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7/28/2015 4:16:51 PM

Adopt what?

7/28/2015 4:20:12 PM

cats

7/28/2015 5:13:26 PM

great idea. Lets leave kids in foster care forever.

7/28/2015 6:00:13 PM

Makes sense since stategrad100 is gay.

7/28/2015 6:11:14 PM

Well he is a well known homophobic

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7/28/2015 6:16:51 PM

At first I read this thread as "Homedepot should not be allowed to adopt

7/28/2015 6:18:51 PM

Lowes is cool tho

7/28/2015 6:23:40 PM

it's hard for me to judge on this question. because honestly, in my day, if a kid had two gay fathers he would never be able to hold his own in any insult-battle...the other kid could just be like "Well at least I don't have two dads," and that would end the argument in victory.

but maybe it wouldn't be so bad now. I honestly don't know.

7/28/2015 7:53:13 PM

Ya, I know it's troll bait. Call me old, but this ignorance gets to me more and more these days....



Sigh...


Eh, better to have two parents that love each other than no parents at all...or two parents that fight all the time.

Additionally, it is pretty silly for one to think that gayness is taught to people. It is quite obviously something one is born with. Having said that, having two homosexual parents isn't going to cause gayness to be taught to the child, if that is what you're worried about.

7/28/2015 8:08:04 PM

We're all assuming here.

The OP never stated what 'they' should not be able to adopt.

7/28/2015 8:14:20 PM

The hateful bigoted attitude of the OP, hopefully

7/28/2015 8:43:03 PM

I kinda agree, really

I don't think it's fair to the kids

7/28/2015 8:54:49 PM

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"because honestly, in my day, if a kid had two gay fathers he would never be able to hold his own in any insult-battle...the other kid could just be like "Well at least I don't have two dads," and that would end the argument in victory."

this is a troll post right?

7/28/2015 9:11:58 PM

no, seriously.

my whole post was completely serious.

I mean, didn't you guys call each other "gay" and "faggots" when you were growing up? I mean, I graduated HS in 2000...I think things were just starting to get a lot more liberal around then, so maybe it was really different 2-3 years after that.

7/28/2015 9:23:07 PM

so fucking what? kids make fun of each other about everything and anything

you would rather have no parents than be made fun of?

you think kids in orphanages or group homes or living with foster parents would get adopted by loving parents then get made of and be like "man fuck this, i'm going back".

if you really believe that you are either mentally disturbed, a moron or had some really worthless parents

7/28/2015 9:34:49 PM

someone took the bate. its 2015 and we're in our thirties

[Edited on July 28, 2015 at 9:38 PM. Reason : .]

7/28/2015 9:38:11 PM

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"you think kids in orphanages or group homes or living with foster parents would get adopted by loving parents then get made of and be like "man fuck this, i'm going back"."

possibly, some kids would prefer foster homes than having a gay couple as parents and going to a school where they're constantly made fun of, yeah.

I dunno, man, it might not be that big a deal...but I don't think it's going to be all roses and sunshine for the kid. he might very well face considerable discrimination on account of his parents. and that factor shouldn't be ignored, imo.


[Edited on July 28, 2015 at 9:50 PM. Reason : it's amazing how often ppl think I'm trolling when I'm offering my sincere opinion]

7/28/2015 9:50:22 PM

I support group homes, they put out some dope shit

7/28/2015 9:52:49 PM

.....international children


Because we have enough orphan Americans who need free healtcare and higher wages.

Why are all of you so racist. Jesus Christ.

7/28/2015 9:54:57 PM

How small is this hypothetical school where everyone knows enough of your family situation to ridicule you with it? I know I didn't know jack shit about the vast majority of my classmates families, generally only my close friends'.

Regardless this whole thread is:

7/29/2015 7:15:50 AM

7/29/2015 8:38:32 AM

^
when I was a little kid, we made fun of this one guy one our street just for being adopted

I feel like he would've gotten more shit (to say the least) if he'd been adopted by two gay guys

(understand, I'm not saying it's okay to tease children because they're adopted or their adopted parents are gay. I'm just addressing the realities of the situation.)

