tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post999902388409193795..comments2024-03-29T09:54:57.650+00:00Comments on Going Gently: A Matter Of LanguageJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-68118050734077364302015-08-07T23:38:10.027+00:002015-08-07T23:38:10.027+00:00Funny how all the hugs from my dad didn't make...Funny how all the hugs from my dad didn't make me straight...hmm.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081652747471904560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-46486180402982239642015-08-07T19:57:47.875+00:002015-08-07T19:57:47.875+00:00Right on, John!Right on, John!Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443352705506509732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-68257661222889999002015-08-07T03:21:44.645+00:002015-08-07T03:21:44.645+00:00John, I have heard gay men and child abusers linke...John, I have heard gay men and child abusers linked together for years by our media. I'm with you: the two don't have anything to do with each other! Adults of any persuasion, who abuse children are the scourge of this earth.Mary Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338257247926089751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-77705169045684202792015-08-07T01:32:32.264+00:002015-08-07T01:32:32.264+00:00I don't often comment, although I love your bl...I don't often comment, although I love your blog - you move me to tears , as well as laughter, more often than you'd think! You are so right, and it is really very important people aren't allowed to make gay=pederast comments and get away with them. I've been unfortunate enough to know two men convicted of sex offences against boys, both were priests, one RC the other Anglican. One I had my suspicions about, the other amazed me. That doesn't make "all priests are pedophiles" but it does remind me that children deserve protection, and we must be vigilant where power comes into the relationship.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864657381173674455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-65777233977661431302015-08-06T21:26:38.755+00:002015-08-06T21:26:38.755+00:00Heterosexuals are just as likely to be child abuse...Heterosexuals are just as likely to be child abusers. It's about time this loaded linking of gays and child abuse finally bit the dust. And anyway, as you say, none of us know if these rumours are true or not, it's just a torrent of wild accusations.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-62545539710620397912015-08-06T20:53:44.438+00:002015-08-06T20:53:44.438+00:00Thank you all for your comments , not enough time ...Thank you all for your comments , not enough time today to reply to each oneJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-3480643783565782102015-08-06T18:59:20.728+00:002015-08-06T18:59:20.728+00:00Yeah cause we all know hugs make a boy gay. Amazin...Yeah cause we all know hugs make a boy gay. Amazing the lack of logic in some folks.<br />MissFifiUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590011396134249375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-49458686382903809542015-08-06T18:46:08.926+00:002015-08-06T18:46:08.926+00:00Good doing John! The rules are the same for every ...Good doing John! The rules are the same for every flavour of sexuality. Under age is off limits and consent is always required. Anybody refering to language as it is just the way it is, need to update themselves to moden times. Women are policemen, black men rule white and rape is not allowed.Onevikinggirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07332629675054714173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-13669824006340309952015-08-06T18:32:42.717+00:002015-08-06T18:32:42.717+00:00So on point. Thank you!So on point. Thank you!37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-35324466375977826872015-08-06T18:23:45.187+00:002015-08-06T18:23:45.187+00:00Poo Head is all I have to say about that !
But
Dar...Poo Head is all I have to say about that !<br />But<br />Darling card. My friend Norma (who is a crazy minion person) would adore that card !<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-91876140948373557902015-08-06T18:16:09.934+00:002015-08-06T18:16:09.934+00:00I totally agree with your views on this John and h...I totally agree with your views on this John and had already said so to the farmer when I began to read reports.<br />Your card is lovely - I would send it to one of my friends with no qualms. Perhaps a bulldog's paw print in the large green area would enhance it?The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-19437443644588261142015-08-06T18:10:37.332+00:002015-08-06T18:10:37.332+00:00Right on!!Right on!!Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550611275677498097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-32532891754222504902015-08-06T17:57:40.572+00:002015-08-06T17:57:40.572+00:00Oh and you would have loved to have seen the excit...Oh and you would have loved to have seen the excitement in my daughters face when she overheard that the Queens were coming to visit. Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-67961987245784611272015-08-06T17:55:56.571+00:002015-08-06T17:55:56.571+00:00I completely totally agree.
