The Times They Are A Changing.

[SparklyKid]

Am I wrong when watching soaps to squirm and shut my eyes when two gay men have a passionate embrace.

Todays soaps seem full of it. Call me intolerant or whatever, I do not want to watch those scenes.

[Barsel]

Mamya it is my little pet hate. I changed my name to Mrs over 51yrs ago, this is part of who I am, a married woman. Calling me Ms means nothing to me, it's a sound, it sounds like a bee, msssss! When I ask companies why they call me this, they say it's to please the ones who don't want to be called Miss or Mrs so I say to them ok, change my name to Mrs or else I will no longer do business with you. That usually does the trick!

[Barsel]

woofy, .>>surely you don't grudge others what you want for yourself?

[Barsel]

Don't know what happened to my answer there, unless I said something I shouldn't have. :-(

[woofgang]

Pixie....you ask if you need to know. If its a general and passing interraction then there is no need to use anything...if you are going to be talking to them frequently or taking down details you ask.

[woofgang]

Barsel I can't see any removed answer

[Barsel]

It's strange what happened to my answer, I definitely wrote something. Anyway, it was just to say, of course I don't mind if other people want to be different and be who they want to be, I just wish life could be less complicated with all the labels that go with it. Sam Smith wants to be called 'They' I mean, really?

[hereIam]

^ And the Daily Mail obliges, calls him 'they' and 'their' at every conceivable opportunity! Really makes me chuckle.

[woofgang]

why is wanting to be called "they" any different from wanting to be called "Mrs" and not "Ms"

[dannyk13]

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/they?s=t

[spathiphyllum]

Pixie - "Your views are insulting to women"

I'm sure you just say things for dramatic affect.

If anything I've said has offended someone simply because they are a woman then I think they need to come to terms with some harsh realities.

If you copy and paste what i said that is so offensive to 50% of the population, I may even apologise for how you took what I said in the wrong way.

[hereIam]

9:10 - sorry can't answer for laughing !!

[Mozz71]

People are what people are. Deal with it or be a dinosaur.

[emmie]

i find it difficult to see people slobbering over one another, both sexes that is, not just two men.

[emmie]

then i must be one ^^^

[naomi24]

Me too, emmie - but as Mozz says, people are what they and others must deal with it.

[emmie]

as i do,

[naomi24]

Yep. I guess if having to deal with it is the order of the day, it must apply to all so others will just have to deal with the dinosaurs too.

[emmie]

just call me tyrannosaurus from now on, lol

[woofgang]

I agree emmie...and as I said much of it seems to be gratuitous.

[Theland]

It's all a part to normalise it.
I have a gay son, but he would agree with me that the media has an agenda.