Shenmue Dojo

That KKK pic is fake but still would be an interesting situation.

KiBa wrote: So, who's responsible for this: http://shenmuestare.blogspot.com/

I don't believe he's an active member here, but ShenmueStare is a good chap and has contributed heavily towards the #GiveYuTheShenmueLicense campaign. The more outlandish campaign videos were made by him.

Whilst I agree that not allowing gay marriage is stupid, I see logic behind it in that it will allow them the same rights to adopt as straight married couples. I honestly don't think it's fair on the kid, even if they turned out to be great parents. On the flip side though, I'm a human and am 'raising' a cat.

My views are somewhat the opposite. In regards to gay marriage, well it's not that I have a problem with it, but I just really can't work out why exactly gay people want to be married in say a traditional catholic manner for example. Those certain orthodox religious sects clearly have rejected gay people, so why would a gay person desire to take part in one their rituals? Gay people are already more or less entitled to all the same benefits as married couples, through having a civil partnership (at least over here). So, it's just that very traditional religious ritual that's missing, and as as I said, I can't quite understand why gay people would want to be a part of a ritual that's so intrinsic to a group of people who mostly outright reject them. I mean, if the church clearly doesn't want you to take part in one of it's old rituals, why bother wasting time complaining about it and trying to force them to let you? Does it not make more sense to have your own ritual and celebration that has nothing to do with that old fashioned section? As I said, I don't have a problem with it, but if the benefits are already equal why give a shit about a ritual?

I do support gay adoption though. The usual argument of "the kids will get bullied" is just such a weak one, in my opinion. Kids can get bullied for every and any reason you can possibly think of! They can get bullied due to having parents who are Jehovah's Witness, they can get bullied for having parents who are poor, parents who are Muslim. parents who are unemployed. Kids can bullied for ANYTHING! And gay couples are much more accepted these days anyway. I really wouldn't put any money on a random child from a random heterosexual parent family being any happier than a random child coming from a homosexual family. There are a LOT of kids that are in need a stable family home, and there aren't enough heterosexual couples willing to take them in. Do you really think growing being bounced around different temporary children's homes and foster families is in some way better than being raised under a stable pair of loving gay parents? It's not.

Marriage gets you more benefits here, like tax breaks and hospital visitation rights, than a civil union does. They tied all that shit into law so that's why the marriage thing is a big deal.

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As for gay people being accepted no they aren't. Granted more people tolerate gay people now then when they got beaten up outside pubs for no reason other then the fact they was gay (Although I'm sure this still happens). Still plenty of people call them poofs and bum bandits just they don't do it to people's faces. I was somewhat seeing a girl about a year or two ago and her best friend was a really camp guy. Pretty much every time he met people for the first time they would be laughing when he looked away. If you could read peoples minds I bet that 9 out of 10 men dislike people just because they are gay. Sadly it's just something that will have to die over time as gay people find a place in society.

Yeah, but I meant that they are much more accepted now than in years gone by. More people are more open about it nowadays. If you parents are gay, most times kids would just find friends that did accept them and other kids who might be pricks about it, but that's the normal school experience for most kids anyway. The good of having a stable family definitely outweighs the negatives.

I've always found the term bum bandit extremely funny, I thought it was more of a comedy thing than an actual insult

Blue, how many times have you posted that gay marriage by Louisck on here??

Not getting at you btw, i would have never have discovered Louisck if it wasnt for you linking his videos. Dude is a fucking genius. Most hilarious comedian i have seen in a while.