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Old 07-25-2016, 07:38 PM   #1
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A gay Métis Albertan is getting attention for a pro-oilsands ad he posted on Facebook that says lesbians are "hot" and questions why Canada buys oil from countries "that butcher gays and lesbians."

Robbie Picard said the post is meant to highlight and spark conversation about the poor treatment of LGBTQ people in energy-rich countries.

"My question to the rest of Canada, particularly Ontario and Quebec: Why are we getting our oil from Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, places that if you're gay, they will chop off your head?" said Picard, who lives in Fort McMurray, Alta., and used to work at Suncor.
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Old 07-25-2016, 07:43 PM   #2
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The guy's got a point.
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Old 07-25-2016, 07:46 PM   #3
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Yup, just saw someone else post it and mock it.

It's pretty hard to offend nearly every single group imaginable, so I think this guy deserve some kudos on that front.
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Yup, just saw someone else post it and mock it.

It's pretty hard to offend nearly every single group imaginable, so I think this guy deserve some kudos on that front.
Who has he offended?
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Who has he offended?
Me?

The immediate reaction from countless others online isn't positive either.
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Who has he offended?
Good Christians who sleep with their hands above the bed sheets.
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Me?

The immediate reaction from countless others online isn't positive either.
You're offended? Really? I mean it's a stupid post but you can't honestly be offended by this.

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Me?

The immediate reaction from countless others online isn't positive either.
Oh man, people online are outraged over something dumb? Well....

NSFW!


we have to fix this immediately!
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Let me clarify:

I just think it's in poor taste. Sensationalizing lesbians as some sort of heterosexual male fantasy to make a poor point about politics and religion and how it somehow relates to oil interests. It's just sort of sleazy all around.

Do I think it's bull#### that LGBTQ's are persecuted in largely muslim nations? Absolutely, and we should work to change that.

Do I think lesbians are hot? No more than any other couple of any persuasion. It would honestly depend on the level of attractiveness.

Do I think companies should buy products from the oil sands? Well I'm a pretty straightforward capitalist, so only if it's in their best interests financially.

These stances should be mutually exclusive from each other.
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You're offended? Really? I mean it's a stupid post but you can't honestly be offended by this.
Just the way it is now. Somebody, somewhere, is offended by something every second of the day...because of the net/social media now they get a voice which actually gets attention.
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The worst way to promote the Alberta oilsands. Yikes.
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So far it seems I'm in the minority here. It's stupid and sleazy, and both of those things are qualities I find offensive.

I wonder when the word "offended" meant something more than what it is.
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Completely harmless, so you know someone is going to be offended by it.
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This isnt offensive at all. At least not to people who arent going around looking for something to be offended about.
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A thread about lesbians? How could this possibly end poorly?
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It completely objectifies Woman but that's okay apparently...
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I'm about a billion times more offended by the crap bucket countries targeted in this ad than the patent objectification of lesbians. If it resulted in large scale change I'd suggested sucking it up.
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Only the grammar in the advertisement offends me.
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Meh, who cares. It seems harmless to me.
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