My husband owned beaut...I completely totally agree.<br />My husband owned beauty salons. He has straight and gay employees.<br />So I and my children ( boy & girl) "grew up" in a lovely atmosphere of gay/straight/men/women/and as my adorable 5 year old daughter said .. fairies.<br />One of our gay friends was staying overnight at our beach house and he told my two little ones his own version of a fairy tale.<br />So it was not as bad as it might sound .. she was enchanted with the idea .. they were , by the way, both of my children's Godfathers .. <br />There was no one we could have thought of who was more perfect to be godfathers to our children.Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-90921241779553129922015-08-06T17:23:28.992+00:002015-08-06T17:23:28.992+00:00John.The ignorance of some people is astonishing a...John.The ignorance of some people is astonishing and quite sickening.<br /><br />Pedophilia is committed in the majority of cases by heterosexuals, male or female and many of them were also victims of abuse themselves. Generally most abuse is committed in the home by family members and of course by those in authoritative positions for example clerics within the Church.<br /><br />I think that the false connection mooted by the media of homosexuals and young males relates back to ancient Greek mythology. It is easy to condemn history without having studied the myths by imposing our present moral standards upon the past.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-14834155281261088592015-08-06T17:13:31.706+00:002015-08-06T17:13:31.706+00:00I couldn't agree more John. Paedophilia and ho...I couldn't agree more John. Paedophilia and homosexuality go together in just the same way that paedophilia and heterosexuality go together. The suggestion that all gay men like young males is offensive and mis-informed. People should take off their blinkers and look at the world the way it really is. They could be surprised!Bel-Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14482028713257360473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-40389293515103883892015-08-06T16:26:26.432+00:002015-08-06T16:26:26.432+00:00I agree, John. I agree, John. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11666316882168582862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-69728578515167442272015-08-06T15:46:46.161+00:002015-08-06T15:46:46.161+00:00No, you're right - it's wrong to lump two ...No, you're right - it's wrong to lump two completely different groups of people together.<br />Best to you - Lee AnnaLee Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13471216110543401872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-26809523937765568272015-08-06T15:07:02.761+00:002015-08-06T15:07:02.761+00:00hehe xhehe xLisa Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03120614311419730549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-49659310969170061892015-08-06T15:06:53.552+00:002015-08-06T15:06:53.552+00:00It is a matter of language indeed, as is the diffe...It is a matter of language indeed, as is the difference between a pedophile (paedophile) and pederast (paederast). A pedophile may be attracted to children in an unhealthy, sexual manner, but once they cross the line and act on that attraction, they are pederasts. <br /><br />As others have mentioned, pederasts can be heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual. megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-65953251313309355432015-08-06T15:04:44.483+00:002015-08-06T15:04:44.483+00:00I do like your card.
I despite sensationalized, m...I do like your card.<br /><br />I despite sensationalized, misinformed media all over the world.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-89957420551188049122015-08-06T14:35:23.474+00:002015-08-06T14:35:23.474+00:00I love the card! I think it's a winner!I love the card! I think it's a winner!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-12194882673836385662015-08-06T14:32:38.852+00:002015-08-06T14:32:38.852+00:00It's one of the many ways your country and min...It's one of the many ways your country and mine (and others) have institutionalized homophobia. When you link something to other, clearly evil things, it becomes more firmly lodged in peoples minds. It makes no difference that there is no rational or logical reason behind it. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-41336122823497336092015-08-06T14:30:30.688+00:002015-08-06T14:30:30.688+00:00Excellent greeting card entry! I've been in gr...Excellent greeting card entry! I've been in graphics design for many years - and I know talent when I see it smiling right at me! Composition, colors, etc., you nailed it John.bornfreevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962077756698451257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-66446645269363679452015-08-06T14:06:45.671+00:002015-08-06T14:06:45.671+00:00Couldnt agree more.Couldnt agree more.MargoBowBellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686098515310084601noreply@blogger.com