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[On equal rights for homosexuals]Once we legitimize one mental illness, what's next?

themuzicman, Theology Web 20 Comments [4/1/2003 12:00:00 AM]
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#146820
Osiris

Mental illness? So you admit that it's not a choice and they can't help it?

1/26/2007 4:44:03 AM
#148409
Hawker Hurricane

Well, we've already legitimized the mental illness of fundamentalism...

1/28/2007 11:05:33 PM
#148423
SaneChick

People start wandering around with tiny golden effigies of torture devices hanging around their necks talking about a magic sky giant who tosses lightening around for fun, likes to hide behind bushes when he talks, once killed everyone on earth but one poor family who probably spent the rest of their lives digging out of the biggest pile of animal crap ever, and once commanded a man to kill his son as part of what was pretty much the sickest pratical joke in history.

1/28/2007 11:29:05 PM
#148424
Beccs

Homosexuality is NOT a mental illness!

Show me the book that proves it is - NOT the dribble!

1/28/2007 11:31:56 PM
#148432
socktree

*sigh* OK, let me tell you about the whole \"homosexuality was considered a mental illness\". I've done a lot of research into the history of psychology/psychiatry (OT: Tom Cruise can go fuck himself).

Homosexuality was considered a mental illness in the first place only because it was considered \"common knowledge\" - not because of any facts or evidence.

Now, you can go die in a fire.

1/28/2007 11:52:47 PM
#148466
DrWeird

Once we legitimize one mental illness, what's next?

We elect a mentally ill President?

Ooops. Too late...

1/29/2007 12:50:31 AM
#148677
Julian

You start being encouraged to pay 10% of your earnings to it.

1/29/2007 8:33:23 AM
#148711
Blue Lithium

@Julian: *dies of laughter*

1/29/2007 11:09:07 AM
#148780
DaveD

What's next? God-bothering.

1/29/2007 1:55:01 PM
#148805
David D.G.

Julian wins! Beautiful backhand, man!


~David D.G.

1/29/2007 3:24:49 PM
#792088
Minty

Next, I suppose we'll have to let bipolar and depressive people marry.

Wait, what?

12/1/2008 6:42:09 PM
#873904
God

"Once we legitimize one mental illness, what's next?"

Dunno. Christianity?

1/29/2009 12:30:19 PM
#874096
nodaddypleaseputtheknifeawaygodisnottalkingtoyouitsjustgeorgebushonthetv

"Once we legitimize one mental illness, what's next?"

Erm, but wise one, no mental illnesses as yet have ever been strictly "illegal" to begin with.

1/29/2009 3:26:20 PM
#874226
Kremlin KOA

@ Nodaddy...

Poor arguement, there is a difference between 'legalize' and 'legitimize'

1/29/2009 5:22:08 PM
#874552
Nodaddy...

Kremlin KOA

#926622
2009-Jan-29 05:22 PM

@ Nodaddy...

Poor arguement, there is a difference between 'legalize' and 'legitimize'

Really?

le·git·i·mize [li-jit-uh-mahyz] Show IPA Pronunciation
–verb (used with object), -mized, -miz·ing.
to make legitimate.

le·git·i·mate [adj., n. li-jit-uh-mit; v. li-jit-uh-meyt] Show IPA Pronunciation
adjective, verb, -mat·ed, -mat·ing, noun
–adjective
9. to make lawful or legal; pronounce or state as lawful: Parliament legitimated his accession to the throne.

According to the following link 'legalize' and 'legitimize' are what they call synonyms.
http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/legitimize

1/29/2009 9:27:22 PM
#874921
Kremlin KOA

@ Nodaddy...

The difference is in that soething can be allowed by law, but not considered legitimate activity in society.

Eventually this usually leads to a change in the law, but laws change slowly.

A good modern exaple would be the changing attitudes to smoking. Another would be the attitude in the late 1980s and early 1990s to eating tuna (due to the dolphin thing).

1/30/2009 12:23:46 AM
#1248044
Quantum Mechanic

The irony ...

1/23/2011 1:10:04 PM
#1322813


What's next? Hopefully they'll let us have sex with ducks. I like ducks.

8/17/2011 3:59:55 PM
#1322818
\m/>_<\m/

i think this guy really needs to differentiate legitimize and legalize... and what's next, he dares ask? why a more equalitarian and less bigotted society of course! the same one where alice can marry jane, and where bob can marry john, and where... we... have... to... put... up... with... you...

i'm having second thoughts... can we still discriminate against bigots?

8/17/2011 4:26:11 PM
#1322824


Once again, irony perks its head out of the fundie sandbox. I think all religious adults have mental illness.

8/17/2011 4:56:29 PM
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