A Prop 8 challenge for swankers

[bewitched]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I appreciate the outside view.

But he HAS done this before, too many times, and for me this may be the straw that broke the camels back. Especially since in the last one he proudly declared himself a racist. He thinks he can get a free pass at saying hateful things if he just apologizes afterwards, and I for one am tired of it.

Please don't think I am in any way trying to diminish your anger/hurt nor anyone else's. I'm not. I respect that I am far removed from your experience so my forgiveness may be easier in coming than if I had your experience (and I by NO means wish for that to be interpreted as I am somehow better or bigger for offering my forgiveness-- as I said, I have not experienced all that you and many others have). Bigotry and hatred is painful-- in all forms. I just hate to see this thread devolve into a referendum on iSm's behavior. I would rather see the anger directed at the bigger injustice.

Nonetheless, I respect my view may not be the majority's and will let this post be "my piece" (as my grandmother would have said) and leave it at that. I have no desire to add to any further anger (and please don't interpret this as me thinking that your post was an attack on what I said, I don't).