Originally posted by Alliance
Yeah, a clost republican disguised as a civil-rights laywer/professor.
if i reverse your statement, are you insinuating that a civil rights attorney won't be a republican? a professor won't be a republican? a person who is both a civil-rights lawyer/professor is not going to be a republican?
not that i am one, but what do you have against republicans and what do you feel they stand for?
so, are you thinking that there is no such thing as Gay Republicans, or gay repubs that are for gay marriage...simply b/c the majority in the party is against it??? that's what you are stating about the civil rights issue in the republican party, since majority of dems were for it that must mean that no repubs were for civil rights....
Originally posted by Oncewhite
so, are you thinking that there is no such thing as Gay Republicans, or gay repubs that are for gay marriage...simply b/c the majority in the party is against it??? that's what you are stating about the civil rights issue in the republican party, since majority of dems were for it that must mean that no repubs were for civil rights....
I'll give you 5 bucks to change that avi of yours. For some reason everytime you post, I think of the 3 blind hags in Clash of the Titans. That Darryl Hannah wanna-be in your sig doesn't help, either.
Originally posted by botankus
I'll give you 5 bucks to change that avi of yours. For some reason everytime you post, I think of the 3 blind hags in Clash of the Titans. That Darryl Hannah wanna-be in your sig doesn't help, either.
well, since you asked nicely, i'll see what i can do, the first pic is of STORM, and I like it.
Originally posted by botankus
I just thought about it, but my post actually was on-topic. Sort of. I was wondering if you came across the way you appeared, which is like an old hag.
with the likes of your compliments, i'll be sure have a high esteem, but maybe i'm fortunate enough to rely on my own self worth...so, on second thought, i'll leave the pic up just the way it is.
Originally posted by Oncewhite
if i reverse your statement, are you insinuating that a civil rights attorney won't be a republican? a professor won't be a republican? a person who is both a civil-rights lawyer/professor is not going to be a republican?not that i am one, but what do you have against republicans and what do you feel they stand for?
so, are you thinking that there is no such thing as Gay Republicans, or gay repubs that are for gay marriage...simply b/c the majority in the party is against it??? that's what you are stating about the civil rights issue in the republican party, since majority of dems were for it that must mean that no repubs were for civil rights....
I don't have anything against Republicans, I have issues with the Republican party platform, which any given Republican may or may not adhere to on any given issue.
I generally don't like conservatism, and I don't think its a good way to approach problems, but there are times when it works. We have a pluralistic society, and I think we are better for it.
People rarely fit into a "A" or "B" mold, but in a two party system, if you want you're vote to count, you gotta choose. You will find that I, despite identifying myself as a "liberal" am very "conservative" on many issues, yet, I will support Democratic candidates 90% of the time and I would not vote for a Republican candidate that I knew nothing about. I campaign for democrats, but am also at odds with them on issues. I choose a mold, despite the fact that the shoe is uncomfortable at times.
People are different from their parties, but parties are monolithic organizations in the US. People generally have associated values. If you have a fairly conservative view on sex, for instance, that can determine your position on a lot of social issues, which collectively will influence the party you are most likely to vote for. I'm not saying that there aren't Republican civil-rights lawyers, professors, or gays. I'm saying that its unlikely that these parties would nominate these people to represent their party.
I know of a gay republican congressman, but I know of many more gay Democrats. I know of former black Republican congressmen, but I know of many many more black democrats. You can't sit there and tell me when 95% of black congressmen and women in the US represent the democratic party, that there is not some type of force that skews the representation. I'm not saying its institutional (as in Republicans don't like black people) but there is some associating of values that skews the results. Hence, a civil rights lawyer or professor is more likely to be a democrat than not. I don't know how many civil rights lawyers represent the Republican party, but I bet it would be an odd disguise for a Republican.
However, may I point out that YOU first said that Obama was a closet Republican because he was articulate (despite the fact it goes against the majority of his platform). Before you go and question my "insinuations", question your own preconceptions first.
Originally posted by Alliance
[B]I campaign for democrats[....its institutional (as in Republicans don't like black people) but there is some associating of values that skews the results/B]
somehow, i already knew this, there are a couple of live ones in here, not just you. and as far as racist dems or repubs, i've run into both, so i figure it has to do with the person and not the party. now, affirmative action was an issue that divided things across racial lines.
Re: Do you sound the way you look?
Originally posted by Oncewhite
I was told that my voice is a pleasant, soothing sound, and I was always taught to speak on the affirmative, try to be sure of yourself and speak articulately (this is my upbringing, a strong training on how to conduct myself, to be formal in public, so it's pretty much set at this stage of my life)...matter of fact, when I left home, most thought I was in the military b/c of the way I spoke and carried myself....however, depending on who I am talking to, I wonder if it seems like I am talking down to a person (even though only a few people react badly to the way I sound, I still wonder...I am not the type to put on airs, but the listener may not be use to someone with my combination of look/speech ..I was always told that I sound differently then how I look, so since I sound pleasant, are they saying I don't look pleasant???? 🤣 )...I've worked on sounding less white over the past 10 years or so, in order to appease those seemed so troubled by the way I sounded...so, now, I sound more black then I ever have before.And it's not racial, I had some whites react badly to my sound/look combination, as well as some blacks who are into slang/ghettoish sound, as they too have had "issues" with the way I talk/look...I'm not sure if it's liberal whites who hate to hear articulate blacks, or if it's something else, maybe it's not even race. Maybe it's a clash of upbringing, some parents may have been a lot more lax and not into formalities. Maybe some whites who are raised to be lax and informal, may find the minorities who were raised to be formal and speak on the affirmation as playing or mocking them? I find the most negative responses from either blacks from the ghetto or whites who were raised to be very lax and laid back, but may not realize that a person can't turn off the informal behavior so quickly.
Do you like the sound of your own voice? Do you sound more harsher then you look (raspy voice) or more pleasant 😱 then you look? Were you taught to speak on the affirmative (be very direct and POSITIVE when you are talking to someone)?
actually people say my voice is better than my looks. they say i got the hardcore voice. and i dont care what race the chick is because my motto is if she's hot then lets go to the bedroom.