Comments on: Malaysia offers "spot the gay kid" seminars for teachers and parents

By: scav

scav — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 08:17:00 +0000

Let’s just point out that Iraq was entirely fascist under Saddam Hussein and he was in no way an Islamic fundamentalist. It’s about how much of the population are benefiting from progress and prosperity, not the specific justifications used to keep them down.

The US could fall into fascism if its citizens allow it to happen, and it would be big corporations pulling the strings, not one of the Christian churches, or even the magic underwear cult.

By: Itsumishi

Itsumishi — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 15:39:00 +0000

@boingboing-acc24295a031cec540665b451bde7e07:disqus The comment I was replying to made no mention of homosexuality. It did mention Fascism, dictatorship and authoritarianism and it’s relation to Islamic fundamentalism.

I was simply pointing out that Islam, or even religion is not a necessary part of the equation to get fascism, dictatorships or an authoritarian state. Simply put, you can “just remove religion from the equation” it can easily be filled with some other excuse.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 10:15:00 +0000

Even though there’s still widespread institutionalized anti-gay repression, they have changed the laws. Hopefully, reality will catch up with policy. I wouldn’t be entirely shocked if they had gay marriage before the US, just because they have fiat government.

By: Ipo

Ipo — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 10:05:00 +0000

Yes, a tad.
Religiophobic really.
Looking at history up until right now, that doesn’t seem the slightest bit irrational to me.
I wouldn’t be so afraid if all the organized religions weren’t against all these things I deeply care for:
Nudity, equality of the sexes, freedom of choice, science education, free speech, artistic expression, freedom of religion, the freedom to be free of religion included, sex of almost every variety, certain kinds of food, secularism and more.

You think, had I wanted to claim that only Islamic majority countries can be dictatorships, you would have to ask if I meant that?

By: Ipo

Ipo — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 09:49:00 +0000

Itsumishi, because homosexuality is illegal in China?
It’s not.

By: $19428857

$19428857 — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 22:15:00 +0000

Ah, yes, the ginsu knives. Actually that phrase is known to be associated with late night, direct marketing, not multi-level marketing, per se. So it is more the province of serial killers, I’m afraid. Oh, I do realize there are many homosexual serial killers, and therefore some blurring in marketing strategies, but over all, the appeal of serial murder cuts across demographics.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 20:50:00 +0000

Apparently Malaysians have made “You’ve got cooties” a national sport.

They keep arresting their opposition leader on trumped-up sodomy charges to try to get rid of him.

By: Marja Erwin

Marja Erwin — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 16:52:00 +0000

I don’t recall cooties getting anyone beaten unconscious. I know that homophobia gets a lot of us beaten unconscious in the schools. And that’s in America.

By: Marja Erwin

Marja Erwin — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 16:50:00 +0000

People have used Islamic fundamentalism to try to justify homophobia. They have also used Christian fundamentalism, Roman traditionalism, eugenics/racism, psychodynamics, behaviorism, objectivism, and certain versions of dialectical materialism, as well as generalized sexism.

Now where do you draw the line between religious and non-religious ideas, that only the religious ones are ever used to try to justify homophobia?

By: Sasha@librtee

Sasha@librtee — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 16:33:00 +0000

You know what actually IS highly contagious?

Religion.

Warn your children, teach them how to spot the signs!

By: Itsumishi

Itsumishi — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 16:32:00 +0000

Yeah! Just like all those damn religious nut-jobs running China…

By: Felton / Moderator

Felton / Moderator — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 16:24:00 +0000

We’ve only outlawed writing with the left hand, not being left-handed. It’s perfectly fair, because the law also applies to right-handed people.

By: Itsumishi

Itsumishi — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 16:22:00 +0000

LOL! Fucking brilliant. Screw comment of the day, that deserves some kind of Comment of the Year award.

By: That_Anonymous_Coward

That_Anonymous_Coward — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 16:11:00 +0000

And when they lead you to the less well known places you’ll understand they contaminated everyone with their self-hate.

