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So you are probably thinking, maybe this kid is racist and drew something racist or maybe he is homophobic or something like that, but no, this kid drew a mural that was offensive because it depicts a traditional marriage. C'mon America, why do you have to try and drown everyone in your ignorance?!
The image:

The story:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/school-backtracks-after-banning-students-mural-depiting-traditional-marriage/
Lets get everyone's opinions, personally, this is almost as dumb as Michael Bay deciding the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are now to be aliens.

Does this site just subsist on producing articles about injusticies against christians? It seems there's been a few threads of late with similar backgrounds popping up with that site being the source.

Meh, its obviously pretty silly, ridiculously so and I find it a questionable why people would even bother giving it their notice (like the kid in the corner that acts out to gain attention). I mean the kids who made it presumably grew up being exposed to hetrosexual relationships, thus that's how they'd display a family. Hey, if it were two guys and a kid then you'd have the religious right in uproar about a school depicting a homosexual relationship. Its just sensationalists trying to gain a bit of attention, and theblaze does nothing but aid them in it. Honestly I don't see the point in creating threads based on their articles as their so petty that it really does just come across as trolling at times. =/

Look at it this way, heterosexual relationships are becomeing, sadly, only on par with homosexual relationships when it comes to reputation, rather than above them. A glance at britan will do this thread good. In England the terms "Husband and wife" are being banned state marriages because the term is "Insensitive" The term is now "Spouse and spouse" (Or will be soon) This is a good example of how our world is changing, in myopinion for the worse. This thread will only come across as a troll thread if you cannot discuss things like this calmly. Honestly there is no reason why mature people shouldnt be able to discuss things like this wherever they want. Regardless in realtion to the OP te picture the kid drew has nothing offensive on it, lets face it you pick 4 out of 5 kids these days and ask them to draw themselves with their perants and you will get a similar picture, the school is being a group of idiots.

That mural would have been alright where I live.

This is one of the few, actual cases of political correctness gone mad.

That Spouse and Spouse stuff is a load of bollocks.

Feth knows where you got it from.

I read a bit in the comments section of this article and really liked the comment about the burgers, pizza and guitar perhaps offending those who are vegans or not musically inclined.
The guy had a point in that nothing can be depicted without offending someone.

Lucian Greymark wrote:Look at it this way, heterosexual relationships are becomeing, sadly, only on par with homosexual relationships when it comes to reputation, rather than above them.

Oh no! A traditionally oppressed minority group is making strides towards achieving equality. So sad, so very sad. What is the world coming to?

LOLWUT?


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That is ridiculous. It appears that the gays are trying to turn everyone else gay with TV shows like Spongebob.

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I hereby reserve the right to claim a mural portraying a non-traditional family as offensive.

LordofHats wrote:...

I hereby reserve the right to claim a mural portraying a non-traditional family as offensive.

Completely true. Very good point

The student was allowed to finish the mural as she original intended. Not quite a crisis for heteronormativity.

I call fraud, all the sources covering this "controversy" are just christian sites looking to be upset about something.

So who are these unknown people who were offended by it? How many people were offended? what grounds did they list for finding it offensive?

Alright, I'll be blunt-anyone actually offended by that mural is an idiot and needs to be taken out into a field and shot. There is nothing offensive about it. In fact, I doubt anyone did actually get offended-it's probably propaganda. Nobody is stupid enough (then again, according to South Park at least 25% of America is stupid-only they used the R-word that dakka bans, which doesn't really fit into their statement anyway) to be offended by a mural depicting the above image. As stated, if anyone truly was offended, they need to be shot. Or at least neutered without any anesthetic. There, I said it. Stupid people piss me off. First person offended by this should stick a shotgun in their mouth and pull the trigger-do the entire world a favor.

timetowaste85 wrote:Alright, I'll be blunt-anyone actually offended by that mural is an idiot and needs to be taken out into a field and shot. There is nothing offensive about it. In fact, I doubt anyone did actually get offended-it's probably propaganda. Nobody is stupid enough (then again, according to South Park at least 25% of America is stupid-only they used the R-word that dakka bans, which doesn't really fit into their statement anyway) to be offended by a mural depicting the above image. As stated, if anyone truly was offended, they need to be shot. Or at least neutered without any anesthetic. There, I said it. Stupid people piss me off. First person offended by this should stick a shotgun in their mouth and pull the trigger-do the entire world a favor.