7/29/2015 8:41:19 AM

[Edited on July 29, 2015 at 8:54 AM. Reason : i'm pretty switzerland on the whole gay marriage thing, but this is pretty goddamn stupid]

7/29/2015 8:52:52 AM

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"when I was a little kid, we made fun of this one guy one our street just for being adopted "

you sound like a real winner. did you also point and laugh at the kid in a wheel chair or try to trip the blind guy?

7/29/2015 10:58:02 AM

Kids can be mean when they're young. And they can grow out of it. Of course, some don't.

You realize you come across as an asshole on the internet, right?

7/29/2015 11:00:17 AM

I'm not the one bragging about being a complete dick to people when I was a child on the internet

You do realize your entire TWW ethos is based on riding the fence and playing devil's advocate, right?

Aww shit. Maybe one day, I'll look back and regret posting that. People make mistakes!

7/29/2015 11:05:09 AM

Kids are/were really fucking mean. I made fun of other kids, but it was normally in a combat situation (either I was getting ripped, or I was helping some other kid who was getting ridiculed). But I was pretty fucking ruthless if I got started.

I remember thinking that as I got older, "fuck, I said some nasty things." But at the same time, "but fuck it, those kids had it coming."

I hope that shit will have gotten better if/when I have kids and they get to that age. While I recognize that it's definitely possible for kids to be more mean, at least society as a whole has become more accepting of things to get ridiculed for (homosexuality and such). I remember being made fun of in elementary/middle school because my mom had been divorced and remarried. Any by the time I got to high school, everyone's parents were split up. I doubt that's a topic kids get verbally abused for much these days.

7/29/2015 11:14:05 AM

No shit kids are mean

But saying, "Well gays shouldn't adopt. Their kids will just be teased like we did ruthlessly back in the day" is fucking asinine.

7/29/2015 11:17:30 AM

Gay couple in my neighborhood (men) has 2 adopted kids...

Great parents great, straight, kids.

A+ would allow again....

but then... i don't think there should be any laws that restrict anyone's rights for anything that doesn't actively harm someone else.

Even if the kids did end up being gay it's not like their parent's wanted them that way. I know for a fact these guys wouldn't wish it on someone but they're ballsy enough not to deny their true tendencies just to fit in either. The kids would end up gay only because their parents didn't try to force them to mold to society's norms not because they said "YOU WILL BE GAY OR ELSE!" like the homophobes fear.


[Edited on July 29, 2015 at 11:23 AM. Reason : I realize i'm feeding trolls... but just once. ]

7/29/2015 11:20:11 AM

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"But saying, "Well gays shouldn't adopt. Their kids will just be teased like we did ruthlessly back in the day" is fucking asinine. "

Yeah...I was just adding on to the "kids are mean" discussion.

7/29/2015 11:26:01 AM

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"But saying, "Well gays shouldn't adopt. Their kids will just be teased like we did ruthlessly back in the day" is fucking asinine."

I don't think many people are saying that. I know I'm not. I was just commenting on you calling out someone because they said some mean stuff to other kids when they were a kid. I'm pretty sure you probably said something mean to a kid when you were a kid. You say mean stuff to people all the time on the internet, and you're an adult.

7/29/2015 11:28:07 AM

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"The kids would end up gay only because their parents didn't try to force them to mold to society's norms not because they said "YOU WILL BE GAY OR ELSE!" like the homophobes fear."

No, their kids would end up gay if they were born that way to begin with.

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"You say mean stuff to people all the time on the internet, and you're an adult."

Yeah? Well you called me an asshole, hypocrite. Again, do you ever have anything original to contribute? All you do is take on whatever position is least popular. It would be noble if it weren't so tired already.

[Edited on July 29, 2015 at 11:31 AM. Reason : .]

7/29/2015 11:29:02 AM

lol. sorry, i don't have the originality that you do.

