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Old 05-30-2023, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby View Post
Back when most of these posters were kids, there was a musical called South Pacific. Of course - old folks have lousy memories, so they forget that they are TAUGHT their attitudes - hatred, vitriol, and bigotry isn't part of their chemical makeup or DNA, it's taught to them by their parents and their environment. Maybe they had a babysitter who touched them in a private place and it made them afraid of "adults who touch children" or something. Or maybe they saw David Bowie wearing a gold lame unitard and eyeliner and got freaked out because they actually liked the song he was singing.

Who knows why people fear what they don't understand - but it's taught to them, in some way or another.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPf6ITsjsgk
More nonsense...

I loved Bowie, Queen, as well...

But please continue to project... It's quite enlightening...
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