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#502 Jan 02 2011 at 6:23 PM Rating: Good
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In any case, this is about being comfortable with sexuality in showers and in rooms, just like with women and men.
So you're saying the US military can't do what so many other military's in the world have done because the soldiers are too uncomfortable? Are your troops all pussys?
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Just the men. I haven't heard any female military members complaining yet.
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#504 Jan 02 2011 at 6:32 PM Rating: Decent
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Really, so since you spent so much time arguing on the wrong topic, why don't you transition to the original point in the beginning and show how I'm wrong on that?


It's amusing because you spent a whole lot more time arguing on the "wrong topic" when you apparently could have clarified it easily instead. Do you enjoy wasting an hour of your own accord and then chiding someone for wasting ten minutes? Interesting hobby.
#505 Jan 02 2011 at 7:05 PM Rating: Decent
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Yeah, I've stated that previously. Thanks for catching up.


I did catch up, but even still, I connected this thread to my previous threads, so in any case, you haven't shown how there was a disconnect. Since you have said that you will not demonstrate otherwise, there is no point in going any further.

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Yours hasn't been the only military experience despite your dismissal of anyone else's military experience as not really counting. So if this was how you were making yourself feel better, it might need some more work.


I didn't think mine was the only experience. Contrary to popular belief, I don't believe that I'm the only person in the military, but you haven't shown me any experience from any other military personnel. I quoted a USMC general supporting my argument.

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If you thought this was true, this wouldn't be a ten page thread.


Didn't we already go over why this thread is 10 pages, it's because of quotes like this and people like RDD. What more proof than simply stating that it's the same do you need? Do you not believe that there are plenty of women who don't want to shower with men because they might "check them out"?
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Contrary to popular belief, I don't believe that I'm the only person in the military, but you haven't shown me any experience from any other military personnel.

Really? No one else with military experience has posted in this thread? Fascinating.

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Didn't we already go over why this thread is 10 pages, it's because of quotes like this and people like RDD.

Heh.

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So you're saying the US military can't do what so many other military's in the world have done because the soldiers are too uncomfortable? Are your troops all pussys?
Of course not! If all US troops were pussies they wouldn't be uncomfortable around gay men.

Edited, Jan 3rd 2011 2:15am by Aethien
#508 Jan 02 2011 at 8:00 PM Rating: Default
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In any case, this is about being comfortable with sexuality in showers and in rooms, just like with women and men.
So you're saying the US military can't do what so many other military's in the world have done because the soldiers are too uncomfortable? Are your troops all pussys?


What's that? Integrate women and men in the showers?

Seriously, I'm not trying to toot our own horn or anything, but ask anyone to list the top 5 militaries in the world. I'm sure the U.S. would appear in every list, so we can't be that much of a p*ssy...

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Just the men. I haven't heard any female military members complaining yet.


That's because women care about not sharing showers with men, not women, so they don't care. Society has supported their desires. That was kind of the point me mentioning the double standard.

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It's amusing because you spent a whole lot more time arguing on the "wrong topic" when you apparently could have clarified it easily instead. Do you enjoy wasting an hour of your own accord and then chiding someone for wasting ten minutes? Interesting hobby.



Silly you, not only did I clarify it multiple times, it is known by everyone that I will argue about anything just for the fun of it. It's not my fault you didn't realize that. Yes, it is indeed an interesting hobby, it's my guilty pleasure.

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Really? No one else with military experience has posted in this thread? Fascinating.


My point was that I didn't hear their point of view on my argument. If they stated something, I overlooked it or I just don't remember it.



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Seriously, I'm not trying to toot our own horn or anything, but ask anyone to list the top 5 militaries in the world. I'm sure the U.S. would appear in every list, so we can't be that much of a p*ssy...
That was the point. If other militarys can pull it off, why wouldn't the US be able to, considering it surpasses every other one? Can you come up with a reason other than bigotry? Because lack of comfort ain't cutting it, as the other countries would have faced the same issues, but somehow got past it.
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Seriously, I'm not trying to toot our own horn or anything, but ask anyone to list the top 5 militaries in the world. I'm sure the U.S. would appear in every list, so we can't be that much of a p*ssy...
That was the point. If other militarys can pull it off, why wouldn't the US be able to, considering it surpasses every other one? Can you come up with a reason other than bigotry? Because lack of comfort ain't cutting it, as the other countries would have faced the same issues, but somehow got past it.


