Indeed

Being gay doesn't give you the right determine what other gays take offense to. Anymore than me being Jewish gives me the right to decide what other Jews should find anti-Semitic.

^goodpost

Using someone's bigotry, no matter how valid, to dismiss an argument does not make the argument invalid.

You're right, that would be a specialized form of ad hominem. But there is no "argument" being dismissed here, so this is, again, irrelevant lecturing.

So you dismiss Ace and pounce on Nutty for no reason in one breath (because, after all, there is no argument) and complain about how others are the problem in the next?

It's so nice that we're all together for the holidays.

The lurkers in email have come to an uneasy consensus: like any "normal" family the holidaze bring out the petty resentment and opens old wounds from years gone by. It is not pleasant for any what parcipitate in these little get togethers (skirmishes?), but boy is it entertaining for the rest of us!

Please do keep up the good work of ill-feeling, nothing does the heart good like a big ol' dose of Xmas schadenfreude!

Bah, I'll schaden your freudes.

I believe this thread mentioned something about forgiveness?