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jdmagic357 Special user 737 Posts 
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With all the talk going on about Obama I was wondering what people thought of Dr. Paul?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3RB_56WziA&feature=related OK, I just had to. 
Just cause they say it, doesn't make it true.
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts
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I always liked RuPaul. Her politics are good too. I think "You gotta' work, !@#$%!" is a fantastic platform in today's economy.
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
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jdmagic357 Special user 737 Posts
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Couldn't agree with you more, about working that is. Not so sure about your gender identification, though?
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts
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Well the proper etiquette is to use the 'she' descriptor while they are in the drag persona, regardless of physical gender.
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
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jdmagic357 Special user 737 Posts
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Yeah and if I dress like Napoleon, the proper reference would be "bonjour mon capitaine". Or can we size you up for this straight jacket? I could of course escape, but would the people of France accept me?
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts
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Reminds me of the Smullyan anecdote where a guy was trying to get released from a mental hospital, and for his interview, he was hooked up to a lie detector...the psychiatrist asked him if he was Napoleon, he said, "No," and the machine said he was lying.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts
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Ah, but you have to also know that the machine is faulty and is mistaken exactly half of the time . . .
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Dr.: "Who are you?"
Patient: "Napoleon." Dr.: "How do you know?" Patient: "God told me." Patient in next bed: "I did not!!!" :crazydude:
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2889 Posts
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On 2011-05-13 01:21, jdmagic357 wrote: Your analogy would work if Ru Paul dressed and behaved as if she thought she were Marilyn Monroe and expected to be addressed as such. Does it really hurt anybody to call Ru Paul (or any transvestite in female garb) "her?"
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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jdmagic357 Special user 737 Posts
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On 2011-05-14 11:33, ed rhodes wrote: Idk if it "hurts", but to live in a world of fantasy, with an avoidance of reality, might be harmful to ones psyche? Or so I've been told. 
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2889 Posts
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On 2011-05-14 20:44, jdmagic357 wrote: hey, "she's" making a living off of it and is getting massive returns.
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts
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On 2011-05-14 20:44, jdmagic357 wrote: I don't think so. I think it's when someone doesn't know the difference between their fantasy and reality that it's a problem. I don't believe that RuPaul/Andre Charles fits the demented category. Yeah, I know, winky. Just sayin'
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
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Destiny Inner circle 1429 Posts
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"... to live in a world of fantasy, with an avoidance of reality, might be harmful to ones psyche? Or so I've been told."
You shouldn't take too much notice of what you're told. We all play roles in this life and what may appear a fantasy to others might just be reality to the person concerned - not an avoidance of reality but a different aspect of their character. I spent 10 years performing wildlife shows in ranger uniform - I found when I put on the uniform, my personality changed to suit the character that went with the uniform. I was not acting out a personality - I was simply bringing to the fore the aspects of my personality which suited the perception of the uniform. When I finished a show I was still in public, in the uniform, and so I continued to behave in an appropriate manner. I fail to see how Ru Paul, or indeed myself, in my current character, stray from this paradigm. |
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2889 Posts
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Amen, child.
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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Donal Chayce Inner circle 1770 Posts
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Beneath this cheap veneer is just more cheap veneer.
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jdmagic357 Special user 737 Posts
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On 2011-05-15 13:13, Donal Chayce wrote: I suspect that HIS makeup, is anything but cheap?
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts
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...HIS... Well, if you're comfortable with this sort of intolerance then there's nothing I can do about it. Just as long as we're all aware that this is disrespectful to another human being who's done nothing to earn disrespect. And here I thought this was gonna' be a fun thread.
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
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Dr. JK Inner circle Sandusky, OH 1191 Posts
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To all those arguing that RuPaul deserves to be referred to in the feminine gender (specifically Critter), please see HIS wikipedia page of which I have pasted a portion:
"RuPaul is noted among famous drag queens for his indifference towards the gender-specific pronouns used to address him—both "he" and "she" have been deemed acceptable. "You can call me he. You can call me she. You can call me Regis and Kathie Lee; I don't care! Just as long as you call me." " http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ru_Paul |
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts
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On 2011-05-16 15:40, Dr. JK wrote: For one thing: I didn't start the arguement. For another: Every member of the trans community that I have ever known would jump down your throat if you called them a "he" when they weren't in male clothing. It is considered offensive and intolerant within the community. So RuPaul might be an exception in terms of HER preference, it is disrespectful to most who live this lifestyle. Like I've said before, I'm not big on PC, so this isn't a life or death arguement with me. (Although if it were a full time transgendered person we were talking about then it would be very serious to me.) I was called out for adhering to the customs of the community so I supported my position. And I still stand by it. There's not one thing a 16 year old quote pasted into Wikipedia says that changes that.
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts
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Still odd that I was singled out of everyone else in that reply. "Especially" maybe since I was the most vocal, but "Specifically" is pretty, well, specific.
Destiny, do you prefer the "He" or "She?" I always think of you as a very funny "she" but if you prefer the other then I can adjust.
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
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