La Spesh

Bit Special AKA La Spesh — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:11:39 +0000

Express headline today is ‘Now Asylum if you’re gay’. I like to think that ‘the Asylum’ is a hot new dance craze sweeping the gay clubs of London and the Express is simply trying to spread the word to all the homosexuals of the UK.