I *know* it's out there, but bigots aren't in my circle of family and friends. Some background:
It's a pet loss support chat room, an awesome place, very safe, and it's been a life saver.
You will never, ever hear the "
At least it wasn't a chhyyllllddd" bullshit.They'd get their head on a platter, and an instant ban.
The person in question: I should have known better.
He is a Fundamentalist Christian: **
"I just laugh when people tell us we are descended from apes.",
scripture quotes as it pertains to being kind to animals in the Bible, et al.
**A couple of other people chimed in their agreement too but I digress
Transcript edited for privacyMe: do you watch Frasier?Him: at times I doMe: I adore FrasierHim: I don't like his brother(
This should have been the hint for me to stop. lol)Me: He just called Eddie Edward Scissor hands b/c his clawed up Frasier rug(It was Nile's umbrella stand)Me:The actor who played him was picked b/c of his resemblance to Kelsey GramerMe:And now he looks exactly like him!Weee! you can see what a happy dimwit I am in the face of grim disapproval. Stupidly I had no idea he was possibly getting annoyed.Me: I do like his brother.Him:
I like Frasier but I don't like his brother
Because of what he is I won't allow him on my TV screen He left right after that. I was like omg.
Everyone there is pretty awesome though and the majority of the Christians there are manifestly NOT like that. The board/chat room owner is a benevolent dictator whom we can call or email if people are trolls or behaving badly.
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Someday we'll look back on this moment and plow into a parked car.
Evan Davis