Why don't people recognize homophobia is as wrong as racism? (Al Gore, arsenal)

[Harrier]

Originally Posted by puggal

It takes place in a petri dish, too. What's your point?

The kind going on in a petri dish is through sexual activity - there are two broad types of organisms: sexual and asexual.

So, what is your point?

[kshe95girl]

Originally Posted by EddieB.Good

Maybe I imagined this, but didn't there used to be a real place where people were embarrassed to not know basic facts?

No, you didnt imagine it, its called reality, I know you are well acquainted with it.
The poster in question has never encountered it in his life.

[Harrier]

Originally Posted by kshe95girl

In other news; the earth is still flat.

NEWSFLASH!!! I know that this might come as a huge shock to you - but the world is round.

[kshe95girl]

Originally Posted by Harrier

NEWSFLASH!!! I know that this might come as a huge shock to you - but the world is round.

Bless your heart, satirical comments completely escape you, dont they?

[Harrier]

Originally Posted by kshe95girl

Bless your heart, satirical comments completely escape you, dont they?

For satire to be effective - there must be an element of truth in the comment.

[kshe95girl]

Originally Posted by Harrier

For satire to be effective - there must be an element of truth in the comment.

Funny, dictionaries disagree with you.
sat·ire

   [sat-ahyuhr]
noun 1. the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.

2. a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.

3. a literary genre comprising such compositions.

Satire | Define Satire at Dictionary.com

[Harrier]

Originally Posted by kshe95girl

Funny, dictionaries disagree with you.
sat·ire

   [sat-ahyuhr]
noun 1. the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.

2. a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.

3. a literary genre comprising such compositions.

Satire | Define Satire at Dictionary.com

I didn't define the word - I stated what it requires in order to be effective. Nothing in that definition contradicts my claim.

[kshe95girl]

Originally Posted by Harrier

I didn't define the word - I stated what it requires in order to be effective. Nothing in that definition contradicts my claim.

Nothing in there confirms it, either.

[Harrier]

Originally Posted by kshe95girl

Nothing in there confirms it, either.

Why do you assume that the dictionary entry is the exhaustive source for everything that could be possibly said about the word and its uses?

[kshe95girl]

Originally Posted by Harrier

Why do you assume that the dictionary entry is the exhaustive source for everything that could be possibly said about the word and its uses?

Feel free to post up a reputable link to shore up your assertion.
I'll wait.