In the last week, I have been in the middle of several debates with homophobes of many kinds. The sheer stupidity of the arguments make this post worth writing. Below are the arguments put forth by those seemingly violated by the Delhi High Court’s ruling against article 377.
Because India is a deeply religious country
I fail to see the connection. How does gay sex disrupt religion? What, for that matter, does it even have to do with religion? Being stuck in the sixteenth century is one thing. Blaming religion for it is quite another. Religion is not about being static and stuck (though a lot of ‘religious’ people make it look that way).
Because it is immoral
Says you Einstein! I don’t think gay and lesbian sex is immoral. There you go. Your word against mine. Now unless you come out in the open and say that you think you are more important than I am, this is not going to work. And in any case, who died and made you keeper of Indian morality? What, now that we are at it, is Indian morality? I don’t know. And I am sure you will answer by pointing to your personal morality. Pull your head out of the sand asshat! The world is moving on. Try and catch up.
Because it is unnatural
Define unnatural. Didn’t you hear what I just said? Nothing that exists within nature can be unnatural. You are the one who came up with these labels. And since nature knows of no such boundaries, YOU must be unnatural, right? Who made you an expert on nature anyway?
Holy books forbid it
Holy books be damned! I do not intend to allow my country be run by that which is written in them. Anyway, any holy book that you might care to bring into the discussion is likely to trump your own arguments. No holy book I ever read allows for criminalising homosexuality. Religion is more concerned with individual morality and well-being. The idea of making it an instrument of state policy is something only your sorry brain could come up with.
Because you will soon demand the right to have sex with animals
I will not go into defending the argument for legalising homosexuality against that sorry line. But let me ask you this. Why should someone’s sexual preferences be any of your business? Why would anyone go to you for permission before having sex with animals? And why do you bring animal sex in to defend all of your points? You seem obsessed with the idea really.
Homosexuality is a danger to heterosexuality
You are a retard if you think the High Court’s ruling will cause straight people everywhere to turn gay overnight and roam the streets looking for innocents to rape. Do heterosexual people run after all members of the opposite sex they find? Homosexuality has existed in India and the world for thousands of years and never once has it come close to bringing our ever-increasing populations down. Grow up, will you?
Because it causes diseases
First of all, there is no evidence by any medical body of repute (WHO etc.) to support that argument. Secondly, what doesn’t cause disease? You seem to have drawn up a list of things that are wrong with the world and are taking turns blaming it all on homosexuality. What’s next? The rains? Why not ban sex to get rid of AIDS. Or ban currency notes to end robbery and theft? Seriously, you need help!
Because homosexuality will cause mankind to become extinct
Fantastic line of reasoning sir! You get a toaster. The only way, in my humble and irreligious opinion, mankind is going to go extinct is if we bomb ourselves into oblivion. I don’t think homosexuality will achieve what years of planned birth control initiatives failed in doing. In any case, homosexuality has been around for centuries and not done anything of the kind. All the Delhi High Court’s ruling does is give dignity to people who want to be themselves.
So you say we should just allow people to do anything they want?
There are two sides to this answer. First, you are nobody to allow or disallow me to do anything at all. Secondly, it is my belief that the age when regressive thought controlled the fates of nations is past. You are obsolete. I am free to do anything that is within the ambit of the law and doesn’t harm another. The choices people make in their private lives are up to them and are not something the state should bother itself with. Those who fail to keep their opinions of others to themselves, should be heard out and ignored. Happy?
This is not over. We will be back
Sigh. I wasn’t hoping to change your hearts really. I just like kicking you around. This is not about homosexuality really, is it? You just want your will to be done. Well, same here. Come back any time you want. I will wait.
Brilliant post!!
Tired of having similar conversations/arguments with homophobes. It’s a waste of time I say. Their reasoning is stupid.. they follow some stupid leader without using their own brain… I fail to see why they are bothered about somebody else’s sexuality.
Awesome Vimoh
Amazing post..!!
Once again impressive logic and wisdom from your side! Applauding.
Since this post is as much about stupidity of arguments as 377, I would like to point out something wrong in your arguments.
“I am free to do anything that is within the ambit of the law and doesn’t harm another.” – It is we people who make the laws and we have a certain choice. And when you have choice you have people taking different sides. Homophobes seem to be on one of the sides in this issue and hence the protests.
Actually Pavan,
I made this point in the post. Towards the end. I do not deny the homophobe his opinion. I am only asserting my own. And my opinion happens to be that the homophobe’s opinion is stupid.
Agree , but alas no homophobes will actually read this post. I really wish they would and try to read this post let alone understand. I doubt there will be any comment here , that says “I was really wrong and your opinions made me realize it ”
That is the sad part.
You read it. That’s enough for me. Use the lines against them if you meet any.
You are wrong! you are wrong! you are wrong! LOL.
Kidding dude. Solid arguments.
My personal thought; asshole is exit only.
This whole #377 was brouhaha for a week or two. People have found other attention seeking things to run after.
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True. But this was about so much more than assholes.