Re: [Split] On perceptions in Russia
Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2013 3:40 pm
Foil, are you a Russian? Do you live in Russia? If not, let some answer that is and does.
Which songs? I don't think I've ever heard "blue" used like that in English.Spidey wrote:Holy crap….gay people have been know as “Blue Boys” for as long as I can remember. There are even a few songs that come to mind, that use that reference.
Agreed. I had no trouble understanding the use of the word blue in this context. Maybe it's because I've known more gay people than the average person? Or maybe I'm more keen on cultures? Also, military discharge for homosexuality is a blue ticket.Jeff250 wrote:Spidey wrote:Holy crap….gay people have been know as “Blue Boys” for as long as I can remember.
I can't think of any songs but when I was a kid I heard 'blue' as a reference to gay. I'm old though...people using it were old then...it's probably a 1940's origin.Jeff250 wrote:Which songs? I don't think I've ever heard "blue" used like that in English.Spidey wrote:Holy crap….gay people have been know as “Blue Boys” for as long as I can remember. There are even a few songs that come to mind, that use that reference.
I read things like this and wonder just what century we're supposed to be in right now.Sergeant Thorne wrote:Actually that's exactly what's happening, and it's the only reason I'm so vocal about the subject. If you tell a child that perverted behavior is ok, you've left them without a mooring in their development. A young boy should not be without discouragement to countenance thoughts of homosexuality. A young boy needs to learn how to be a man, and a man is interested only in a woman. Not another man, not a girl, not an older woman. A comparable, compatible woman.
most of us are in the 21st, some are still in the 18th.Top Gun wrote:I read things like this and wonder just what century we're supposed to be in right now.Sergeant Thorne wrote:Actually that's exactly what's happening, and it's the only reason I'm so vocal about the subject. If you tell a child that perverted behavior is ok, you've left them without a mooring in their development. A young boy should not be without discouragement to countenance thoughts of homosexuality. A young boy needs to learn how to be a man, and a man is interested only in a woman. Not another man, not a girl, not an older woman. A comparable, compatible woman.
sigma wrote:...
I think differently. Leave alone the sexual orientation of creative people. No need to focus public attention on sexual orientation creative people. Gay people - it's very sensual people. Leave them alone. And then you'll see the true masterpieces of art. This is my opinion.
have I personally insulted you?sigma wrote:in my opinion, this your message do not have prospects for discussion. Very quickly, we'll move on to personal insults here. I will not comment on it.
You know my attitude towards gays.
By the way, the name "Blue" is a common colloquial term for gays in Russia. However, the term "gay" is used mostly by politicians or on television and radio, or press.
No, you're wrong uttered insulting attitude towards blue in Russia. There are many names. In my opinion here there is no need to teach Americans Russian street slang In order to better understand the Russian offensive words or criminal slang, you need get better meet with real Russian mobster. Many of them in the United States. But not with the Russian-American Jew, of coursetunnelcat wrote:Well, I guess you'll forever be uninformed about gay people, or should I say "pidrik"?
I do not understand the reason for your annoyance.Isaac wrote:have I personally insulted you?sigma wrote:in my opinion, this your message do not have prospects for discussion. Very quickly, we'll move on to personal insults here. I will not comment on it.
You know my attitude towards gays.
By the way, the name "Blue" is a common colloquial term for gays in Russia. However, the term "gay" is used mostly by politicians or on television and radio, or press.
That's right. For me ( and including, for the vast majority of Russia's population), much closer centuries-old Russian tradition than any fashion trends from the United States.callmeslick wrote:my issue is that, based on what you've written, you disdain not only gays, but anyone who deviates from a strict definition of traditional 'Russian' behavior. That attitude is a ticket to stagnation, not national strength.
no, the question was:sigma wrote:I do not understand the reason for your annoyance.Isaac wrote:have I personally insulted you?sigma wrote:in my opinion, this your message do not have prospects for discussion. Very quickly, we'll move on to personal insults here. I will not comment on it.
You know my attitude towards gays.
By the way, the name "Blue" is a common colloquial term for gays in Russia. However, the term "gay" is used mostly by politicians or on television and radio, or press.
If you can not or do not want to lead a discussion about the main point of my posts, I will be forced to ignore your posts, IsaacIsaac wrote:no, the question was:sigma wrote:I do not understand the reason for your annoyance.Isaac wrote:have I personally insulted you?sigma wrote:in my opinion, this your message do not have prospects for discussion. Very quickly, we'll move on to personal insults here. I will not comment on it.
You know my attitude towards gays.
