In regards to the second comment, at this point I would prefer to discuss this with Yoshie who had given the topic some thought and research to her 'proxies' who have not. (This isn't an endorsement of her views, which I frequently disagreed with, nor is it said with nostalgia for the 10-15 posts a day that came in, but she took the topic pretty seriously, which other than shaq and Doug's interview, isn't the case right now.) Robert Wood
> On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 8:56 AM, Chris Doss wrote:
>>
>> A long time. I betcha that has something to do with the dominant culture
>> of Iranians. Muslim cultures outside the former USSR where homosexuality
>> is legal are pretty rare, including the secular ones.
>>
>> --- On Thu, 7/2/09, Doug Henwood wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Oh, and you probably noticed that India *overturned* the
>>> ban. Any bets on when that might happen in Iran?
>
> @Doss: It is obvious to me that in this thread, you are obsessed with
> picking nits (others share this ignominy). Picking nits might be
> perfectly acceptable at NitFest, this is not NitFest.
>
> @Henwood: How much longer until a ban on Iran discussions? We don't
> have Yoshie driving the issue today but others seem willing to proxy
> for her, in more ways than they acknowledge. How stoned can I stone
> the nitwits, before you shut this topic down?
>
> Percy
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