So the other militaries have open showers with men and women? If not, comfort is indeed "cutting it", just not for men, because people like you are just bigots.
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Really? No one else with military experience has posted in this thread? Fascinating.


My point was that I didn't hear their point of view on my argument. If they stated something, I overlooked it or I just don't remember it.


Really? You don't remember responding to bijou just a few minutes ago? Good lord.
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Why would straight women be any less freaked out about showering with lesbians than straight men are about showering with gay men? If that is indeed the standard we're using, which seems a bit thin.

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That's because women care about not sharing showers with men, not women, so they don't care. Society has supported their desires. That was kind of the point me mentioning the double standard.


Wait so there are no gay women? or do gay men suddenly cause you to sprout a ****** and breasts because they are around you?
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Why would straight women be any less freaked out about showering with lesbians than straight men are about showering with gay men?

The female barracks are 24/7 lingerie pillow fights.
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Samira wrote:
Why would straight women be any less freaked out about showering with lesbians than straight men are about showering with gay men?

The female barracks are 24/7 lingerie pillow fights.

It's true, I watched what I believe was a documentary on the subject by Larry Flynt.
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Jophiel wrote:
Really? No one else with military experience has posted in this thread? Fascinating.


My point was that I didn't hear their point of view on my argument. If they stated something, I overlooked it or I just don't remember it.


Really? You don't remember responding to bijou just a few minutes ago? Good lord.


If I'm not mistaken, he is currently NOT in the military, but used to be and probably entered before DADT was implemented. He's speaking from a whole other generation. I'm not talking about what people THOUGHT, but what people are thinking NOW. Unless he's still interacting with military, i.e. GS employer, he's now a civilian.

If we were talking about then, I'm sure more of the military was way more intolerable then they are now, along with the rest of the nation.

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Why would straight women be any less freaked out about showering with lesbians than straight men are about showering with gay men? If that is indeed the standard we're using, which seems a bit thin.


Women are typically more comfortable with women, regardless of sexuality, than with men in those scenarios. Men are typically more comfortable with women, regardless of sexuality, than with men in those same scenarios. So that's why a lesbian typically doesn't phase a heterosexual man or woman.

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Wait so there are no gay women? or do gay men suddenly cause you to sprout a ****** and breasts because they are around you?


In any case, I never said that they were sex crazed. I said that they are no different than heterosexual men. I don't know a single heterosexual man that wouldn't look a woman that he's attracted to in the shower. So unless you're arguing that homosexual men are a "special" breed of men, then they would do the same thing. If you claim that they are indeed somehow different, then they should be treated differently. So which one is it?

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That's because women care about not sharing showers with men, not women, so they don't care. Society has supported their desires. That was kind of the point me mentioning the double standard.


Wait so there are no gay women? or do gay men suddenly cause you to sprout a ****** and breasts because they are around you?


From what I heard about gay soldiers they are so GAR that this is a definite possibility.
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I don't know a single heterosexual man that wouldn't look a woman that he's attracted to in the shower. So unless you're arguing that homosexual men are a "special" breed of men, then they would do the same thing.

Eh, I've read other threads (on other forums) asking if gay dudes check out the shower action in health clubs and the like and the general consensus was "No, not really. I'm really just there to shower and move on."

This doesn't have anything to do with being "special" or whatever. If I was spitballing it, I'd guess that showering with dudes is the norm so it loses its **** fantasy mystique as opposed to a straight guy showering with a bunch of chicks.
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#519Almalieque, Posted: Jan 02 2011 at 9:56 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) That is a legitimate point, probably one of the only ones I've actually read on this thread. There is a "shock" value with men first time showering with women that may not be as abundant in gay men. At the same time, the focus wasn't on "any" person, but the person that they are attracted to. It's like visiting a nude beach. The first time, you're probably walking around with a ***** checking everyone out. Throughout time, you may get used to it, but you don't lose your sense of attraction to everyone. You're just not in "shock" mode.
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Mr. Predictable, one day you all will realize the difference in physical traits and personality traits. This is about being comfortable with sexuality in showers and in rooms
No, it's about you being utterly unable to overcome your discomfort around someone who is different enough from you to cause you discomfort in the first place. You're right, however, when you keep saying your not a homophobe though:

You're a coward.