By the way, the name "Blue" is a common colloquial term for gays in Russia. However, the term "gay" is used mostly by politicians or on television and radio, or press.
have I personally insulted you?
My comments were not meant to be insulting in a gratuitous sense. They are meant to illustrate that you know as little about gays as I know about you and if you find it insulting for me to incorrectly attribute mediocrity or lack of talent to you based on the little I know of you...imagine how gays must feel having someone like you who doesn't know them attribute all sorts of horrible things to them?sigma wrote:in my opinion, this your message do not have prospects for discussion. Very quickly, we'll move on to personal insults here. I will not comment on it.
You know my attitude towards gays.
By the way, the name "Blue" is a common colloquial term for gays in Russia. However, the term "gay" is used mostly by politicians or on television and radio, or press.
It isn't a fashion trend to realize the earth is round and thus stop fearing the edge will suck your ships off into oblivion....sigma wrote:That's right. For me ( and including, for the vast majority of Russia's population), much closer centuries-old Russian tradition than any fashion trends from the United States.callmeslick wrote:my issue is that, based on what you've written, you disdain not only gays, but anyone who deviates from a strict definition of traditional 'Russian' behavior. That attitude is a ticket to stagnation, not national strength.
I have no desire to associate with gays, I do not want to see gay people on the streets of my city, I do not want gays are not stated here about their rights, I do not want gays in the street could affect the education of my children, I do not want some of my co-workers were gay.Will Robinson wrote:My comments were not meant to be insulting in a gratuitous sense. They are meant to illustrate that you know as little about gays as I know about you and if you find it insulting for me to incorrectly attribute mediocrity or lack of talent to you based on the little I know of you...imagine how gays must feel having someone like you who doesn't know them attribute all sorts of horrible things to them?sigma wrote:in my opinion, this your message do not have prospects for discussion. Very quickly, we'll move on to personal insults here. I will not comment on it.
You know my attitude towards gays.
By the way, the name "Blue" is a common colloquial term for gays in Russia. However, the term "gay" is used mostly by politicians or on television and radio, or press.
You should really be brave enough to rethink your position because you have no scientific support for your fear.
I assume you are agreeing with my assessment of your position, not my conclusions regarding a stagnant society here.sigma wrote:That's right.callmeslick wrote:my issue is that, based on what you've written, you disdain not only gays, but anyone who deviates from a strict definition of traditional 'Russian' behavior. That attitude is a ticket to stagnation, not national strength.
progress and diversification in a society, as others have noted, is not a 'fashion trend', it is an absolute necessity to maintain a vital society. One need look no further than some of the Muslim societies to see what clinging to 17th century values provides. They have watched modern society pass them by, and by doing so, have produced one large, angry generation of young people in the process.For me ( and including, for the vast majority of Russia's population), much closer centuries-old Russian tradition than any fashion trends from the United States.
yep your comments below make that abundantly clearsigma wrote:You know my attitude towards gays.
I have no desire to associate with gays, I do not want to see gay people on the streets of my city, I do not want gays are not stated here about their rights, I do not want gays in the street could affect the education of my children, I do not want some of my co-workers were gay.
Gays have always been and will be in Russia.
apparently not if you are an indication of an average RussianPeople here are generally well disposed toward gays.
so you're accusing the US of subverting the Russian population by sponsoring Gays in Russia.. can you say paranoia?????Unless, of course, these gays do not get money from the United States, that they are politically active gay.
Sorry sigma. That's what I get for Googling the meaning of a word in another language.sigma wrote:No, you're wrong uttered insulting attitude towards blue in Russia. There are many names. In my opinion here there is no need to teach Americans Russian street slang In order to better understand the Russian offensive words or criminal slang, you need get better meet with real Russian mobster. Many of them in the United States. But not with the Russian-American Jew, of coursetunnelcat wrote:Well, I guess you'll forever be uninformed about gay people, or should I say "pidrik"?
You're using the words "irrational" and "bigotry", Will, but I don't think either should be applied to matters of sexuality. Men that I know agree that homosexuality is naturally repulsive, from a normal heterosexual point of view. Doesn't give a person a pass to do them wrong, but it certainly isn't irrational, and it doesn't rely on any special form of bigotry, IMO.Will Robinson wrote:It isn't a fashion trend to realize the earth is round and thus stop fearing the edge will suck your ships off into oblivion....sigma wrote:That's right. For me ( and including, for the vast majority of Russia's population), much closer centuries-old Russian tradition than any fashion trends from the United States.callmeslick wrote:my issue is that, based on what you've written, you disdain not only gays, but anyone who deviates from a strict definition of traditional 'Russian' behavior. That attitude is a ticket to stagnation, not national strength.
