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Is this rude?

Butterfly88

Butterfly88

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I was talking to someone online on a different site about politics. We were talking about Donald Trump. This person knows I am liberal. He says "Let me guess, you're a lesbian". Isn't it inappropriate for him to assume, or even ask, if I am a lesbian? Being a lesbian means you are part of a minority group, and I feel it should be a choice to come out, not just have someone ask you. Lots of people are Democrats, that doesn't mean they are all lesbians. I happen to be bisexual and found this very offensive. Would anyone agree this is offensive or am I overreacting?
 
I would have found that offensive, lesbian or not. If you are discussing politics, what has your sexual preference have to do with anything? :rolleyes: Maybe you should have asked him if he was obese, because all (fill in blank) are obese!
 
It was also dismissive of lesbians, liberals, and people in general :)

But Trump supporters. What can be said of a person who wants to vote for the least qualified candidate in our nation's history?

You could give my cat a 20 sided die and make him President and I would sleep easier at night.
 
I tend to view issues and underlying objectives more than the candidates themselves. That there are two opposing schools of thought vying for executive power in this election cycle, apart from tipping the ideological balance of the Supreme Court.

One being a populist/reactionary driven movement to dismantle the political, judicial and social status quo. The other driven by the political establishment and elite, intent on retaining the status quo which also involves several years of political gridlock and nominal economic growth. If voters on both sides are actually more fixated on such broader issues, it may explain why the two major candidates have been able to get so far despite numerous perceived shortcomings.

With the present populist movement of Donald Trump, don't expect them to conform to what they likely perceive as political correctness. It isn't part of their regimen. Neither are inclusive social values when it comes to sexual orientation. They seem to be quite clear about that.
 
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