tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post673094991405308352..comments2023-10-17T15:56:22.827+01:00Comments on Velvet Glove, Iron Fist: The thin end of the wedge? Yes.Christopher Snowdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-62878067198852812722014-01-23T18:21:51.069+00:002014-01-23T18:21:51.069+00:00@Andrew - It's worth while pointing out that a...@Andrew - It's worth while pointing out that a lot of what you call "change" has to be enforced by those in authority. It is not a natural process.<br /><br />Ok, you do give such an example (the concept of "homophobia"), but the neutral tone of your comment is puzzling. There is a cost to "change" which is enforced from on high.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-14533115456402925092014-01-15T12:10:03.618+00:002014-01-15T12:10:03.618+00:00I think I might have told you before that I was at...I think I might have told you before that I was at a party with Chapman (he was there) and there were a few moments where he might have been in a precarious position on a balcony.Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03655694351271193881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-71808581366972614432014-01-14T14:22:02.709+00:002014-01-14T14:22:02.709+00:00If Hollande was gay, I guess his boyfriend would b...If Hollande was gay, I guess his boyfriend would be the "second man".Jean Granvillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863378650172171963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-51588636548504134622014-01-14T13:36:34.104+00:002014-01-14T13:36:34.104+00:00The 'slippery slope' is always real. It...The 'slippery slope' is always real. It's also called change. It happens in society all the time. <br /><br />For example, the pressure grew in the 1990s for 'civil partnerships', to allow unrelated people to become legally responsible for each other. Initially we were assured it was nothing to do with sexuality - slippery slope. <br /><br />Then civil partnerships became related to 'same-sex partnerships', but we were assured it would not lead to 'gay marriage' - slippery slope.<br /><br />Then gay marriage came along - and you will now find people protesting against it are routinely and publicly denounced as 'bigots' and 'homophobics' - slippery slope.<br /><br />Personally, I don't see why I - as a committed loner - can't marry myself, and I don't see why a father can't marry his son. In a time when the President of France has a 'girlfriend' who is the 'First Lady', marriage has ceased to have much meaning anyway. <br /><br />But that was the slippery slope embarked on 20 years ago. <br /><br />I'm not taking sides on slippery slopes. I'm merely saying they do exist. Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08927670897815686822noreply@blogger.com