yup... don't know a single person that wouldn't of gone to work looking like death warmed over not to be linked to the FDRQ.
Posted on 12/10/2008 6:21:13 PM PST by SmithL
San Francisco (AP) -- A daylong work stoppage during which employees were encouraged to "call in gay" to express support for same-sex marriage drew spotty participation nationwide Wednesday, with some gay rights activists praising the concept but questioning its effect.
In San Francisco's gay Castro district, residents and merchants said they endorsed the message behind "Day Without a Gay" but didn't think a work stoppage was practical given the poor economy and the strike's organization.
"If we are going to make a huge impact and not be laughed at, then we have to take the time and make the time to communicate with all the parties. We could have shut down a lot of the hotels," said David Lang, a San Francisco gymnastics coach. "In theory it's a great idea, but it's being done wrong and now that it's been done wrong, I don't think it will be done again."
The protest, which a gay couple from West Hollywood organized through the Internet, was designed to demonstrate the economic clout of same-sex marriage supporters following the passage of voter-approved gay marriage bans in California, Arizona and Florida last month.
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So I wonder how many filthy disease ridden queer pink slips will be awarded tomorrow.
Everyone was taken aback, but you can't argue with empirical evidence like this.
I even dug up an old "ELIMINATE THE HATE" Rainbow button that some hippie lost, stuck it on his desk I did.
Owl_Eagle
”You know, I'm going to start thanking
the woman who cleans the restroom in
the building I work in. I'm going to start
thinking of her as a human being”-Hillary Clinton
(Yes, she really said that
Peggy Noonan
The Case Against Hillary Clinton, pg 55)
Gee, I wonder if they would consider a decade without gays.
I’d be all for it.
“I even dug up an old “ELIMINATE THE HATE” Rainbow button”
Just had one laying around eh?
I asked someone that I know who is gay about calling out today and she told me she had too much work to do.
...oh brother!...queers are so full of themselves(pun intended)....did they really think anybody would care whether they went to work or not?....those self-important jerks need to just shut up and get over themselves....everybody is sick of them.
I’d think hetero guys with Asian flu and worse would have been wheeled in to work on gurneys today to avoid being out.
But i made a quick banking stop today, and to my surprise,
the bank officer i wanted to see had called in “sick as a dog”. I asked if it was part of the call in gay day, and his co-worker looked stunned- I dont think he was aware of it.
I know the “sick” bank worker was engaged and his fiance broke it off with him. He was not happy when he told me about it. maybe he really was sick...
Howz’ about a “Blood Supply Without Gay’s AIDS Contributions Day”?
If they and the dirty needle crowd wouldn’t have infected our blood supply, we’d have a clean supply of blood and the poor kids and hemophiliacs who need blood wouldn’t have gotten infected.
I know the “sick” bank worker was engaged and his fiance broke it off with him. He was not happy when he told me about it. maybe he really was sick...Or maybe she found out about his gayness.
Paging SAG....
Boss, Im calling off work today. I’ll be sodomizing my partner for the rest of the afternoon. Smelling and being near another guy’s butt has to make you a little bit angry.
Don’t stop there.....for their next jaunt into activism, how about a YEAR WITHOUT A QUEER?
Umm, maybe there aren’t as many of them as they would like us to believe?
What a good day to tell your boss that your employment in the organization is really not needed....
Or maybe there are not nearly as many gays as we are led to believe.
I think, deep down, they’re sick of themselves personally.
yup... don't know a single person that wouldn't of gone to work looking like death warmed over not to be linked to the FDRQ.
“I think, deep down, they’re sick of themselves personally.”
....yep....worn out from all that self-absorbsion
prolly none, specially not the FDRQ
Hmmm...I hadnt thought about that. Maybe so.
Some states may have laws protecting the FDRQ in the workplace, but this does not extend to failure to show up, or too many absences. I don’t see that “calling in queer” is a valid excuse, no matter what the law.
i agree, but, companies prolly just don't want the bad press that would go along with it... gotta pick their battles so to speak.
They fired the Muzzies who did not come in and work because of Ramadamadingdong. Keep that in mind. If they grew some and did it to Muzzies, they can grow some and get rid of the FDRQ.
One of my coworkers went home sick after working for half of the day. Should I suspect him of being bi?
I think the fudge packing plant will be filing for a federal loan, though...oh, c’mon, that was FUNNY!!
Bad day to get your hair done - other than that what’s the big deal?
What a shame it isn’t catching on. There are too many b**ches at work who are hogging the water cooler, so being deprived of a few of them is always a plus. The confirmed heterosexual female matriarchs are bad enough, quite frankly. Insensitive, quiet, efficient, masculine types tend to actually get work done. The others create more work for others to do, make all the dumb decisions, or don’t really do anything except talk about politics, Oprah Winfrey episodes, and other people. Nothing like a left wing cause to take care of the people that the last layoff missed.
i'm all for it...
lol!
Like, “How’d you get off yesterday?” at the watercooler.
Reminds me of a funny episode back in college. The local gay/lesbian/bi/trans/misc campus group decided to hold a “blue jeans day”, where everyone on campus was supposed to wear blue jeans to show their support for gays/lesbians/etc or something to that effect. Happily, I think I was wearing khakis that day, but a friend came up with a great idea. He put out posters for “shoe day”, where everyone who supported conservative politics was to announce that fact to the world by wearing shoes. Needless to say, it was a great success.
On whatever weekend was closest to the anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, anti-nuke protesters would demonstrate at the gate of my Air Force Base, Wurtsmith AFB, MI. We were told to expect about 5,000 of them on Saturday. There had been thousands the year before.
It rained on Saturday. I counted 14 protesters.
Here these people were, claiming to believe they were fighting for something that would save their kids and everyone they knew from dying horribly, but they wouldn't come out and spend a couple of hours in the rain. Meanwhile, the last thing I wanted was for the weapons in our arsenal to be used, but I showed up rain, shine or freezing cold, and would still have shown up if I was allowed to decide whether I wanted to come into work. I loved my country, so I served her even when it was unpleasant. Duh!
That day was a big lesson for me...and if someone won't skip a day's pay for "true love," that tells me they're as full of crap as all but 14 of the Michigan anti-nuke protestors.
I am certain this silliness was a failure here in Austin, Texas. If all the gays in this town stayed home, there would be very few cars on the road.
Perhaps they could do something else to show solidarity, perhaps a bit less dramatic, and wouldn’t add to the declining economy....
Maybe they could all just wear KNEE PADS on Friday.
Work gets done... and they get a, “Heeeeey, Look at meeeee” moment.
It’s just a suggestion! Bwhaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!
MississippiSteve
Now, If I was a homophobic supervisor, It would have been a perfect opportunity to make a list of those who were sick that day. And those activists who are straight that called in? Hey a homophobe would believe they were just as bad as the gays and would put them on the list.
Maybe they have to make so much noise to cover up the fact there are so few of them. ;o)
Should have known. I live in the most conservative part of OC. Nobody even noticed !
Here’s hoping your gay buddy is feeling better and able to get back on his knees soon.
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