*claps*
perfect


and as for my previous comment being bs, I have a friend who works in british law... try again sorry


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Chongara wrote:

Lucian Greymark wrote:Look at it this way, heterosexual relationships are becomeing, sadly, only on par with homosexual relationships when it comes to reputation, rather than above them.

Oh no! A traditionally oppressed minority group is making strides towards achieving equality. So sad, so very sad. What is the world coming to?

Sorry but homosexuality is wrong, there look its out. Sorry if I offended you. But lets face it. We wernt designed to be gay

Lucian Greymark wrote:

timetowaste85 wrote:Alright, I'll be blunt-anyone actually offended by that mural is an idiot and needs to be taken out into a field and shot. There is nothing offensive about it. In fact, I doubt anyone did actually get offended-it's probably propaganda. Nobody is stupid enough (then again, according to South Park at least 25% of America is stupid-only they used the R-word that dakka bans, which doesn't really fit into their statement anyway) to be offended by a mural depicting the above image. As stated, if anyone truly was offended, they need to be shot. Or at least neutered without any anesthetic. There, I said it. Stupid people piss me off. First person offended by this should stick a shotgun in their mouth and pull the trigger-do the entire world a favor.

*claps*
perfect


and as for my previous comment being bs, I have a friend who works in british law... try again sorry


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Chongara wrote:

Lucian Greymark wrote:Look at it this way, heterosexual relationships are becomeing, sadly, only on par with homosexual relationships when it comes to reputation, rather than above them.

Oh no! A traditionally oppressed minority group is making strides towards achieving equality. So sad, so very sad. What is the world coming to?

Sorry but homosexuality is wrong, there look its out. Sorry if I offended you. But lets face it. We wernt designed to be gay

We have been in space...
Were we designed to do that?
Incidentally, i haven't even heard of the term husband and wife being banned...
My mum was married last October and they still had it then...

Lucian Greymark wrote:

timetowaste85 wrote:Alright, I'll be blunt-anyone actually offended by that mural is an idiot and needs to be taken out into a field and shot. There is nothing offensive about it. In fact, I doubt anyone did actually get offended-it's probably propaganda. Nobody is stupid enough (then again, according to South Park at least 25% of America is stupid-only they used the R-word that dakka bans, which doesn't really fit into their statement anyway) to be offended by a mural depicting the above image. As stated, if anyone truly was offended, they need to be shot. Or at least neutered without any anesthetic. There, I said it. Stupid people piss me off. First person offended by this should stick a shotgun in their mouth and pull the trigger-do the entire world a favor.

*claps*
perfect


and as for my previous comment being bs, I have a friend who works in british law... try again sorry


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Chongara wrote:

Lucian Greymark wrote:Look at it this way, heterosexual relationships are becomeing, sadly, only on par with homosexual relationships when it comes to reputation, rather than above them.

Oh no! A traditionally oppressed minority group is making strides towards achieving equality. So sad, so very sad. What is the world coming to?

Sorry but homosexuality is wrong, there look its out. Sorry if I offended you. But lets face it. We wernt designed to be gay

just because homosexuality isn't right for you, doesn't make it wrong. What gives you the right to label something right or wrong anyways. Seeing as how 1500 different species have been documented having homosexual relationships, obviously its perfectly natural. If its natural its either part of some evolutionary mechanism, or god made them that way.

but back on topic, the artists father probably made the complaint to begin with. he complains about his daughter mural, all the christians quickly get offended and now she's on the news.

