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Michael Lucas is Done With Russia

Discussion in 'Current Events, World News, & LGBT News' started by Dan82, Oct 13, 2010.

  1. Dan82

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    http://advocate.com/printArticle.aspx?id=150207


     
  2. Lady Gaga

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    Hurray for Russia!

    >_>

    Я изучал русский язык в прошлом. Я остановился из-за этого.
    -- I studied Russian in the past. I stopped because of this.
     
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    Well, they are commies....what do you expect? They boil rocks for soup...quite the dish at all the cocktail parties at the Kremlin.
    And besides, their vodka is crap, which is reason enough alone why we should have let Patton march into Moscow.
     
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    I feel for the guy, but michael lucas, if he is the one I am thinking of (the porn star who always has a constipated pout in every picture i have ever seen of him) is getting on my nerves. he puts himself into as many lgbt stories as he can so he can keep visability for his career.
     
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    yeah, it's the porn star.
     
  6. Lady Gaga

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    They're not communist. Their communist government collapsed over 20 years ago

    And insulting them because of their culture is never okay to do.
     
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    I'll take, "What is a Sarcastic Response for $300 Alex"

    Can anyone recognize a sarcastic response anymore?

    My apologizes to all those in the Former Soviet Union for that clearly inappropriate statement.

    Jesus.
     
  8. Lady Gaga

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    Sarcasm doesn't work online, unless you state so or you're Revan, but good try.
     
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    I think he was rather blatantly sarcastic in his post.
     
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    Maybe if you used an emoticon or "/sarcasm" or something of the sort? It's not always easy to tell what's sarcasm and what isn't when you're just relying on read text.
     
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    expecially with his frequent mislabling of things as socalist/communist... it hinders people's ability to judge sarcasem when it is practically a catchphrase...
     
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    Enough with this shit already, God damn. If you have a personal vendetta against someone, keep it to yourself.
     
  13. Phoenix

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    I thought he was too. But different people come at it with different perspectives and I can see how it could be misinterpreted.

    Why though? (yes I'm asking legitimately and not to be an ass) Assuming you liked studying the language why stop because a few of the people who speak it aren't exactly open minded? I mean aren't we over here telling people that just because they might not like the fact that we're attracted to the same gender we should be tolerated at the very least and accepted at the most? We might not like their opinions but they're entitled to them.

    Also to keep the thread from dissolving completely: this isn't really news (not to pick on your article selecting choice, Dan82). Usually anything that has to do with Russians and homosexuality shows that the Russians are not the most accepting people on that front.
     
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    It's frustrating seeing all of these puff pieces in the media without anyone really trying to get to the root of the problem. It's not just homophobia that's a problem in Russia, it is xenophobic proto-fascist hate-mongering - immigrants are regularly targeted for hate crimes. I think a thoughtful piece on the intersection of homophobia and racism and poverty, the framework of fascism etc. would be much more interesting than "Boohoo, Russians are mean, I'm giving up my citizenship."

    But then again, this is the Advocate...
     
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    Merely pointed out why I saw no sarcasem in his comment, because it is along the lines of things he says often. It was a observation. Was it necessary to start ripping peoples heads off?

    ...boy who cried wolf...

    I still hate michael lucas... yes, we get it... you a pornographer, and you are gay, but do you really need to inject your name into every story you can? How many people who are not already convinced that homophobia is wrong are going to stand up and listen because a gay porn actor is putting his name on any story he can? If people have discomfort with lgbt people, a porno star is not likely to sway them.

    ---------- Post added 14th Oct 2010 at 07:38 PM ----------

    if there was a 'like' button...
     
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    Now Emberstone...I hate calling you that because you don't seem like that to me....you seem more like an Aaron...i may start calling you that. But anyway....you are smart enough to know that Russians do not boil rocks for soup....and you are smart enough to know that russian vodka really is not that good....and you are smart enough to see a little sarcastic wit thrown into a pointless post.

    I completely understand the point of advocating for a cause. I completely understand of being completely passionate about that cause. But can you not get your head out of the clouds for one moment to simply have a little fun with certain things? I have seen a sense of humor in you venture out...ever so briefly...and it was pretty good. So I know you got one...you need to let it loose more often. It becomes you.

    That's one of the things I like about you...you are passionate. You are dead wrong. But you are passionate and I respect that.

    But...I still say their vodka is crap.
     
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    I still have hope for Russia. Right now, they're where we were about 50 years ago. When you've been living under a rock for 80 years, the lastthing you want to see is the sun. People are still in the dark ages of social policy. It's going to take a long time before Russia is anywhere near, we'll say, Canada or Sweden's level of equality. But it is going to come. They still have 50 years of progress to catch up on. In the meantime, Russia is going to be one of the worst places to be an LGBT. And I know it's been nearly 20 years since the fall of Soviet Russia, but the Yeltsin years don't count and Putin was more focused on economic policy (and creating conflict with other former regions of the Soviet Union who've seceded from Russia). By all counts, Medvedev isn't exactly pushing for equality either. Mainly because Putin runs the show.

    And enough with the personal attacks. I get that some of you don't like each other, I really do. But god dammit, pick your battles!
     
  18. Lady Gaga

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    I liked the country. Or, I thought I did. I didn't care for the language at all, but I wanted to live in Russia. When I found out about this, I no longer wanted to live in Russia so I stopped studying the language.

    Hope that clears things up ^-^;