From: Steele, Kirk A (SteeleKA@nafm.misawa.af.mil)
Date: Tue Jan 29 2002 - 22:04:43 MST
Again, I reitterate the demographics os statistical analysis of
comprehensive population studies. You fall 2 standard deviations to the
right of center on the bell curve of normative
psychosocial/moral/perspective taking.
Sexual preference cannot, however be codified with a bell curve. Sexual
prefence, alone without comparitve context, is normative data. As such is
not subject to analysis. Ranges of behavior accross a domain can be
qualitatively discussed. Accross the range of possible levels of
developement, %70 of humanity lands in the middle. Unfortunately that middle
is characterised by a near pathological closed mindedness. In the Five
Factor (O.C.E.A.N.) theory of personality, the first, Openness, is the
degree to which a person is TOLERANT of ideas other than their own. Most of
humanity is kinda intolerant Violet. No amount of learning is gonna undo
that.
You, by definition are very open. You were ultimately receptive to an idea
that made sense, was reasonable, appealed to you logically. People en masse
do not have this capacity currently to be tolerant of 'different'-sexuality.
When people look at you the first thing they see is "how not like them, you
are". And the farther that is, the less tolerant they are. Sad, but true.
Violet, welcome to the fold, of the Differently Abled Society of Cultural
Opposition.
-----Original Message-----
From: Violet Beck [mailto:seizansha@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 10:33 AM
To: virus@lucifer.com
Subject: Re: virus: Brown and Pink dreams
[kirk said]
>For the gazelle to hate the hyena for it perceiving the gazelle as >prey
>is>unrealistic. Gazelle you be, and the vast majority of humanity >be that
>hideously cackling canine. Somebody check me on this; I'm pulling this
>figure deep from the recesses of my, well, memory let's say; 70% of
> >adult>humanity wanders through life never maturing beyond the age of >13.
[/quote]
Hmm...point seen. But the hole in your argument is that people are NOT
hyenas--they can be changed. in fact, for a time, i was extremely
small-minded myself. i thought i was most likely just a sick person and that
everything i did made jesus angry, etc. Then, of course, i met an older
friend who explained to me all about atheism. At first i thought she was the
devil, trying to tempt me, but i soon got over my childish delusions and
became the person i am today.
The point of this story is, however, that if she hadn't come around, i would
most likely still be in the opressive catholicism my parents raised me in
and wallowing in the homophobia of my church. All i needed, as well as most
children and many adults, was a firm, guiding hand and a few books. Now
maybe this is just the optimist in me speaking, but i like to believe people
can and WILL change if prompted, and I certainly don't want to just sit back
and let prejudice and misinformation happen.
--Violet Beck
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