CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Page Scrawler]

2 minutes ago, Dmrman said:

It's drama and I don't need it right now...😗😗

Sorry to see you go, but I hope you'll come back soon.   

[clochette]

7 hours ago, bignick said:

That's going on this year's Christmas list. Any side effects? Sexiness? Charm? Completely irresistible? 

You don't need perfume for that, you're naturally

[Marty]

11 hours ago, Marty said:

Not sure if I'm really all that happy with the speech shaming I seem to be seeing just at the moment...  

 

9 hours ago, Headstall said:

I agree... what the hell? I don't find it funny or acceptable. 

 

9 hours ago, Randy Wade said:

what the heck is speech shaming?

 

 

9 hours ago, Headstall said:

The way you guys were making fun of effeminate men... or flamers  or not actual men, as they were referred to. I'm of the opinion there is no right kind of gay, and I won't speak for Marty, but I found that offensive. I have gay friends throughout the spectrum, and I would never make fun of any of them. 

Thank you, Gary!

I found it offensive as well. Everything you say was what I was thinking when I was reading what was being said.

Another reason I, personally, was upset was because it seemed as though someone was being judged entirely because of the way their voice sounded. As a young child I had a very bad speech impediment. I was constantly being made fun of because of it. Not just my peers, but even adults would do that. People just assumed that, because I couldn't talk properly, I was some sort of mental retard. I can remember occasions, when I was out with my mother, other adults actually saying to my mother how sorry they felt for her, having a child like me. "I feel so sorry for you. Just to look at him, he seems so normal" was the sort of thing I would hear being said about me.

I think the main reason I wasn't as forceful as you when I made my first comment about not being happy, is that I am a relative newcomer to this forum, so I wasn't sure just what is considered acceptable behaviour in here. That, plus the fact that it is often difficult in text based chat to be sure just how some comments that people make might actually have been intended, due to the fact that there is no body language, or tone of voice, to interpret. (There weren't even any emoticons used in the comments to help me gauge whether they were being said seriously or not.)

I'm sorry if me making that original comment has upset any other members of this forum. But it needed to be said, and I will not apologise for saying it.

[Bucket1]

The things you learn...

There have been a couple of mentions/docos/discussions about Stonewall on the radio and while I knew that the Drag Queens were targeted by the police, I never knew it was because they were breaking a statute about wearing gender appropriate clothing 

Blokes wearing frocks was actually illegal

[bignick]

Morning, Buck. Morning everyone. 

[Valkyrie]

2 hours ago, Marty said:

 

 

 

Thank you, Gary!

I found it offensive as well. Everything you say was what I was thinking when I was reading what was being said.

Another reason I, personally, was upset was because it seemed as though someone was being judged entirely because of the way their voice sounded. As a young child I had a very bad speech impediment. I was constantly being made fun of because of it. Not just my peers, but even adults would do that. People just assumed that, because I couldn't talk properly, I was some sort of mental retard. I can remember occasions, when I was out with my mother, other adults actually saying to my mother how sorry they felt for her, having a child like me. "I feel so sorry for you. Just to look at him, he seems so normal" was the sort of thing I would hear being said about me.

I think the main reason I wasn't as forceful as you when I made my first comment about not being happy, is that I am a relative newcomer to this forum, so I wasn't sure just what is considered acceptable behaviour in here. That, plus the fact that it is often difficult in text based chat to be sure just how some comments that people make might actually have been intended, due to the fact that there is no body language, or tone of voice, to interpret. (There weren't even any emoticons used in the comments to help me gauge whether they were being said seriously or not.)

I'm sorry if me making that original comment has upset any other members of this forum. But it needed to be said, and I will not apologise for saying it.

  Making fun of someone's speech patterns is never acceptable, no matter what the circumstances.  You outlined the reasons perfectly.   As a speech-language pathologist, this issue hits home for me as well.  Thank you for this.  

[Valkyrie]

*waves*  Hi, all!  Sorry I've been so absent.  I went on vacation and I've also been dealing with some health issues in addition to the never-ending house renovations.  So I'm exhausted all the time and have been reading/lurking more than participating.  And no, WQs and Clo... that is not an invitation to raid the herd!  

[clochette]

14 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

*waves*  Hi, all!  Sorry I've been so absent.  I went on vacation and I've also been dealing with some health issues in addition to the never-ending house renovations.  So I'm exhausted all the time and have been reading/lurking more than participating.  And no, WQs and Clo... that is not an invitation to raid the herd!  

 Nice to see you here stranger  I'm sure the herd took good care of you and hopefully now you feel better

 

[bignick]

Hi Val! I was wondering if the guys sent you on a trip to Valhalla. Or the land where men are forbidden to wear shirts. 

[bignick]

2 minutes ago, clochette said:

 Nice to see you here stranger

Likewise, Sis.

[Valkyrie]

8 minutes ago, clochette said:

 Nice to see you here stranger  I'm sure the herd took good care of you and hopefully now you feel better

 

Thanks, protege  Today's a bad day, but hopefully tomorrow will be better.  I'm having a new couch delivered   

[Valkyrie]

9 minutes ago, bignick said:

Hi Val! I was wondering if the guys sent you on a trip to Valhalla. Or the land where men are forbidden to wear shirts. 

Well, since I'm in charge of Valhalla, they're one and the same     

[Bucket1]

Hey Nick, Val and Clo

It's been a long week here so you have my sympathies Val on the exhaustion. I did an hour in a floatation tank yesterday and it was very relaxing. Definitely going to do it again  

[bignick]

I can say July hasn't been a good month to any us. 

[clochette]

My stupid reckless brother was discharged of the hospital this morning. He knew mom could come pick him up or he could ask for an ambulance taxi to take him home but noooo he took the bus to go shopping in town! Mom caught him half way and brought him home with orders to rest and no going out today   Seriously he has his ass still half open with a big bandage but as he doesn't feel pain thought it would be ok

 

[clochette]

3 minutes ago, bignick said:

I can say July hasn't been a good month to any us. 

And we're only halfway

[Valkyrie]

3 minutes ago, clochette said:

My stupid reckless brother was discharged of the hospital this morning. He knew mom could come pick him up or he could ask for an ambulance taxi to take him home but noooo he took the bus to go shopping in town! Mom caught him half way and brought him home with orders to rest and no going out today   Seriously he has his ass still half open with a big bandage but as he doesn't feel pain thought it would be ok

 

  

[bignick]

12 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

  

Brothers.

[Marty]

4 hours ago, bignick said:

Morning, Buck. Morning everyone. 

G'day, Nick.

Hope all's well with you. 🙂

Edited July 12, 2019 by Marty
Correcting another of my inevitable typos.

[bignick]

4 minutes ago, Marty said:

B'day, Nick.

Hope all's well with you. 🙂

B'day to you too, Marty. Everything would be well if it wasn't hot, I didn't have a minor headache and had more time on my deadline. July, I'm sorry, but I won't miss you.

[Caz Pedroso]

23 hours ago, Headstall said:

Hi, Caz!  

 

 Hi Gary

 

[bignick]

8 minutes ago, Caz Pedroso said:

 Hi Gary

Can I get a Hi too? 

[Headstall]

Good morning, all! Happy Friday. I have dreaded physio today.  

 

[Marty]

5 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Good morning, all! Happy Friday. I have dreaded physio today.  

 

Hope it all goes well, Gary.

[Albert1434]

Aloha All