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Besides, quit helping RDD out, I want to see how much longer he was going to keep dodging the question, giving that he accused me of dodging...
Ok, you've typed RDD about a dozen times. Are you trying to reference rdmcandie and are just incapable of typing "RDM"? I'm honestly curious.
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At the same time, the focus wasn't on "any" person, but the person that they are attracted to.

I'm not grasping the value of debating an imaginary gay man who is showering with an imaginary straight man who he's imaginary attracted to. Much less applying it to DADT as a whole.
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In any case, I never said that they were sex crazed. I said that they are no different than heterosexual men. I don't know a single heterosexual man that wouldn't look a woman that he's attracted to in the shower. So unless you're arguing that homosexual men are a "special" breed of men, then they would do the same thing. If you claim that they are indeed somehow different, then they should be treated differently. So which one is it?


No you said this.


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That's because women care about not sharing showers with men, not women, so they don't care. Society has supported their desires. That was kind of the point me mentioning the double standard.


Gay men are not women, they are men. Which is why your comparison is stupid and why I asked if you grew a ****** and breasts when around gay men. They are not different and don't deserve any special treatment, straight men are not different and don't deserve any special treatment.

Men have a *****, Women have a Vvagina. You should have learned that in grade 3.

You keep comparing it to the same thing as showering with a woman and it is not the same at all.

Lastly it is you who is arguing for special treatment. There should be none, at all. Currently you shower/have showered with a gay man, it did not bother you then but now it does bother you. If you have not been raped in the shower yet you likely won't be. Furthermore, even straight men put it in each others *** given a long enough period of womenless environment. So your "special" spin is ******* pointless.

Either you can accept gays or you can't, you are either a bigot or you are not. Continually posting the same stupid comparison that is meaningless, strongly supports the latter of the two.
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#523 Jan 03 2011 at 12:39 AM Rating: Good
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That is a legitimate point, probably one of the only ones I've actually read on this thread. There is a "shock" value with men first time showering with women that may not be as abundant in gay men.


Do you know where the shock comes from? It comes from a man not having boobs and a ******.

Which goes back to my original point about anatomy.

I thought, at the time, you were just being willfully ignorant. I didn't realize that you actually needed someone to hold your hand through the process. Interesting.

Regardless, none of this has to do with DADT, since straight men and homosexual men are currently showering together. I have this weird feeling that the guys in our military will be able to get over knowing that Steve actually likes other men. Especially since, even according to you, everyone really already knows who's gay anyway. So the military brass ******** about privacy is wrong.
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Silly you, not only did I clarify it multiple times, it is known by everyone that I will argue about anything just for the fun of it. It's not my fault you didn't realize that. Yes, it is indeed an interesting hobby, it's my guilty pleasure.


Oh, so you're just being a hypocrite for chiding someone for enjoying something that you admit to enjoying yourself.

No surprise there.

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Women are typically more comfortable with women, regardless of sexuality, than with men in those scenarios. Men are typically more comfortable with women, regardless of sexuality, than with men in those same scenarios. So that's why a lesbian typically doesn't phase a heterosexual man or woman.


Gee, it's almost as if that discomfort comes from a perceived threat of some kind, like the kind that comes from the presence of a more physically aggressive and powerful entity, rather than a similar one.

Edited, Jan 3rd 2011 12:02am by Kachi
#525Almalieque, Posted: Jan 03 2011 at 5:43 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Didn't we already go over this as well? Gee. Not all men are the same sizes. Your implication is that men don't fight each other, only women, because they are less physically aggressive and powerful entity.
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So the other militaries have open showers with men and women? If not, comfort is indeed "cutting it", just not for men, because people like you are just bigots.
Nope, they don't. They have open showers with gay and straights though and comfort has been a non-issue. Why are American troops such pansies and incapable of doing what so many others are?
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