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Posted in: Youth arrested for hitting 16-year-old girl with baseball bat
"This was not just an attack on Britain, and on the British way of life, it…
Posted in: Soldier's murder is attack on Britain, betrayal of Islam: Cameron
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Posted in: A visit from Thai PM
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Posted in: Do you agree with Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's comments on comfort women?
No matter how much we argue about Islamist and Christians; This Is A Dangerous Precedent. A…
Posted in: Anti-Islamist protests flare after British soldier butchered near London barracks
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I suppose you only know her from The View, not her extensive career in journalism and broadcasting. I've never seen The View, having lived in Japan for ages, but I also suppose you are not the target audience for it-a woman. It's like saying football has no skill involved just because you don't like it. To each his own, but no need to rip or denigrate-sheesh!
Posted in: Pioneer U.S. TV anchor Barbara Walters to retire
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People who say civil unions are the same as marriage so why can't we just call it that ,don't understand the legal ramifications of the word "marriage". "Marriage" comes with literally hundreds of legal rights, benefits and responsibilities. Unless you are going to change the wording of every one of these to include "civil marriage" it's simply not the same. Having blacks sit at the back of the bus is not equal rights, nor is civil marriage
Posted in: First gay wedding held at Tokyo Disney Resort
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Mark G, K. Hawaii, ebisen, Chin4sailor; you can avoid going to Disney if you like, that's so trivial, but don't block 2 people who are in love want to spend their lives together with the same rights as everyone else.
Mark G, civil unions are so far removed from equal rights. There are over 1000 laws in the USA that only apply to married couples, not those in civil unions. For example, a straight American man can marry a "mail order bride" and bring her to the States with a green card, but a gay man can't bring his foreign partner to the USA no matter how long their relationship. It's good to see Disney and other American companies, politicians, people realize that 2 people in love are the same, no matter the make up of the couple and deserve to be treated equally
Posted in: First gay wedding held at Tokyo Disney Resort
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qazwsx
VPN tunnelbear $50/year or $5/month, then subscribe to Netflix with US or UK account. Fantastic. Both have free trials so u can test out the speed. I can watch Netflix now on my iDevice or Mac/pc with no lag whatsoever. I stopped downloading completely
Posted in: 'House of Cards' deals winning hand to fans of binge TV
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I remember the initial reports. The actions did NOT all take place in their residence.
"happened in a diplomatic residence so it happened in Japan. "
Posted in: Japanese diplomat agrees to plea deal over wife abuse in U.S.
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Great song, great lyrics. Hate most hip hop, rap etc now. So shallow these days
Posted in: 'The Message' deemed greatest hip hop song ever
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@AKBfan, opening party is all you can drink
Posted in: New Tokyo crossdressing bar appeals to first-time drag queens
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The police should follow the example of the US Navy in Japan and ban all drinking after 10pm. Give them a curfew too, then crime will be reduced by the looks of things
Posted in: Saitama policeman scratches cars in drunken rage
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qazwsx
Forget about the test conditions, I have to send my full results to my company head office. I think it's none of their business. Yes they pay, but I'd rather pay and keep it private
Posted in: Privacy please?
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qazwsx
Another way for people to waste their money
Posted in: Learning the art of giving, Japanese-style
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Hmm other 2 guys were on gay chat lines. Not entirely innocent themselves. Who can tell the difference between a 15 and 17 year old? Sounds like a money/attention grab by them
Posted in: 'Sesame Street' Elmo actor Kevin Clash resigns amid sex allegation
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@ubikwit. Civil unions do not suffice, since there are hundreds of laws and benefits given to "married" couples only. (US case). If those laws were all changed to say "for those married or in civil unions", then yes, civil unions would suffice, but they aren't.
Posted in: Activists hope gay marriage debate will stir Japan
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> *I hope when they die their bodies are not too wrinkled. Then they can be skinned and their hides crafted into lampshades or objets d'art, and their families can recoup some of the money wasted on this narcissistic indulgence.
Tokyo University has the largest collection (over 100) of skins from the deceased. It's a collection only open by invitation to view however
Posted in: Tattooist draws line between art and underworld
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qazwsx
Which is more idiotic, posting all the time on Facebook or these Harvard researchers wasting time making studies like this?
Posted in: Facebook is as pleasurable as food or sex: study
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Homophobic people always get hung up on the sex issue. Forget about the sex act, heterosexuals perform all types of sex acts too.
Don't tell me everyone only performs missionary style vanilla sex. S&M, BDSM,anal, group-heterosexuals do these. Of course you may not, but some do, so we don't ban all heterosexuals marrying right?
Some heterosexuals can't have children, don't wanna have children, we don't ban them right? Many heterosexuals have children in single parent families with no father or mother, we don't ban that right? So you may have a negative opinion of single parenting, interracial marriage, divorce, adoption, different religions etc but we don't ban those right?
Let homosexuals have the same legal rights as every other HUMAN BEING- marriage, divorce, adoption, immigration, inheritance, medical treatment, etc etc
You don't have to like it, just as you may not like a black man and white woman getting married (example- not my opinion), but you wouldn't try to make it illegal right? (if you would, then there is no getting through to you idiots)
So give all humans equal rights, not special rights for some
Posted in: Beat Takeshi compares same-sex marriage with bestiality
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Many people download stuff just because it's "free", but they never would have paid for them even if that was the only option. The companies are not really losing money. I might watch "The Hulk" online, but would never have paid to see it.
Posted in: Software piracy costs record $63.4 billion in 2011: study
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His family trying to milk every last cent outta him
Posted in: Pepsi brings back Michael Jackson on its cans
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yeah she's not a looker, but where are the pictures of the men she killed? I'm betting they weren't much to see either. They probably couldn't believe their "luck" when she was interested in them
Posted in: Young women interested in how plain-looking 'Black Widow' lured men to their doom
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Heterosexuals "shove their lifestyles" down gay throats every single day. Kissing in public, holding hands, getting married, getting couples discounts, "flaunting" their sexual activities on tv. Disgusting!
Doesn't that sound ridiculous? It is. So stop saying these things about LGBT because we are all humans just trying to have an equal life. Why do straights get so bent out of shape over another person's desire to be with the person they are attracted to?
Posted in: 2,500 march in gay pride parade in Tokyo
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Exactly. The heterosexual media love to focus on photos like the guys here because they get a laugh out of it. The majority at a pride parade are not dressed up like this, just like the majority of straight women are not dressed like hookers or men like pimps. Some do, but don't make assumptions that all LGBT look the same. You don't do it for straights, so don't do it for gays.
Posted in: 2,500 march in gay pride parade in Tokyo