Comment on Delilah, colored.... by zakharova
I wasn't arguing with you, clearly. I made a statement, then made a sarcastic remark. If I were to make a point, I'd say that this concept of "tolerance" that seems to be what you want everyone else to express, only goes one way, bud. If people disagree with people in the gay community, they are to be tolerant and respectful, but people in the gay community don't have to be tolerant or respectful of them.
There is a family in my hometown whose son was beaten within an inch of his life by a gay protest group. I don't believe gays should be bullied, disrespected, or denied public rights, but I reserve the right to disagree with them.
That being the case, I would say the other person's comment, though quite rude, was a blundering attempt to express the fact that they disagreed with the view presented in the photo. Obviously, it would have been better to have kept it to themselves, but they were in fact expressing an opinion, not intolerance (intolerance on their part, for example, would have been demanding the picture be removed for offending them). You, however, were expressing intolerance, by ordering them to leave deviantart because you believed what they said to be offensive.
Now I do hope you understand the difference between being offensive and being intolerant.
There is a family in my hometown whose son was beaten within an inch of his life by a gay protest group. I don't believe gays should be bullied, disrespected, or denied public rights, but I reserve the right to disagree with them.
That being the case, I would say the other person's comment, though quite rude, was a blundering attempt to express the fact that they disagreed with the view presented in the photo. Obviously, it would have been better to have kept it to themselves, but they were in fact expressing an opinion, not intolerance (intolerance on their part, for example, would have been demanding the picture be removed for offending them). You, however, were expressing intolerance, by ordering them to leave deviantart because you believed what they said to be offensive.
Now I do hope you understand the difference between being offensive and being intolerant.
"but I reserve the right to disagree with them."
And just what is it that you "disagree" with?
" disagreed with the view presented in the photo"
Whoopty doo. If you don't like something, point out something that is wrong artistically in the photo itself. This is an art site, not 4chan. And I don't care if they were trying to express anything, the comment he made was disrespectful and disgraceful.
"not intolerance"
"This is disgustingly gay."
Really? That's not intolerance? Am I being trolled? If so, you're doing a good job, otherwise you're lack of education isn't helping you right now. That wasn't an opinion. It's self bias. To be an opinion one has to express WHY. There was no why he thought it was. Just an insulting, degrading, and moronic comment.
"You, however, were expressing intolerance, by ordering them to leave deviantart because you believed what they said to be offensive."
No. You took my words at face value. Not surprising to me since you have this twisted concept of what constitutes homophobic bias. I was saying if he can't handle this type of photography, then he should leave because it's a very common photography. Not to mention if there's artistic nude in the DDs and they are females, and he likes those, which I bet he does, then that would also being hypocritical to the nude sections in general.
"Now I do hope you understand the difference between being offensive and being intolerant."
I think you should take a step back and re-evaluate your intellect with language and definitions.
And just what is it that you "disagree" with?
" disagreed with the view presented in the photo"
Whoopty doo. If you don't like something, point out something that is wrong artistically in the photo itself. This is an art site, not 4chan. And I don't care if they were trying to express anything, the comment he made was disrespectful and disgraceful.
"not intolerance"
"This is disgustingly gay."
Really? That's not intolerance? Am I being trolled? If so, you're doing a good job, otherwise you're lack of education isn't helping you right now. That wasn't an opinion. It's self bias. To be an opinion one has to express WHY. There was no why he thought it was. Just an insulting, degrading, and moronic comment.
"You, however, were expressing intolerance, by ordering them to leave deviantart because you believed what they said to be offensive."
No. You took my words at face value. Not surprising to me since you have this twisted concept of what constitutes homophobic bias. I was saying if he can't handle this type of photography, then he should leave because it's a very common photography. Not to mention if there's artistic nude in the DDs and they are females, and he likes those, which I bet he does, then that would also being hypocritical to the nude sections in general.
"Now I do hope you understand the difference between being offensive and being intolerant."
I think you should take a step back and re-evaluate your intellect with language and definitions.