7/29/2015 11:34:31 AM

see, even that's unoriginal.

honest question: what satisfaction do you derive from defending trolls who post dumb/uninformed shit?

7/29/2015 11:39:06 AM

not sure what you mean, i don't intentionally defend trolls. i don't think he was trolling in saying that he and other kids were mean to other kids and talked shit to kids about their parental situations. it's reality, it happens. how is that dumb/uniformed? i guess i'm defending reality. it'd be ideal if everyone was nice to everyone, but they're not.

bth, this is what the girl from My Two Dads looks like now:

7/29/2015 11:51:13 AM

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"because honestly, in my day, if a kid had two gay fathers he would never be able to hold his own in any insult-battle...the other kid could just be like "Well at least I don't have two dads," and that would end the argument in victory."

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"I mean, didn't you guys call each other "gay" and "faggots" when you were growing up?"

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"when I was a little kid, we made fun of this one guy one our street just for being adopted I feel like he would've gotten more shit (to say the least) if he'd been adopted by two gay guys"

these posts sound more like bragging about being a bully than honest remorse to me.

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"(understand, I'm not saying it's okay to tease children because they're adopted or their adopted parents are gay. I'm just addressing the realities of the situation.)"

not sure why this in parenthesis if it's how he really feels.

[Edited on July 29, 2015 at 12:00 PM. Reason : .]

7/29/2015 11:56:54 AM

I had a few friends with gay parents, one kid got picked on a little in middle school but other than that it wasn't a big deal

7/29/2015 12:56:21 PM

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"these posts sound more like bragging about being a bully than honest remorse to me."

why would I brag about having been a bully as a little kid? it would be ridiculous to brag about acts I committed before I was 13. and it would be even more ridiculous to brag about having been any asshole at any time in my life.

but you said (in effect) "I don't think a child with gay parents would be teased," and I responded with "I'm not so sure about that...I probably would have teased him myself, in fact." this seemed a valid point.

do I feel remorse about being a dick as a kid, incidentally? no, not really...lots of little kids were/are assholes, and I wasn't that bad. and I've been a pretty good person for virtually my whole adult life.

7/29/2015 1:10:05 PM

I'm sure everyone just tells you they like you bc you would beat them up if they didn't.

Good job with that dude!

7/29/2015 1:26:51 PM

We need some clarity in this thread.

7/29/2015 1:43:09 PM

^ this thread isn't worth your time.

7/29/2015 1:44:18 PM

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"why would I brag about having been a bully as a little kid? it would be ridiculous to brag about acts I committed before I was 13. and it would be even more ridiculous to brag about having been any asshole at any time in my life. but you said (in effect) "I don't think a child with gay parents would be teased," and I responded with "I'm not so sure about that...I probably would have teased him myself, in fact." this seemed a valid point. do I feel remorse about being a dick as a kid, incidentally? no, not really...lots of little kids were/are assholes, and I wasn't that bad. and I've been a pretty good person for virtually my whole adult life."

So I was right. You were a total dick as a child and don't even feel bad about it. You called kids "faggots" and made fun of someone who was adopted, and yet somehow you weren't "that bad". I'm just guessing, but I don't think you're half as a good of a "pretty good person" in your adult life as you think you are. Let's hear the Bullet response to this one. I'm guessing it will involve something original like "lots of kids are mean. he shouldn't feel bad about what he did as a child."



[Edited on July 29, 2015 at 2:01 PM. Reason : smdh]

7/29/2015 1:58:03 PM

We need some clarity in this thread.
in our national character.

Most importantly:

- smaller government
- less people telling each other what to do
- less "national conversations"

Lest to say I am voting for Hillary

7/29/2015 2:12:14 PM

^^
okay, if you want to make wild inferences about my past and current morality on the basis of like 3 not very extensive posts, be my guest

but I hope you realize how ridiculous it sounds

7/29/2015 2:31:12 PM

if you really care enough to actually have remorse for calling someone a faggot when you were 12 years old, you're a fucking faggot

7/29/2015 2:52:10 PM