5 pages for a thread that would have probably run its course after two.
The reason why? Because someone who wasn't in the know about an in joke took offence on behalf of either that person, or because of the lifestyle that he wrongly felt was being ridiculed.
As Junglie has stated - the fact that they look a like Z list celeb who happened to be an uphill gardender was not really the point - if SPSHAR had looked like one of the Wurzels, then no doubt that would have been stated... I can't see that many farmers would have got so worked up.
It's been proved on this thread that there are some extreme views, however Tim claims that homosexuality is as natural as Heterosexuality; the arguments over that have been done to death on here now.
However the point that Tim is missing which is something that is common whenever people try to promote 'minority' or 'different' (for the want of a better word) lifestyles or cultures is that by bleating on so much about it he actually causes resentment and encourages it (resentment) in people who would normally not give a hoot.
There's a fine line between defending yourself or sticking up for a lifestyle choice, however despite some of the comments on here,which people are entitled to have, we are very tolerant in the UK, no more so than in respect to gay couples... hell they have more rights than a man and woman have that live together but choose not to marry.
Continually bleating on about how hard done by or how cruel some people can be does not endear you to otherwise tolerant individuals. After a while it encourages them to have a go at you, not out of any hatred or bigotry, but because they are sick of hearing about it and they know they can wind you up.
That might not be mature in your eyes, but it's human nature and is a particular type of humour that is used in the forces.
You have posted on this forum - it's not Jet Blast but these are people who serve or have served - you must know what kind of humour to expect.
Whether you agree with it or not, your best course of action after your initial complaint, would be to walk away; especially as the original poster tried to explain the post to you (which he did not need to do); yet you still took offence.
People would quickly lose interest if you let it be; because you have not, it still continues.
Last edited by anotherthing; 7th Jun 2008 at 15:01.
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