tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post4683527300108412028..comments2024-03-28T00:54:34.206-04:00Comments on BigCityLib Strikes Back: Dear Chris,bigcitylibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-78380408971878827712008-09-26T14:56:00.000-04:002008-09-26T14:56:00.000-04:00You really don't understand it do you, because you...You really don't understand it do you, because your little mind is so full of hate for guns that you can't see the truth. (I thought all you lefties were 'troofers'). <BR/><BR/>Look at murder statistics around the world - all murder types, not just guns. There is NO correlation between murder rates and firearm ownership rates. None. Zero. Nada. Zip. The societal values within each country, along with various other socio-economic and demographic factors are the key, not whether or not certain tools are available. <BR/><BR/>Look at the gun ownership history in England. In the late 1800s, early 1900s handgun ownership in particular was run of the mill common, and crime was very low. Murder was almost nonexistant. Step forward 100 years. Firearms are all but entirely banned from legal ownership, yet the UK murder rate will soon eclipse that of the U.S. in total. Police are armed with submachine guns. Gun crime is epidemic. <BR/><BR/>Murder is rooted in social causes, not in availability of tools.Auntie Liberalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12618198082732132279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-28616309810856624522008-09-25T10:31:00.000-04:002008-09-25T10:31:00.000-04:00but that still implies that female characteristics...<I>but that still implies that female characteristics are so undesirable as to qualify as an insult.</I><BR/><BR/>Oh, please. Can we put an end to the language policing already?<BR/><BR/>It's not the hot issue, here.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-79145265288002242262008-09-24T12:55:00.000-04:002008-09-24T12:55:00.000-04:00Arguably, effeminacy is the most undisputably male...Arguably, effeminacy is the most undisputably male of all traits. While both men and women can be described as feminine and/or masculine, only men can be effeminate.<BR/><BR/>It means more than simply being female or having female traits. I believe it is all but invariably used as in insult. It's not a neutral word describing having female characteristics. Feminine works just fine for that.Reality Biteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350104223630062677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-75354460985241553722008-09-24T11:54:00.000-04:002008-09-24T11:54:00.000-04:00Yes, I know effeminate means having female charact...Yes, I know effeminate means having female characteristics - but that still implies that female characteristics are so undesirable as to qualify as an insult. Splitting hairs, sure, but it still bugs me. Like saying “you hit like a girl!” “You whine like a woman!”900ft Jesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01882830831096870992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-4432952378186033992008-09-24T09:37:00.000-04:002008-09-24T09:37:00.000-04:00900 ft - effeminate is not a synonym for female. O...900 ft - effeminate is not a synonym for female. Only men can be effeminate.<BR/><BR/>I'm betting that Chrissy is a big ol' queen himself. Most gays who rail about others being effeminate have a big blind spot when it comes to the tiara welded to their own head.Reality Biteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350104223630062677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-38179670156829944482008-09-24T09:17:00.000-04:002008-09-24T09:17:00.000-04:00On the Greyhound incident: some people really need...On the Greyhound incident: some people really need to think about what those buses are like: cramped and dark. If people are hysterical and standing up, there's no way anyone can judge what was happening in a commotion and the only rational action is to get away.<BR/><BR/>I'm so sick of that Conservative talking point that comes out with numbing regularity these days after every tragedy; that everyone there was a gutless coward because no one played the hero.<BR/><BR/>These people need to stop playing <I>World of Warcraft</I> and reconnect with the real world. I suggest compulsory military service; boot camp might slim down a couple of those tubby Conserva-boys, if nothing else.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-57778841389803755072008-09-24T07:38:00.000-04:002008-09-24T07:38:00.000-04:00Perhaps I'm wrong, but I think the incredible comm...Perhaps I'm wrong, but I think the incredible comments about the people on the Greyhound bus were the tipping point. That wasn't attacking a large group like Canadians, gays or women. It was a ridiculous attack on several dozen actual individuals in relation to real, not theoretical events.<BR/><BR/>In regards to Reid's views in general, as I pointed out on his blog before it was closed to comments, at one point his views may have mattered to those who oppose them, but now he's just another crank with a blog. And frankly, if one is interested by looking at train wrecks, it's better with video.Reality Biteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350104223630062677noreply@blogger.com