So... Sexuality is a Choice...

[Tck13]

Originally Posted by hossoso

Tck13, your signature, I don't know how much (or if) you care for accuracy. It was Chief Sealth. There has never been a tribe member named "Seattle". Probably could have PM'ed this but couldn't waste an opportunity to try and derail this thread, which is stupid.
His name was spelled several different ways not just "Sealth" as you say. Seathle, Seathl, See-ahth, or Seattle. I chose Seattle because it seemed like the easiest to spell at the time.

 

[RJman]

Originally Posted by Tck13

His name was spelled several different ways not just "Sealth" as you say. Seathle, Seathl, See-ahth, or Seattle. I chose Seattle because it seemed like the easiest to spell at the time.

So... Orthography is a Choice?

 

[rach2jlc]

Originally Posted by RJman

So... Orthography is a Choice?
Yep... in the end... it ALWAYS comes back to those poor-spelling birdwatchers.

 

[hossoso]

Originally Posted by Tck13

His name was spelled several different ways not just "Sealth" as you say. Seathle, Seathl, See-ahth, or Seattle. I chose Seattle because it seemed like the easiest to spell at the time.

Interesting, I did NW History as a minor at UW. Had to do research in all sorts of mediums and never came across the spellings you listed. My mistake, just being a brat.

 

[Tck13]

Originally Posted by hossoso

Interesting, I did NW History as a minor at UW. Had to do research in all sorts of mediums and never came across the spellings you listed. My mistake, just being a brat.
I don't mind at all and I'm sure you know much more about him / history than I do. I just found the quote and researched the quote to make sure there was such a person and they actually said the quote. I assume it's true? What's NW History? North Western History?

 

[Tck13]

Originally Posted by rach2jlc

Yep... in the end... it ALWAYS comes back to those poor-spelling birdwatchers.

 

[SField]

Originally Posted by Tck13

For the sake of simplicity, let's say that one can only be homosexual or heterosexual (we all know that there's more to it than that, but...)

If sexuality is a choice, then that would mean that we all made a choice at some point between hetero and **** sexuality.

Then, that would also mean we all have equal sexual feelings towards the same and opposite sex and we chose between the two...

So, those advocating that we have a choice would really be bisexual, no?

This whole argument is silly but is advocated by those who say that "sexuality is a choice". Yes, we all have a choice as to who we want to ******** with but not what sex we are truly attracted to.

I can't wait until this topic is as passe as discussing a woman's right to vote.

 

[matadorpoeta]

n/m

 

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by SField

I can't wait until this topic is as passe as discussing a woman's right to vote.
Not all of us are over that one yet.

 

[SField]

Originally Posted by iammatt

Not all of us are over that one yet.

Jesus Matt how many times have I told you to wait until we're in the Brandy room to talk like that.

 

[philosophe]

Originally Posted by Sucrose

I don't think the real issue is about homosexuality, rather the real issue is more about the nature of heterosexuality.

Viewed objectively, homosexuality isn't very remarkable. In fact, it's rather dull. What is remarkable, however, is the intensity of the reaction so many heterosexuals have to homosexuality. The reaction many heterosexuals have to homosexuality -even just the concept of homosexuality -is completely disproportionate to any actual consequence homosexuality could ever possibly have. So why are so many heterosexuals so obsessively fascinated by homosexuality? Why are so many heterosexuals so fiercely hostile to homosexuality when that hostility is baseless and irrational? I think these are the real issues.

So I agree that the investigation of the causes and origins of homosexuality isn't very compelling. However, I do think that investigating the causes and origins of homophobia and ****-obsessiveness is compelling, since homophobia is such a dangerous and destructive force.

Great post.

I do think, as a scientific matter, that understanding sexual orientation is a worthy, if very difficult, project. It may take many more years of work.

Homophobia is an immediate problem.

 

[GQgeek]

Originally Posted by iammatt

Not all of us are over that one yet.

You are my role model.