"My passion for women is better than being gay"

[sp1814]

...so said Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister, responding to accusations about sex parties to which a 17 year old girl was in attendance.

You could argue that most 'red blooded males' would agree with him, and some have praised him for not being 'politically correct'.

...but here's the rub. If you had a 17 year old daughter, would YOU be happy for her to accept gifts from a 74 year old man (who apparently uses 'Just For Men'), even if you suspected there may be strings attached?

And let's say he WAS gay - would those same people praising his non-PC stance be as happy if he were chasing after 17 year old boys?

[237SJ]

How does he know it`s better than being gay? He hasn`t tried it. Or maybe he has...

[Quizmonster]

"Don't knock it until you've tried it" has always been an absurd argument. Maybe necrophilia is a wonderful sexual orientation, given that it obviously is for those who practise it, but I for one have no intention of every "trying it"! It is perfectly possible to "know" something is right without trying all the possible alternatives.

[237SJ]

Maybe he should have said "My passion for women is better than necrophilia" then. Can`t see a correlation between homosexuality and necrophilia myself though

[sp1814]

Quizmonster

You're engaging in reductio ad absurdum - It's the logical fallacy of extending an argument to ridiculous proportions and using that to support or criticise a point of view.

[MickyMacgraw]

If you had a 17 year old daughter, would YOU be happy for her to accept gifts from a 74 year old man?

Most dads wouldn't be happy of their daughters getting male attention even if they were 100 yrs old.
Silvio Berlusconi, just how many aphrodisiacs and viagra is this guy on? He seems to be a nonstop sex machine.

[sandyRoe]

All talk and no action, perhaps?
If he was a caesar which would he be? I see him as Nero

[Quizmonster]

Sp, I'm well aware of reductio ad absurdum, but did you read my final sentence as well? It was specifically designed to move from the ridiculous to the sublime as far as logicality is concerned.

237, you said, "He hasn't tried it." I don't suppose he has tried any of the other multitudes of sexual orientations available to him either any more than most of us have. The fact that there is no "correlation" between the two involved here is irrelevant, given that there is not much "correlation" between any OTHER two!

Micky, none of my daughters at 17 would have been either so naive or so gold-digging as to attend a private party given by a known lecher!

[ludwig]

QM, if some famous gay bloke had said 'My passion for boys is better than being straight', you'd probaly be thinking 'what a ridiculous thing to say'.
I see no difference either way round.

[jake-the-peg]

How does he know?

Has he tried being gay recently?

I think we should be told!

[Davethedog]

Before you get to the wrongs and wrongs of what this scum is saying you have to firts look at who he is.

This man is the Prime minister of Italy, would you want him to represent you? I am sure that not all Italians are "straight" how do they feel.

This is a dirty old man, who if he did have vast wealth and power, wouldn't be allowed whithin 100 yds of a 17 yera old girl.

How Italy still entertain him, is beyond me. Hes a corrupt pervert.

[naomi24]

Not keen on him then, Dave? ;o)

[Davethedog]

How did you guess :-)

[Sqad]

Aged 74 years old and still pulling the "birds" and you are subjecting him to criticism....why? because he is a Prime Minister or perhaps he is wealthy, or perhaps he is good looking.............I really cannot see your points. This sort of thing happens in many countries and I guess even in the UK.
As a Prime Minister my Italian friends tell me that he is quite popular, the Italian version of the NHS is staffed mainly by Italian born doctors which one up on the UK NHS which is staffed by foreigners.

If I had a seventeen year old daughter who was getting presents from my Prime Minister, I am not sure how I would feel......but what could I do about it in practical terms?

Do people in the UK still remember Profumo, Mandy Rice -Davies and Christine Keeler? Hypocrisy comes to mind.

Well done Silvio.

[Loosehead]

Everyone thinks their sexuality is "correct".

I would not be happy in this situation for boy or Girl.

[sp1814]

Sqad

Leaving aside the fact that this man is the PM - would you encourage a relationship between your 17 year old daughter and a 74 year old man?

[jackthehat]

Sp1814 - Sqad is a 75 year old lothario so take his answer with a pinch of salt.........:o)

[brionon]

It's better than being a Mass Murderer too, what does That prove ?

[Sqad]

sp1814

<< would you encourage a relationship between your 17 year old daughter and a 74 year old man?<<<

That isn´t the point "encourage"....the situation here is one of an established relationship,so your question should be.."Would i discourage it?

I suppose that I would.....but how could one practically do that with a 17yr old girl.

Your answers please.

[ummmm]

Easy...you ground them...lol

[Sqad]

JTH....facts please, 76 year old lothario....;-)