Another look at "mixed" marriages

Keeping it in perspective, you know...

HA-HA! Guess you all think that is funny? Here's a joke for ya'll,since I know how ya'll like to keep it in the family.My late father use to tell this one to my late mother, she didn't like it because it struck to close to home:"What is a southern virgin? A girl that can run faster then her father and brothers!"Think that's funny? I don't either,so let's stop all the interracial @#$%,O.K? That dog and cat picture is obscene and should never have been posted.Don't any of you have children that read this?

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Originally posted by moondancer211:
HA-HA! Guess you all think that is funny? Here's a joke for ya'll,since I know how ya'll like to keep it in the family.My late father use to tell this one to my late mother, she didn't like it because it struck to close to home:"What is a southern virgin? A girl that can run faster then her father and brothers!"Think that's funny? I don't either,so let's stop all the interracial @#$%,O.K? That dog and cat picture is obscene and should never have been posted.Don't any of you have children that read this?

That post is from November 19th and you are the only one that responded. There is no Y'ALL.

This isn't the only pictures on this site that has offended me.

I agree ... there COULD be children come on this site. And if my grandson were to see this, or another pic that offended me, I would more upset than I already am.

Please Keep it clean, SL... I, for one, do not appreciate seeing things like this on Forums.

True. There was one with nudity I reported but TD did not remove it. So, don't get your hopes up. Apparently, only our words are restricted.

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Originally posted by _Joy_:
True. There was one with nudity I reported but TD did not remove it. So, don't get your hopes up. Apparently, only our words are restricted.

Joy, I reported it too.. so far, NO good

According to the TD guidelines, the entire website is NOT for children, which as defined by the COPPA law is age 13 and under.

To clarify, the "one with nudity" is a world-famous U.S. government photograph of the My Lai massacre in Viet Nam, which was perpetrated in part by US Army Lt. William Calley.

Yes... war and all associated atrocites are ugly aren't they?

And since it is so ugly, perhaps you agree with president George W. Bush's attempt to cover up the flag-draped coffins of those killed in action in Iraq. Better to keep it sanitized and under cover. Out of sight, out of mind... right?

Abu Ghraib... the depictions of sadistic torture committed by U.S. troops and CIA advisors on the daily news is neither roses and smiles, save for the perverted smiles of perpetraitors (yes, I mispelled it purposely) Charles Grainger and Lindy England.

Those pictures were prominently displayed on the front pages of newspapers worldwide, including the TimesDaily.

What is that is so offensive?

Is it the fact that the dead, rotting corpses of un armed men, women and children are on display for the whole world to see, or that the are the "collateral damage" of war?

-OR-

Is it truly their little naked behinds?

It must, then, be preferable to see pictures of life-saving surgeries. Right?

Death or life... let's put things in perspective, shall we?

What a conundrum, to be stuck on the horns of a dilemma, eh?

Then, there're those who couldn't laugh at a slapstick routine of slipping on a banana peel.

Those sourpusses can't laugh at a silly little cartoon that mockingly pokes fun at the silliness of racism by using animals. Let's put things in perspective, shall we?

Now THERE'S the joy of the LORD for ya!

If that's joy, it's no wonder most would rather skip that dose.

Let's focus on what is truly right and good, and what is not, and why.

"The day before surgeons removed three more inches of his mangled left forearm, Army Sgt. Gary Yoakam sat in his hospital room cradling 2-month-old Layla in his right arm and gauze-covered stump.

""Oh, my God, you got so big," he said in a baby voice to his daughter, born Sept. 27 while Yoakam was home in Ohio on leave from Iraq. "You remember Daddy, huh? Yes, you do. You're my baby girl. Daddy missed you."

"Leaning closer, he said, "I can't hold you with my other hand - it's gone. Does that make you mad?"...
Gary Yoakam

"For Yoakam, life now is an intense mix of good and bad. He is happy to be alive, to see his baby and to celebrate his wife's 18th birthday. He is also trying to cope with a painful new reality that began a little more than two weeks ago, on Nov. 7. That day in Mosul, Iraq, an exploding rocket-propelled grenade shredded his left hand, forcing its amputation.

