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Nope, haven't heard of it. But, I tend to live under a rock as far as "popular" things. XD (Also I live in VA, so perhaps the networks here don't play it. I can't recall ever seeing it on the channel guide thinger, so...*shrug*)
Oh, I'm all for pushing back! Don't get me wrong. :P But, my inclination would be more to fight in ways other than participating in a poll with the specific goal of fighting the AFA, rather than of voting for/against a show I actually have an opinion about. (And I assure you, I am far too lazy and uninterested in soap operas to do actual research, so I know that my opinion is wholly theoretical and doesn't actually have much meaning in this context. Now, you add some aliens or vampires or spaceships or something to that soap opera, and maybe my mind would open up...XD) I can think of at least two or three ways of protesting and fighting back against the AFA that don't involve actually taking the poll. Why accept the battleground dictated to you by your opponent? Create your own battleground. XD [/Sun Tzu impression]
My other thought would be...do you accept the AFA framing of "homosexual lifestyle"? Because I always assumed that was an AFA bullshit term to hide their bigotry; I never thought that people who aren't "anti-gay" would use the term "homosexual lifestyle" or "homosexual agenda." To me, that implies that there's something divisive about it, something ulterior. And there IS, from the AFA perspective. But we do not share their perspective, so to me it makes more sense to avoid the AFA phrases and use phrases and framing that supports our views of how it shouldn't be divisive.
Oh, I'm all for pushing back! Don't get me wrong. :P But, my inclination would be more to fight in ways other than participating in a poll with the specific goal of fighting the AFA, rather than of voting for/against a show I actually have an opinion about. (And I assure you, I am far too lazy and uninterested in soap operas to do actual research, so I know that my opinion is wholly theoretical and doesn't actually have much meaning in this context. Now, you add some aliens or vampires or spaceships or something to that soap opera, and maybe my mind would open up...XD) I can think of at least two or three ways of protesting and fighting back against the AFA that don't involve actually taking the poll. Why accept the battleground dictated to you by your opponent? Create your own battleground. XD [/Sun Tzu impression]
My other thought would be...do you accept the AFA framing of "homosexual lifestyle"? Because I always assumed that was an AFA bullshit term to hide their bigotry; I never thought that people who aren't "anti-gay" would use the term "homosexual lifestyle" or "homosexual agenda." To me, that implies that there's something divisive about it, something ulterior. And there IS, from the AFA perspective. But we do not share their perspective, so to me it makes more sense to avoid the AFA phrases and use phrases and framing that supports our views of how it shouldn't be divisive.