Bell bottom pants are a fashion trend. Rejecting bigotry taught from a previous generations irrational instinct is much more than a fashion statement. It is a statement of an advancing intellect.
we have a saying here. "Why do you want to be so wrong?"
Caveman.Sergeant Thorne wrote:A man has his place, a woman has hers, and the two should not become confused.
I'm a man that is repulsed by a number of things, brussel sprouts and cauliflower for two, and the thought of another man rubbing his junk on me for a third. I cringe at the sight of two men kissing. But I know that is the result of cultural programming, not a natural species reflex like fight or flight. The sight of two girls kissing doesn't give me the same uncomfortable feeling. I haven't been programmed to despise two girls as much as I was taught to reject guys engaged in the same act...Sergeant Thorne wrote:You're using the words "irrational" and "bigotry", Will, but I don't think either should be applied to matters of sexuality. Men that I know agree that homosexuality is naturally repulsive, from a normal heterosexual point of view. Doesn't give a person a pass to do them wrong, but it certainly isn't irrational, and it doesn't rely on any special form of bigotry, IMO.Will Robinson wrote:It isn't a fashion trend to realize the earth is round and thus stop fearing the edge will suck your ships off into oblivion....sigma wrote:That's right. For me ( and including, for the vast majority of Russia's population), much closer centuries-old Russian tradition than any fashion trends from the United States.callmeslick wrote:my issue is that, based on what you've written, you disdain not only gays, but anyone who deviates from a strict definition of traditional 'Russian' behavior. That attitude is a ticket to stagnation, not national strength.
Bell bottom pants are a fashion trend. Rejecting bigotry taught from a previous generations irrational instinct is much more than a fashion statement. It is a statement of an advancing intellect.
we have a saying here. "Why do you want to be so wrong?"
When I think about it I believe that this may just be one more remnant of classic/Christian morality being shed by our society. I believe you all would have done well to dispense with any bigotry without changing your opinions on sexuality and gender. Being a man is not something that is well understood in our day, or very common. If you ever meet a man who is a man you will know it, and when a man who is not a man meets a man who is, there is shame involved at having fallen short of it. In my pursuit of it I believe I have come to understand that one cannot really be a man without acknowledging certain basic gender/sexual norms. A man has his place, a woman has hers, and the two should not become confused.
Sergeant Thorne wrote:A man has his place, a woman has hers, and the two should not become confused.
Sergeant Thorne wrote:A man has his place, a woman has hers, and the two should not become confused.
Disease disrupts the proper function of the organism in which it resides. ... Murder disrupts the normal life of the victim.Will Robinson wrote:Disease is absolutely normal. The living organism has a temporary lease on life.
If God created homosexuality it is certainly a normal thing.
What is the origin of albinism? It's just the way things came together.
Gays are not the sexual equivalent of meth heads.
They aren't the same as pedophiles.
They are the same as you and me with the one exception of sexual orientation.
I'm certainly open to evidence I'm wrong but I haven't seen any and with the volume of people who are invested in proving my reasoning is wrong I think some evidence would have been brought forth by now.
Will I don't think you want to go down that rabbit hole. You're into proper grasp of reality there, and it's a hard thing. Suffice to say that God "created them male and FEMALE", and around the next bend God did not "create sin".Will Robinson wrote:If God created homosexuality it is certainly a normal thing.
Nothing personal, Isaac, but the above argument is worthless. It's either painfully obvious or inaccurate in it's dismissal of an argument that it fails to even adequately address, and in either case it need not be mentioned.Isaac wrote:Thorne, an increase in everything takes place before the fall of old civilizations, because civilizations grow until they stop growing.
And that is a normal thingSergeant Thorne wrote:[...
Disease disrupts the proper function of the organism in which it resides.
And the point is?Sergeant Thorne wrote:... Murder disrupts the normal life of the victim.
Are you saying that god didn't create gays?Sergeant Thorne wrote:[Will I don't think you want to go down that rabbit hole. You're into proper grasp of reality there, and it's a hard thing. Suffice to say that God "created them male and FEMALE", and around the next bend God did not "create sin".Will Robinson wrote:If God created homosexuality it is certainly a normal thing.
It isn't non sense to me. I understand it and am asking for proof my understanding is flawed. Is the proper scrutiny something you can provide and support with some kind of science?Sergeant Thorne wrote:[You don't need evidence you're wrong, you need some reason this nonsense could be right in the light of proper scrutiny!
I didn't mean to imply you did. I'm speaking to the general bigoted opinion as well as to you.Also I never said homosexuals were the same as pedophiles.