Excerpt from "War costs a soldier his hand, leaves him cherishing life more." by Scott Calvert. Baltimore Sun, 23 Nov 2003.

No, Shoals, that is not the one with nudity I was referring to.

Secondly, EWWW! I have to look away on portions of CSI, man!

Now I remember where I left my hemostats.

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Originally posted by themax:
Now I remember where I left my hemostats.

LOL

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Originally posted by Kindred_Spirit:
This isn't the only pictures on this site that has offended me.

I agree ... there COULD be children come on this site. And if my grandson were to see this, or another pic that offended me, I would more upset than I already am.

Please Keep it clean, SL... I, for one, do not appreciate seeing things like this on Forums.

If your kids (or grandkids) are not ready to deal with the light hearted cartoon at the top of this post, then they surely don't need to be allowed unsupervised access to the internet. Sticking your head in the sand, and pulling the kid's heads in with you won't make it go away. I'd rather my kids were prepared and know what evils are out there than shelter them from the world.

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Originally posted by Shoals Lover:
Now THERE'S the joy of the LORD for ya!

If that's joy, it's no wonder most would rather skip that dose.

Hmmm...was that for me? I think I was also included in the sourpuss comment, too. If so, there seems to be a particularly large crow on the table here for you, Shoals. (tee, hee) Sorry, I just couldn't resist. I can't say I'd hang your cartoon over my desk or anything, but it doesn't offend me.

As a member of the US Army, and Iraq vet, I do not like pictures of the fallen being publshed. KIA families should have privacy. I do not want pics like this highjacked by and used by the Cindy Sheethans of the world. Neither do I want the funerals highjacked by the "God hates ***-s" group.

I think I may have posted it here before but I'm in a long term relationship with a drop dead gorgeous "mullato" woman. She is Cherokee Indian and African on one side and some sort of Caribbean Island mix on the other. For the most part, people in general are very accepting, but on occasion I'll get racist comments. I just consider the source and put myself above it.

miamizsun ...

just curious as to where you draw the line. Are you ok with homosexuals? animal sex?

Mott, I think you need to read this whole thread. You seem to have it a little mixed up. It started as an light hearted animal joke.

thx themax...but I was posting in regards to

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miamizsun
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Posted 11 December 2006 05:06 PM Hide Post
I think I may have posted it here before but I'm in a long term relationship with a drop dead gorgeous "mullato" woman. She is Cherokee Indian and African on one side and some sort of Caribbean Island mix on the other. For the most part, people in general are very accepting, but on occasion I'll get racist comments. I just consider the source and put myself above it.

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Originally posted by Mott The Hoople:
miamizsun ...

just curious as to where you draw the line. Are you ok with homosexuals? animal sex?

Troll Alert

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Originally posted by Mott The Hoople:
miamizsun ...

just curious as to where you draw the line. Are you ok with homosexuals? animal sex?

I personally don't care what two grown adults do in the privacy of their own home, but animal sex? Please pull your head out of the gutter.

OK, I feel stupid. I had to go back and look at the cartoon. At first glance I thought they were dancing. It's late and I've had a long day. BTW, agree w/ someone else. Children shouldn't be unsupervised on the net anyway...

Found the cartoon almost amusing...not offensive

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Originally posted by Mott The Hoople:
miamizsun ...

just curious as to where you draw the line. Are you ok with homosexuals? animal sex?

I'm assuming you're talking about bestiality and not normal reproduction between two cats here? I personally don't endorse bestiality or homosexual behavior and I think these are two completely different categories. If a person is in a same sex relationship, and is responsible, I'm definitely OK with that and I'll reserve judgment. Bestiality? I've got a problem with that.

I'm curious as to your thought process and how you could relate this to my situation???

SL,I know all about the COPPA Laws, but I still do NOT think that even a 13 year old should be subjected to some things in the DAILY NEWSPAPER.