By: CLamb

CLamb — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 15:35:00 +0000

Actually there is no punishment for being homosexual. The punishment is for the specific acts of anal or oral intercourse. These laws also apply to heterosexuals.

By: invictus

invictus — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 15:02:00 +0000

I see I get to observe the free-range literalist in his unnatural habitat.

By: invictus

invictus — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 15:00:00 +0000

A tad islamophobic, are we? Or were you going to claim that the USSR was a Muslim country too?

By: chgoliz

chgoliz — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:50:00 +0000

Nor should he.

By: dioptase

dioptase — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:25:00 +0000

As kids, we worried about cooties. I don’t recall it having anything to do with orientation. It was cooties, you could catch it, and you didn’t want it.

Apparently Malaysians have made “You’ve got cooties” a national sport.

By: Eric Rucker

Eric Rucker — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:18:00 +0000

http://www.gayhomophobe.com

By: Robert Baruch

Robert Baruch — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:10:00 +0000

I can fruits all the time, and they deserve it! ;)

By: Marja Erwin

Marja Erwin — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 13:52:00 +0000

What is the homelessness rate for lgbt kids in Malaysia? Just thinking of the homelessness rate for lgbt kids in America, and the anti-lgbt violence in America, I guess it has to be even worse in Malaysia. What is the life expectancy?

By: wilmcdaniel

wilmcdaniel — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 13:39:00 +0000

Thank you Malaysia for taking the spotlight off of Kansas.

By: class_enemy

class_enemy — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 13:07:00 +0000

Adds a new meaning to the phrase “But wait!! There’s more!!!”

By: ImmutableMichael

ImmutableMichael — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 12:23:00 +0000

It starts innocently enough, with bag-curiosity…. But from there it only ends with Satan, who can carry all manner of filth and dance music in his bag.

Patrcik’s comment has utterly made my day. Best in show.

By: Wild Rumpus

Wild Rumpus — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 11:19:00 +0000

Fascism, dictatorship, and authoritarianism supported by Islamic fundamentalism.

You cannot just remove religion from the equation. The religion is the excuse that allows the fascism, dictatorships, and authoritarianism.

By: Tynam

Tynam — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 10:15:00 +0000

A slight correction… Very few countries had no specific civil laws against homosexual practice, anywhere, until recently. And there is no country which treats homosexuals equally under the law in theory and in practice. Most don’t even vaguely pretend to in theory.

Gender equality is new, equality of sexual identity is newer, and most countries suck at dealing with both.

Pointing out that repressive authoritarian regimes suck much more badly is hardly surprising; they’re more repressive about *everything*.

Islamic countries include a disproportionate number of the world’s most repressive regimes right now, so naturally they have a disproportionate number of the ones with murderously stupid attitudes fuelled by authoritarian moral panic.

Conflating this with an Islam issue is just missing the point; the Christian, Hindu and secular countries did just as badly, historically, and we’re doing better now because we’re more affluent and more liberal, not because we have a better religion. Al Corrupt is right: the problem is fascism, dictatorship and authoritarianism.

By: Ipo

Ipo — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 09:37:00 +0000

But you were wrong in saying so.
Homosexual activity is a crime and forbidden in most Muslim-majority countries.
In the Islamic regimes of Iran, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, North Sudan and Yemen, homosexual activity is punished with the death penalty.
Very few secular Muslim-majority countries have no specific civil laws against homosexual practice.

By: Ipo

Ipo — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 09:27:00 +0000

Who does?
What does Christ have to do with these Islamic assholes?

He has his own assholes.

By: $19428857

$19428857 — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 09:25:00 +0000

Everyone knows homosexuality is spread through multilevel marketing. That’s why gay people are always recruiting. It’s a lifestyle yes, but it can also be very lucrative if you are skilled at persuading people to buy expensive vitamins. Sure, you know some gay folks, but have you looked at one of the introduction webinars? The opportunities are only limited by your desire to succeed. I’m sure they would overnight you an informational packet even if you had only a passing interest. They are that confident.