Comments on: Callous from Dallas: Maurine Dickey http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/10/30/50237 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Thu, 23 May 2013 19:55:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Donny D. http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/10/30/50237/comment-page-1#comment-171530 Donny D. Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:04:33 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=50237#comment-171530 Yeah, Timothy, making multiple wisecracks about this anti-gay politico's appearance and name wasn't a good move. If you are exploring new writing styles, consider this one a failure and move on. I've grown to expect the absence of this kind of writing in BTB's blog posts, and don't want the writing here to change for the worse. Yeah, Timothy, making multiple wisecracks about this anti-gay politico’s appearance and name wasn’t a good move. If you are exploring new writing styles, consider this one a failure and move on.

I’ve grown to expect the absence of this kind of writing in BTB’s blog posts, and don’t want the writing here to change for the worse.

]]> By: Reed Boyer http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/10/30/50237/comment-page-1#comment-171500 Reed Boyer Wed, 31 Oct 2012 22:07:59 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=50237#comment-171500 From the comments on Rob Tisinai's "I was Neville Longbottom" (January 28th, this year): "An observation from life: "As we pass from the shallow and insecure competitiveness of high school, those who are gifted in their appearance take on security. Those who do have bodies that turn heads on the beach seldom disparage others about their weight. The truly beautiful seldom note facial flaws in others. The graceful and athletic seldom mock the clumsiness of those less inclined. "Comments which are designed to demean others solely on their appearance often tell us more about the person making such a comment than about their target." The author? Timothy Kincaid. Oh, wait . .. "SOLELY on their appearance?" Adding the play on her name into the slam of her dated appearance turns it all into wit and parody of the kind not since since Sheridan, Congreve, and Noel Coward. From the comments on Rob Tisinai’s “I was Neville Longbottom” (January 28th, this year):

“An observation from life:

“As we pass from the shallow and insecure competitiveness of high school, those who are gifted in their appearance take on security. Those who do have bodies that turn heads on the beach seldom disparage others about their weight. The truly beautiful seldom note facial flaws in others. The graceful and athletic seldom mock the clumsiness of those less inclined.

“Comments which are designed to demean others solely on their appearance often tell us more about the person making such a comment than about their target.”

The author? Timothy Kincaid. Oh, wait . .. “SOLELY on their appearance?” Adding the play on her name into the slam of her dated appearance turns it all into wit and parody of the kind not since since Sheridan, Congreve, and Noel Coward.

]]> By: Michael C http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/10/30/50237/comment-page-1#comment-171382 Michael C Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:17:14 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=50237#comment-171382 The 2005 Texas marriage amendment is worded to prohibit the State from recognizing any "marriage-like" relationships. Can individual counties provide benefits to not-exactly-married couples even though the State deems it illegal? The Pflugerville school district in central Texas recently approved providing insurance benefits to domestic partners of school employees. I guess my question for you law-smart folks is what does their marriage amendment actually prohibit? The 2005 Texas marriage amendment is worded to prohibit the State from recognizing any “marriage-like” relationships. Can individual counties provide benefits to not-exactly-married couples even though the State deems it illegal? The Pflugerville school district in central Texas recently approved providing insurance benefits to domestic partners of school employees. I guess my question for you law-smart folks is what does their marriage amendment actually prohibit?

]]> By: Patrick http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/10/30/50237/comment-page-1#comment-171361 Patrick Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:15:46 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=50237#comment-171361 I respectfully disagree. Anyone named Mo Dickey was born a drag act. You're doing her a disservice by not pointing it out and helping her reach her potential. I respectfully disagree. Anyone named Mo Dickey was born a drag act. You’re doing her a disservice by not pointing it out and helping her reach her potential.

]]> By: Richard Rush http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/10/30/50237/comment-page-1#comment-171322 Richard Rush Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:10:58 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=50237#comment-171322 Like multitudes of Republicans, Maurine suffers from the inability to see reality as it exists in the present, and longs to once again see the beautiful glow of a "reality" as she imagines it to have existed decades ago. I'd say to her, <i>"Maurine, you need some Murine For Your Eyes."</i> http://www.cowanauctions.com/auctions/item.aspx?ItemId=20492 Like multitudes of Republicans, Maurine suffers from the inability to see reality as it exists in the present, and longs to once again see the beautiful glow of a “reality” as she imagines it to have existed decades ago.

I’d say to her, “Maurine, you need some Murine For Your Eyes.”

http://www.cowanauctions.com/auctions/item.aspx?ItemId=20492

]]> By: Mary in Austin http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2012/10/30/50237/comment-page-1#comment-171144 Mary in Austin Wed, 31 Oct 2012 02:36:10 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=50237#comment-171144 A lot of us in Texas want equality for everyone. We will continue to work and argue for it. A lot of us in Texas want equality for everyone. We will continue to work and argue for it.

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