Comments on: The Sandusky Principle http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2013/02/05/53528 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Sat, 18 May 2013 21:32:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Ahab http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2013/02/05/53528/comment-page-1#comment-249947 Ahab Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:16:25 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=53528#comment-249947 "When our opponents demonize openly gay men and falsely shine the spotlight on us, they’re letting the real abusers hide in the darkness." Agreed. Stereotyping gay men as child abusers is not only an insult to LGBTQ people, but a disservice to sexual abuse victims. If we're going to prevent abuse, people need to discuss the real roots and correlations of abuse instead of blaming scapegoats. “When our opponents demonize openly gay men and falsely shine the spotlight on us, they’re letting the real abusers hide in the darkness.”

Agreed. Stereotyping gay men as child abusers is not only an insult to LGBTQ people, but a disservice to sexual abuse victims. If we’re going to prevent abuse, people need to discuss the real roots and correlations of abuse instead of blaming scapegoats.

]]> By: Hue-Man http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2013/02/05/53528/comment-page-1#comment-249731 Hue-Man Thu, 07 Feb 2013 06:53:14 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=53528#comment-249731 Andrew Sullivan on this issue (as well as male leaders in Girl Scouts): "An outright ban on gay troop leaders and gay scouts merely encourages and helps legitimize the closet, which facilitates, as in the church, child-rape or abuse." http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2013/02/06/the-return-of-the-pedophile-smear/ Andrew Sullivan on this issue (as well as male leaders in Girl Scouts): “An outright ban on gay troop leaders and gay scouts merely encourages and helps legitimize the closet, which facilitates, as in the church, child-rape or abuse.”
http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2013/02/06/the-return-of-the-pedophile-smear/

]]> By: Nathaniel http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2013/02/05/53528/comment-page-1#comment-249522 Nathaniel Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:47:26 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=53528#comment-249522 The BSA permits straight women leaders. One of my troop's most active adult leaders was one scout's mother. I would be very surprised indeed to learn the GSA didn't permit fathers to bee troop leaders. More importantly, it highlights another aspect of the silliness of that argument. The BSA permits straight women leaders. One of my troop’s most active adult leaders was one scout’s mother. I would be very surprised indeed to learn the GSA didn’t permit fathers to bee troop leaders. More importantly, it highlights another aspect of the silliness of that argument.

]]> By: Didaskalos http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2013/02/05/53528/comment-page-1#comment-249047 Didaskalos Wed, 06 Feb 2013 01:46:13 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=53528#comment-249047 Love to see the rhetorical analysis, Rob. The game belongs to the side that can deploy the pedo-card to their best advantage, the right to inflame fears, the left to allay them. And the pedo-card is going to be played thicker and faster from here on out. Thanks for addressing the question directly. ----Didaskalos / Mark Miner Love to see the rhetorical analysis, Rob.

The game belongs to the side that can deploy the pedo-card to their best advantage, the right to inflame fears, the left to allay them.

And the pedo-card is going to be played thicker and faster from here on out.

Thanks for addressing the question directly.

—-Didaskalos / Mark Miner

]]> By: Robert http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2013/02/05/53528/comment-page-1#comment-248827 Robert Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:05:52 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=53528#comment-248827 Thanks Rob, I appreciate it. Thanks Rob, I appreciate it.

]]> By: Rob Tisinai http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2013/02/05/53528/comment-page-1#comment-248815 Rob Tisinai Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:52:54 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=53528#comment-248815 Done. Done.

]]> By: Robert http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2013/02/05/53528/comment-page-1#comment-248813 Robert Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:49:24 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=53528#comment-248813 can you please re-size the attached image/link as it takes up half the column to the right and i can't read the stories underneath the overlap. can you please re-size the attached image/link as it takes up half the column to the right and i can’t read the stories underneath the overlap.

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