Since when are homosexuals a minority? Are you kidding me? Mentally disturbed maybe, but NOT a minority.
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This reminds me of a comedian, I don't recall his name, but he said if a white man went to Africa he'd say 'Oh dear, look at all these minorities'
Since when are Christians a minority? Are you kidding me? Mentally disturbed maybe, but NOT a minority.
It seems to work a little better this way...
Approximately 10% (or 10 out of 100 people) of the population is homosexual. Therefore 90% (90 out of 100 people) of the population is NOT homosexual.
Now, I'm not what you'd call a math genius but I do know that 10<90.
mi·nor·i·ty [mi-nawr-i-tee, -nor, -mahy-] Show IPA noun, plural -ties, adjective
noun
1. the smaller part or number; a number, part, or amount forming less than half of the whole.
2. a smaller party or group opposed to a majority, as in voting or other action.
3. a group differing, esp. in race, religion, or ethnic background, from the majority of a population: legislation aimed at providing equal rights for minorities.
4. a member of such a group.
5. the state or period of being under the legal age of full responsibility.
If you're going to use polysyllabic words you have to use them CORRECTLY or we're all going to laugh at you. (We may even point AND laugh).
The irony of a Freeper calling someone else mentally disturbed is delicious. Homosexuality stopped being classified as mental disorder over thirty-five years ago. Try to keep up.
Yes, homosexuals are a minority since heterosexuals outnumber them by about nineteen to one.
Still feel threatened by them, Desdemona? Get over it.
Let me fix that for you...
"Since when are Christians a minority? Are you kidding me? Mentally disturbed, maybe, but NOT a minority."
This is almost cute. There, there, little Freeper, I know the world is scary and confusing.
You just keep on playing with your Barbie doll and everything will be alright.
"Hush now, hush now baby, don't you cry, mama's gonna put all of her fears into you."
She apparently have...
Something tells me that you didn't learn what the term "minority" means.
It means less than a majority and less than half.
Educate yourself, Retard.
(NOTE: No offense is meant toward ACTUAL retards.. I find them to be fairly pleasant individuals.)
Since when are homosexuals a minority?
Since before recorded history.
Are you kidding me?
No.
Mentally disturbed maybe, but NOT a minority
You don't have a real good grasp on what the word "minority" means, do you? Anything that is less than 50% is a minority. Do you seriously believe that more than 50% of the worlds population is homosexual? If you do then you have have some serious issue that you need to deal with.
People who are [truly] mentally disturbed are a minority too. Maybe not in your circle, but overall they are. In this country white, Christian, females are the MAJORITY which means there are 50% + 1 to the rest of the population.
Since when are Repubicans, neocons & the Religious Right a minority? Oh yes, since Barack Obama was elected President of the USA.
No shitting. Mentally disturbed definitely. And certainly a minority.
@Saika
Technically the word minority doesn’t necessarily mean that the group of people make up less then 50% of the population.
With all courtesy, Saika, yes that is in fact what the word technically means.
It can also mean that those people are disadvantaged in some way (usually but not always because there are not that many of them).
The arbitrary redefinition of words hinders rather than facilitates communication. I'm not altogether certain if you're supporting this new usage of "minority" or simply believe that it has evolved to mean something new. I'd read with interest any elaboration you'd care to offer.
But some can and do make the argument that women are a minority even though there are more women then men.
Can you give examples of the "some" who are making this argument? Granted, FSTDT is a casual chat site and thus the standards for citations are pretty lax, but if such a statement was made in a more structured debate, the opposition would jump right the heck on it as 'weasel words.' From the top of my head, I can think of one example supporting the opposite usage.
(This is not douchebaggery, but sincere argumentation. I have just finished Susan Jacoby's wonderful The Age of American Unreason and am feeling particularly sensitive to the issue of the sloppy use of language contributing to 'junk thought.')
Yeah, you're right. Homosexuals aren't a[n ethnic] minority.
But, you're wrong. Homosexuals aren't considered mentally disturbed except by fringe conservative think tanks within psychology.
Holy shit, the stupid in this quote hits ya in the face like a baseball bat!
So this person actually thinks that the word "minority" is sort of an antonym for "white Christian American"? Priceless, truely.
So, they are the majority, and heterosexuals are the minority?
Or are only people worthy of sympathy to be seen as a minority according to you? Then you don't understand English, stupid.
Confused?
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