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Osemab Kothari

I'm Just Ose

Join date: 13 Oct 2003

Posts: 110

11-22-2005 21:01

I don't frequent Starbucks, I don't even like coffee (gasps). I did find it stimulating and intriguing, however, to find this news article (one of several differing viewpoints). Starbucks has released a new promotional campaign called "The Way I See It" which is their standard paper cups with quotes from notable/or notorious (take your pick) Authors and other public figures printed on them. Starbucks has a disclaimer on their website saying the quotes are not necessarily the viewpoints of Starbucks. One quote which has sparked controversy in the religious conservative sector of American society is quote #43. It is a quote from Amistead Maupin , whose "Tales of the City" chronicled gay life in San Francisco's homosexual in the 1970s and 1980s. The quote says: "My only regret about being gay is that I repressed it for so long. I surrendered my youth to the people I feared when I could have been out there loving someone. Don't make that mistake yourself. Life's too damn short."
Apparently Baylor University in Waco, Texas (a prominent Southern Baptist based university) has forced the campus Starbucks to remove this specific cup because it supposedly promotes the "Homosexual Agenda." Every time I hear that word, "Homosexual Agenda" I have to laugh. Do I as a homosexual have an agenda? I can hardly keep my life organized, who are they kidding!?

Even though this story broke back in September I just wanted to share this and get possible feedback and/or dialogue

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Article URL: http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/09/092005coffee.htm

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Susie Boffin

Certified Nutcase

Join date: 15 Sep 2004

Posts: 2,151

11-22-2005 21:32

Tell us what your homosexual agenda is! Come on and fess up!

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Aurora Maracas

AKA Madiera Westerburg

Join date: 22 May 2004

Posts: 63

11-22-2005 23:04

my agenda is to bang everyone and take em shopping...shopping with homosexuals is the BEST EVER

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Juro Kothari

Like a dog on a bone

Join date: 4 Sep 2003

Posts: 4,418

11-23-2005 00:52

From: Susie Boffin

Tell us what your homosexual agenda is! Come on and fess up!

Juro's homosexual agenda for Wednesday, November 23:

7:30 am - wake
7:45 am - shower and shave
8:00 am - dress
8:15 am - Starbucks for a Venti coffee w/an add shot
8:30 am - commute to work
9:30 am - sift through work email
10:30 am - hit the Peet's coffee machine at the office for round #2
11:00 am - gay break
12:00 noon - take coworker to Mini dealer for a test drive - do not let her buy anything
1:00 pm - quick lunch
1:30 pm - return to work and hope they let us out at 2:00.

The rest of the gay agenda is played by ear.

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Ferran Brodsky

Better living through rum

Join date: 3 Feb 2004

Posts: 821

11-23-2005 01:00

From: Juro Kothari

The rest of the gay agenda is played by ear.

The ear? really? Ouch!

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Juro Kothari

Like a dog on a bone

Join date: 4 Sep 2003

Posts: 4,418

11-23-2005 01:09

From: Ferran Brodsky

The ear? really? Ouch!

Yes, that's why you must nibble lightly.

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Devlin Gallant

Thought Police

Join date: 18 Jun 2003

Posts: 5,948

11-23-2005 05:14

If you don't have an agenda fear not! Coming soon to a sim near you! Agendas 'r Us! For as little as L$199.99 you too can have a custom built agenda in one of 7 different gayly (no pun intended) colored styles. Patent Pending.

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Rose Karuna

Lizard Doctor

Join date: 5 Jun 2004

Posts: 3,772

11-23-2005 06:14

I have always heard that partners who constantly accuse you of cheating all the time are probably doing so because they are cheating (or would cheat) themselves.

I draw that analogy because I think that people who have extreme agendas (like organizations that oppose homosexuals or oppose sex for anything except procreation), tend to assume that anyone who does not share their views MUST also have an agenda.

I think that this assumption is really just a smaller part of their greater delusions of persecution, I say "delusions" since here in the U. S. how many zealots have you read about lately who have be beaten senseless or burned at the stake?

These type of people are always highly suspicious, that they will be conspired against, spied upon or cheated, or maligned by a person, group, or governmental agency.

The sad irony is - they are usually the ones administering the beatings to the very groups they fear.

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Taco Rubio

also quite creepy

Join date: 15 Feb 2004

Posts: 3,349

11-23-2005 06:52

From: Osemab Kothari

...Every time I hear that word, "Homosexual Agenda" I have to laugh. Do I as a homosexual have an agenda? I can hardly keep my life organized, who are they kidding!? ....

What a great way to put it.

