My post, Pink army

[Rodcx500z]

Over the coarse of today i have given a lot of thought about the words i wrote and i apologize to anyone offended bye it, i am not homophobic in any sense at all, i have a lot of gay friends male and female and i don't judge them in anyway at all, it is people who think they are above the law that get me going, anyway enough of this and once again sorry if i caused offence

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Glad to see you back Rod.

 

[DocAnna]

I've no idea what went on as all has been sanitised politely in the relevant thread. So I'm going to add my voice to being glad you didn't delete your account and glad you're still here .

 

[Clint]

Chin!Chin! Rod.

 

[Agentgonzo]

Glad to have you back Rod.

 

[Donegal john]

Extremely proud of you coming out on the forum rod. We all support you and your lifestyle choices. Lots of love

 

[jof]

Welcome back.
Having thought about this, I think what presses my buttons are very vocal extremists forcing their views on me, but luckily I encounter very few in real life & if I find them on TV or t'web, I just turn over or close the tab.

After all, almost all of us are just people trying to get on the best we can with our lives.

 

[Rodcx500z]

Extremely proud of you coming out on the forum rod. We all support you and your lifestyle choices. Lots of love

Feckin hilerious love you brother

 

[jof]

Extremely proud of you coming out on the forum rod. We all support you and your lifestyle choices. Lots of love

Can we not get a nice rainbow icon on the likes?

 

[foxy]

Over the coarse of today i have given a lot of thought about the words i wrote and i apologize to anyone offended bye it, i am not homophobic in any sense at all, i have a lot of gay friends male and female and i don't judge them in anyway at all, it is people who think they are above the law that get me going, anyway enough of this and once again sorry if i caused offence

My goodness me, it is a brewing forum FFS, surely a member who has a drink can be excused for a remark made late at night without a witch hunt. Who was really offended? Not me. Nor should anyone else, Take it within ones stride.

 

[MashBag]

Absolutely Foxy.

A super pop at the cancel culture that has recently affected Phil Schofield.

No harm no foul. Good to see you back.

 

[Donegal john]

My goodness me, it is a brewing forum FFS, surely a member who has a drink can be excused for a remark made late at night without a witch hunt. Who was really offended? Not me. Nor should anyone else, Take it within ones stride.

My thoughts exactly foxy. The snug is supposed to be a virtual pub setting. Imagine some of the snowflakes on here being in an actual boozer on a Friday night and getting offended by some of the banter going on and running to the barman to complain
Head shaking and finger wagging to the extreme

 

[Clarence]

My goodness me, it is a brewing forum FFS, surely a member who has a drink can be excused for a remark made late at night without a witch hunt. Who was really offended? Not me. Nor should anyone else, Take it within ones stride.

Spot on, Foxy. Except we're not in a pub, we're ........ open to the great wide world to make money for the forum owners. End of that story, really.
As for the Pink Army. Never heard the expression and when I googled it I could only find references to some kind of band and also to a group promoting breast cancer awareness. Like the original thread, "witch hunt" fits the bill perfectly whether you like or loath the guy. I'm in the latter camp, but that's not really the point. Not impressed with their replacements either, but then I rarely watch telly now that I've seen every possible iteration and spin off of Star Treck.

Sorry, the pub reference was @Donegal john.

 

[MashBag]

I did the same with "pink army" on Google.

Tbh you could have been referring to the demographic "male, pale & stale"

 

[Nashbrew]

I thought it was reference to this guys art installation.
https://twitter.com/Athirty4

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Spot on, Foxy. Except we're not in a pub, we're ........ open to the great wide world to make money for the forum owners. End of that story, really.

As i have said countless times before no one forces you to visit the snug if you think all threads are ........ use a little self controll and dont click!

As for making money why do you object hosting and running a forum doesn't come cheap as it says below -
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[Clarence]

As for making money why do you object hosting and running a forum doesn't come cheap as it says below - "The The Homebrew Forum Supporting Membership program provides the much needed funds to cover all the expenses it takes to keep this great website running"

No objection. Just telling @foxy that we're not in the same environment as a public bar down at the boozer where the audience is very limited. Here, it's wide open to a much greater public and I think I'm right in saying that part of the moderators' job is to ensure that that public is not alienated and continues to click so that we can enjoy the benefits you list later in your post.
With that in mind, it makes it easier to understand why moderators sometimes intervene in situations which otherwise might appear petty.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

With that in mind, it makes it easier to understand why moderators sometimes intervene in situations which otherwise might appear petty.

As often said in discussions in the mods area "Damned if we do damned it we dont"

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[DocAnna]

I risk being seen as conforming to the stereotype I've challenged earlier, but it is an important point. It should not matter if you are in a pub, with your mates at home, or in any other public setting, it is important that we all try not to be bigoted, prejudiced, bullying or demeaning of minority groups. I know none of us are perfect, and there are always a range of views, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try. I really hope that some people feel brave enough to say 'it's not ok' when things are said in the pub in a group that ridicule or demean. @Rodcx500z deserves a lot of credit for the first post in this thread as it would have been so easy to say nothing.

I also have to thank those here in general, as it's incredibly welcoming and let's face it you put up with me getting all technical, long winded .... and stereotypical .

 

[Clarence]

Pubs, I mean proper boozers not "bars", wine, cocktail or otherwise, exist and flourish because we're not saints and probably don't want to be. A good half a gallon or so while chewing over the old wasp with a few mates or complete strangers is cathartic and allows us walk out of there having put the world to rights and deal with the trials and tribulations of everyday existence. That's the real world and shame on you, Anna, coming out with that after what you've been saying about roofers and what you'd like to see happen to them.