Quote:If you think that you can pigeon hole me by limiting my responses to a single word then you are going to be VERY disappointed. This part of our conversation started when you made the comment about adding LGBTQ to a LIST OF PROTECTED PEOPLE, i responded by saying simply that I disagree with the general idea of a specific list of people being protected because ALL PEOPLE have inalienable rights and our laws should reflect this for all citizens and I cited the 14th amendment to the constitution as proof that this is codified into law and as such should be observed by all states and municipalities.   ***Yes..  thank you for recapping..  I brought this up because it was relative to my friends who were evicted because their child is transgender. Had I realized that providing an actual answer to this question was going to illicit this much fear in you I would have led with it.  Why even pretend to discuss this issue if you can't own an opinion to a direct question?*** 

 

If you disagree with my legal interpretation of the 14th amendment or the universality of equal protection from discrimination (specifically in light of the multiple federal civil rights acts) then that's fine.  You can feel free to make that argument from a legal or constitutional standpoint.  But to make the argument that someone who believes in the universal dignity of every person, even those with ailments or parts of sects or minorities seen and unseen, is RESERVING THE RIGHT TO DISCRIMINATE is frankly so disingenuous that it reveals how desperate your argument is and by no stretch of the imagination could any reasonable person say that i didn't respond to your question.   ***You are absolutely right.  Even I said you gave me a response.  Glad to see your reading skills are consistent.  And you are also right that I made an argument that you MAY reserve the right to discriminate by clinging to an interpretation of the 14th Amendment which pretends black people were truly equal before the Civil Rights Movement a hundred years after its passing.   Your feigned outrage doesn't change the fact that while you did indeed provide a response, you still have not answered the question.  You've got so much conviction about so many things on this subject, but you can't publicly own your opinion on whether or not you think it is okay for people to be able to be fired, evicted or kicked out of a restaurant just for being gay or transgender.  There's a word for that..  actually there are many.  I'll let you guess which one I am thinking of.***

 

Conversely, I am still waiting to see how you prescribe that society should research and dig deep within our souls to help the blind lady trapped inside a body with functional eyes to truly find her voice in society and live out her days as a person deprived of sight.  ***Well..  I guess we're both waiting on answers then..***