Everyone, including children should be protecting the fact that kids may come on here, even at the RIPE OLD AGE of 13, but does that mean to post nudity, nasty cartoons, or even surgical procedures.

Heck, most Adults do not even agree with those kinds of things.

I also say here that I have to agree with Brentenman's comment, it was right on!


AND miamizsun... do not worry about your relationship and what people say. Love is and SHOULD be colorblind. But that isn't the 'mixed' marriage that anyone was talking about here.

re: miamizsun


I,m not say8ing anything is right or wrong here, just trying to get a handle on peoples thinking. It seems you feel as if people must be accepting of interracial marriage. I was just wondering how far you will go as far as telling others what their rights are. Do you not feel that just as you have a right to marry anyone you please, others have a right to disapprove.

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Why would someone disapprove of a happy marriage simply because of race? Seems kind of shallow to me. I have a friend that married a mixed lady, he's a different man since he's met her and has really worked hard and succeeded in life. If it wasn't for her, there is no telling where he would be. I guess you don't approve of that because she's not totally European. Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.

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Why would someone disapprove of a happy marriage simply because of race?

Thats not the question I am posing. I am asking , do they not have a right to disapprove?

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I guess you don't approve of that because she's not totally European. Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.

You are reading something into this that isn't there.

joy...


I will not tolerate your continued harassment. While you are searching definitions...check on FLAMER.

Wow!

Who'd a-thunk that a lil' ol' ink-line drawn cartoon would've been the spark for so much stink?

We have the right to think and believe what we want, but like Mark Twain said, it's better to appear stupid rather than open your mouth and remove all doubt. As for reading something that isn't there, it seems pretty clear to me you don't approve of mixed marriages regardless of the outcome, am I right?

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As for reading something that isn't there, it seems pretty clear to me you don't approve of mixed marriages regardless of the outcome, am I right?

A little Twainism rearing its ugly head?


If you care to respond to the idea I posted about, I welcome you. If you want to put words in my mouth, create false labels ect., I'm afraid I must ask you to explain your agenda. Why exactly are you responding?

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Originally posted by _Joy_:
True. There was one with nudity I reported but TD did not remove it. So, don't get your hopes up. Apparently, only our words are restricted.

You know, Joy, I have noticed that. Words have been replaced using the star sign, and I think that is the Moderator doing it... but why in blazes doesn't the Moderator remove the pictures that are offensive even to ADULTS...

And to whomever it was talking about giving children unsupervised internet access, that is not the way it is. But I think that if a kid comes on TimesDaily, which is a NEWSPAPER for goodness sake, then one should expect a G-Rating.

I, personally would prefer it that way.

I don't have an "agenda" and I'm not putting words in any one's mouth. Someone said they were in an interracial relationship and you responded with

"just curious as to where you draw the line. Are you ok with homosexuals? animal sex?"

You've also been the only one to talk about people disapproving of such marriages on this thread.

So tell us all, how do you feel about interracial marriages?

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I don't have an "agenda" and I'm not putting words in any one's mouth

sure seems like it to me...

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I guess you don't approve of that because she's not totally European. Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.


it seems pretty clear to me you don't approve of mixed marriages regardless of the outcome, am I right?

Just stick with what I say, OK?

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You've also been the only one to talk about people disapproving of such marriages on this thread.

HUH? I replied to this...

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For the most part, people in general are very accepting, but on occasion I'll get racist comments. I just consider the source and put myself above it.

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So tell us all, how do you feel about interracial marriages?

Ah, now you want to ask instead of tell? hmmm


I could care less who, or what anyone marries, or lives with, or has sex with, animal, chicken, I don't care...AS LONG! as it doesn't cause harm to me or mine. Do all the dope you want etc.


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And lastly, I did notice a little eye opener in your statement.

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So tell us all

Do you feel you speak for ALL ?

Mott, why not start a new post on the subject so we can see how you really feel. Besides this cartoon thing is getting old.

you're not putting your hands on me!

go feel someone else! haw haw haw

LOL

LOL good one

well....you did leave yourself wide open..

Wide open ?