Dave wrote on 11/19/19 at 04:54:59:At no time did I ever question the fellows gender. ... Please stop inserting "your" agenda into these threads.
How else are we to interpret your quoted, capitalized, use of "he"? What else could you possibly be intending to convey, Dave?
In your message to me, you volunteered that you took religious issue with people who appear to you to be "LGBT";
wasn't it you, Dave, who inserted your agenda into this thread at the very beginning?It was not my wish to single you out, Dave. As you recall, I said exactly that in my message to you, speaking positively of the impression you have made on me. After several comments to this thread supporting your assessment, I wrote generally about our preconceptions of bikers, taking care to set a positive tone. You deleted that post.
Just as you felt compelled to insert "HE" into your initial comment, I am compelled to reflect on your statement- to not do so would be a tacit endorsement. I would not have my participation in this or any other thread be interpreted as support for excluding riders based on race, sex, religion, etc; this post fulfills my obligation to make that clear. Again, there should be no cause to belabor the issue- can we just talk about bikes, and leave expressions of what kind of people we don't like for some other space?
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