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Osemab Kothari I'm Just Ose Join date: 13 Oct 2003 Posts: 110	11-22-2005 21:01 I don't frequent Starbucks, I don't even like coffee (gasps). I did find it stimulating and intriguing, however, to find this news article (one of several differing viewpoints). Starbucks has released a new promotional campaign called "The Way I See It" which is their standard paper cups with quotes from notable/or notorious (take your pick) Authors and other public figures printed on them. Starbucks has a disclaimer on their website saying the quotes are not necessarily the viewpoints of Starbucks. One quote which has sparked controversy in the religious conservative sector of American society is quote #43. It is a quote from Amistead Maupin , whose "Tales of the City" chronicled gay life in San Francisco's homosexual in the 1970s and 1980s. The quote says: "My only regret about being gay is that I repressed it for so long. I surrendered my youth to the people I feared when I could have been out there loving someone. Don't make that mistake yourself. Life's too damn short." Apparently Baylor University in Waco, Texas (a prominent Southern Baptist based university) has forced the campus Starbucks to remove this specific cup because it supposedly promotes the "Homosexual Agenda." Every time I hear that word, "Homosexual Agenda" I have to laugh. Do I as a homosexual have an agenda? I can hardly keep my life organized, who are they kidding!? Even though this story broke back in September I just wanted to share this and get possible feedback and/or dialogue . Article URL: http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/09/092005coffee.htm _____________________ ~ I love Rik. He means so much to me. ~
Susie Boffin Certified Nutcase Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 2,151	11-22-2005 21:32 Tell us what your homosexual agenda is! Come on and fess up! _____________________ "If you see a man approaching you with the obvious intent of doing you good, you should run for your life." - Henry David Thoreau
Aurora Maracas AKA Madiera Westerburg Join date: 22 May 2004 Posts: 63	11-22-2005 23:04 my agenda is to bang everyone and take em shopping...shopping with homosexuals is the BEST EVER _____________________ everythings bollucks! we just dont know it yet!
Juro Kothari Like a dog on a bone Join date: 4 Sep 2003 Posts: 4,418	11-23-2005 00:52 From: Susie Boffin Tell us what your homosexual agenda is! Come on and fess up! Juro's homosexual agenda for Wednesday, November 23: 7:30 am - wake 7:45 am - shower and shave 8:00 am - dress 8:15 am - Starbucks for a Venti coffee w/an add shot 8:30 am - commute to work 9:30 am - sift through work email 10:30 am - hit the Peet's coffee machine at the office for round #2 11:00 am - gay break 12:00 noon - take coworker to Mini dealer for a test drive - do not let her buy anything 1:00 pm - quick lunch 1:30 pm - return to work and hope they let us out at 2:00. The rest of the gay agenda is played by ear. _____________________
Ferran Brodsky Better living through rum Join date: 3 Feb 2004 Posts: 821	11-23-2005 01:00 From: Juro Kothari The rest of the gay agenda is played by ear. The ear? really? Ouch! _____________________ Phobos Design in Chaos. Clothing, Animations.........and stuff for freaks Posting, and you!
Juro Kothari Like a dog on a bone Join date: 4 Sep 2003 Posts: 4,418	11-23-2005 01:09 From: Ferran Brodsky The ear? really? Ouch! Yes, that's why you must nibble lightly. _____________________
Devlin Gallant Thought Police Join date: 18 Jun 2003 Posts: 5,948	11-23-2005 05:14 If you don't have an agenda fear not! Coming soon to a sim near you! Agendas 'r Us! For as little as L$199.99 you too can have a custom built agenda in one of 7 different gayly (no pun intended) colored styles. Patent Pending. _____________________ I LIKE children, I've just never been able to finish a whole one.
Rose Karuna Lizard Doctor Join date: 5 Jun 2004 Posts: 3,772	11-23-2005 06:14 I have always heard that partners who constantly accuse you of cheating all the time are probably doing so because they are cheating (or would cheat) themselves. I draw that analogy because I think that people who have extreme agendas (like organizations that oppose homosexuals or oppose sex for anything except procreation), tend to assume that anyone who does not share their views MUST also have an agenda. I think that this assumption is really just a smaller part of their greater delusions of persecution, I say "delusions" since here in the U. S. how many zealots have you read about lately who have be beaten senseless or burned at the stake? These type of people are always highly suspicious, that they will be conspired against, spied upon or cheated, or maligned by a person, group, or governmental agency. The sad irony is - they are usually the ones administering the beatings to the very groups they fear. _____________________ I Do Whatever My Rice Krispies Tell Me To
Taco Rubio also quite creepy Join date: 15 Feb 2004 Posts: 3,349	11-23-2005 06:52 From: Osemab Kothari ...Every time I hear that word, "Homosexual Agenda" I have to laugh. Do I as a homosexual have an agenda? I can hardly keep my life organized, who are they kidding!? .... What a great way to put it.

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