Comments on: A Little-Known Improvement Worth Noting

By: Bohemienne

Bohemienne — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 23:46:28 +0000

Somehow I’m not surprised to learn that there was actually a very large underground homosexual culture in Islamic countries. Apparently locking their women away and dressing them in bags is just the beginning. It would seem that Muslim men are endeavoring towards making females completely a thing of the past–they don’t even need them for sexual fulfillment!

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:26:07 +0000

‘Nick, so I assume your credentials are phenomenal to declare a tenured professor of law at a prestigious university a “hack?” Wow so edgy dude.’

Professor Glenn Reynolds has excellent legal and academic credentials and is an expert in his declared field. Unfortunately you’ve constructed a strawman and misrepresented my opinions – I wasn’t calling Professor Glenn Reynolds a hack on the basis of his undoubtedly excellent academic and legal credentials, but rather on the basis of his work as a blogger.

Meanwhile back to the issue in hand …

By: Joshua Foust

Joshua Foust — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:15:28 +0000

Shock, hang on a second. It’s unfair to write off Nick’s take like that, and your defense doesn’t hold much water. For one, I know plenty of tenured professors I would consider idiots, especially when discussing subjects outside their fields. That doesn’t mean anything, just that “experts” are only experts to a certain degree.

My disillusionment with the Instapundit (expounded upon at great length at the link Nick provided) stems from what I see as his overly simplistic view of International Relations and the war on terror. I happen to agree with Reynolds on things like IP law, and abusive police powers, and the many frightening examples of the abuse of speech codes. But I study International Relations, and that’s where he and I mostly part company. Besides, even Reynolds admits he knows a little about a lot of things. It leaves open the possibility of being wrong, which I do appreciate.

Also, Nick calling a pundit a hack (there’s often a vanishingly thin line between the two, if one exists at all) is hardly the same as those stories equating homosexuality to a disease that must be cured.

By: shockcorridor

shockcorridor — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:06:53 +0000

Phillips and Nick both represent levels of ignorance and stupidity. Phillips, thanks for your pointless idiotic links to some jackass Christian group! Nick, so I assume your credentials are phenomenal to declare a tenured professor of law at a prestigious university a “hack?” Wow so edgy dude.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:02:57 +0000

'Dingbag commenter? Instapundit is a valuable resource. I never would have seen this story otherwise.' The first part of that statement can be verified be following the link provided by the first commenter in this thread, Phillips. The second part of that statement may be true regarding other issues, but I think it's fair to say that the proprietors of this manor have a slightly less than stellar opinion of Professor Reynolds. I too (gulp!) read Instapundit on a regular basis - but since he doesn't offer a forum for commenting on his blog, I have to spout off elsewhere.

By: Joshua Foust

Joshua Foust — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:58:32 +0000

Megs, I think Nick was referring to the idea of linking to a bunch of Christian anti-gay publications in response to a story about how gays aren’t being murdered. At the least, it’s deeply insensitive, and I think borders on the outright offensive. Or, put another way, it’s just tactless. Your attitude, which actually happens to mirror that of many Afghans, is totally fine.

By: Megs

Megs — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:41:37 +0000

Dingbag commenter? Instapundit is a valuable resource. I never would have seen this story otherwise.

I’m glad that people are not being murdered for their sexual preference. I am not in favor of homosexuality but don’t believe death is the appropriate response.

Now if women would break out of their shells, that would be even better news.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:01:24 +0000

Also, it’s not surprising you’re picking up dingbat commenters: you’ve been linked-to by Instahack.

By: Tom W.

Tom W. — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:05:19 +0000

“[W]hy shouldn’t we celebrate that gays are no longer being murdered for being who they are?”

Because to a certain kind of American, The Gay Issue trumps everything. We’re fighting the most depraved, cruel, inhuman enemy we’ve ever faced, but a large segment of the population won’t vote for Giuliani because he’s “gay friendly.”

He’s also a (gasp) cross dresser!

[Cue orchestral crash, lightning flash, thunder, screams.]

We’ve got our priorities. The threat of Islamic terrorism just can’t compare to the threat of man-on-man love.

Lesbians, however, are another story, especially the young, cute, feminine ones who take off their clothes and make out in those spring-break DVDs.

By: Joshua Foust

Joshua Foust — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 01:09:09 +0000

Right, so you don’t like homosexuality. What’s your point? And why shouldn’t we celebrate that gays are no longer being murdered for being who they are?