Lucian Greymark wrote:

timetowaste85 wrote:Alright, I'll be blunt-anyone actually offended by that mural is an idiot and needs to be taken out into a field and shot. There is nothing offensive about it. In fact, I doubt anyone did actually get offended-it's probably propaganda. Nobody is stupid enough (then again, according to South Park at least 25% of America is stupid-only they used the R-word that dakka bans, which doesn't really fit into their statement anyway) to be offended by a mural depicting the above image. As stated, if anyone truly was offended, they need to be shot. Or at least neutered without any anesthetic. There, I said it. Stupid people piss me off. First person offended by this should stick a shotgun in their mouth and pull the trigger-do the entire world a favor.

*claps*
perfect


and as for my previous comment being bs, I have a friend who works in british law... try again sorry


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Chongara wrote:

Lucian Greymark wrote:Look at it this way, heterosexual relationships are becomeing, sadly, only on par with homosexual relationships when it comes to reputation, rather than above them.

Oh no! A traditionally oppressed minority group is making strides towards achieving equality. So sad, so very sad. What is the world coming to?

Sorry but homosexuality is wrong, there look its out. Sorry if I offended you. But lets face it. We wernt designed to be gay

What do you mean humans weren't designed to be gay? The penis is perfectly shaped for anal sex.

sirlynchmob wrote:I call fraud, all the sources covering this "controversy" are just christian sites looking to be upset about something.

So who are these unknown people who were offended by it? How many people were offended? what grounds did they list for finding it offensive?

It doesn't have to be that many people offended, as has ben shown time and again in similar cases, to get something reworked or removed.

Lucian Greymark wrote:Sorry but homosexuality is wrong, there look its out. Sorry if I offended you. But lets face it. We wernt designed to be gay

How is this wrong?

NSFW:


If you think there's something wrong with that, then yer wrong. Dude, we have real video tapes of male Lions having hot sex, it's pretty clear that being gay is just as natural (but quite less common) then being straight.

How is this wrong?

Their belts are still buckled.

The Buzz, the source of the OP, is a right-wing propaganda product. I would not be surprised if the article in question is not, in fact, partly or entirely fabricated. It's a product of Glenn Beck, Inc, a right-wing pundit and spin-doctor here in the US. Visiting the site prompts you to pay for a subscription to this and other Glenn Beck services..


Interesting thing, though, the siblings of gay individuals tend to exhibit heightened fecundity when having children, having higher instances of multiple births and the like. Almost as if our genetic code was designed to accommodate a "non-breeding" portion of the populace. Hmm...

Anyone not offended by that mural is a bigot.

GG


edit..just in case you don't get sarcasm, my post is an example of it.

Wyrmalla wrote:Does this site just subsist on producing articles about injusticies against christians? It seems there's been a few threads of late with similar backgrounds popping up with that site being the source.

Glenn Beck launched it. Take from that what you will.


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Lucian Greymark wrote:
Sorry but homosexuality is wrong, there look its out. Sorry if I offended you. But lets face it. We wernt designed to be gay

And yet here are all these people, being gay.

If we weren't designed to be gay, what were we designed to do, and why are some people gay?

That's not a traditional marriage, I mean the guy only has one wife and no slaves!

Why can't we return to the values of the old testiment?

Kid_Kyoto wrote:That's not a traditional marriage, I mean the guy only has one wife and no slaves!

Why can't we return to the values of the old testiment?

You want more than one? What are you, a glutton for punishment?

timetowaste85 wrote:

Kid_Kyoto wrote:That's not a traditional marriage, I mean the guy only has one wife and no slaves!

Why can't we return to the values of the old testiment?

You want more than one? What are you, a glutton for punishment?

The joke "marriage is hell" only works when women don't know their proper place.

ugh, I can see basic moral values have taken a dip in this website.
*raises hands in air*
I give up.

Lucian Greymark wrote:ugh, I can see basic moral values have taken a dip in this website.
*raises hands in air*
I give up.

Really?
You accuse us of lacking in moral values?
That seems fairly hypocritical...