CNN Anchor: ‘Incest, pedophilia are often not by choice… homosexuality is a lifestyle choice’

BrownEyedAngel · 05-31-2012, 09:25 PM

CNN anchor Ashleigh Banfield on Thursday, claimed that, unlike pedophilia and incest, “homosexuality is a lifestyle choice by people — it is voluntary.”

Banfield was reporting on comments made by Kansas Pastor Curtis Knapp, who during a Sunday sermon called for the government to kill gays and lesbians.

Read the story here:

http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2012/05/c...estyle-choice/

Perhaps someone should point out to anchor Ashleigh Banfield that there are instances in which it is better to remain silent and be thought ignorant than to speak and prove it...

Pedophilia has nothing to do with the perpetrators sexual orientation, it is about the perpetrator experiencing personal gratification by controlling another individual, usually a child. Pedophilia is illegal because a child, who can not consent, suffers mental, emotional, and sometimes physical damage when victimized.

Incest is only illegal due to the risk of birth defects to any progeny caused by procreating within too small a gene pool. Incest is a crime, again, because an innocent child is subject to suffer lifelong mental and physical damage as a result.

Sexual orientation is a trait that an individual is born with. An individual who is not homosexual is simply not qualified to pontificate on whether or not it is a choice. They have no position of experience from which to draw their conclusions, therefore all that they can offer is suppositions and conjecture.

One's sexual orientation is not a criminal act because a loving, consensual, adult relationship poses no danger to anyone.

Ashleigh Banfield's comparison between the criminal acts of pedophilia and incest, and an inborn trait like sexual orientation accomplishes nothing more than illustrating her own ignorance. Anyone can be ignorant. When one CHOOSES to remain ignorant, the result is stupidity, and that is the ONLY choice that exists here.

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BrownEyedAngel Junior Member How Do You Identify?: High Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, her Relationship Status: 15 years & still in love.... Join Date: May 2012 Location: Benton, AR Posts: 44 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 103 Thanked 98 Times in 27 Posts Rep Power: 1371503	CNN Anchor: ‘Incest, pedophilia are often not by choice… homosexuality is a lifestyle choice’ CNN anchor Ashleigh Banfield on Thursday, claimed that, unlike pedophilia and incest, “homosexuality is a lifestyle choice by people — it is voluntary.” Banfield was reporting on comments made by Kansas Pastor Curtis Knapp, who during a Sunday sermon called for the government to kill gays and lesbians. Read the story here: http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2012/05/c...estyle-choice/ Perhaps someone should point out to anchor Ashleigh Banfield that there are instances in which it is better to remain silent and be thought ignorant than to speak and prove it... Pedophilia has nothing to do with the perpetrators sexual orientation, it is about the perpetrator experiencing personal gratification by controlling another individual, usually a child. Pedophilia is illegal because a child, who can not consent, suffers mental, emotional, and sometimes physical damage when victimized. Incest is only illegal due to the risk of birth defects to any progeny caused by procreating within too small a gene pool. Incest is a crime, again, because an innocent child is subject to suffer lifelong mental and physical damage as a result. Sexual orientation is a trait that an individual is born with. An individual who is not homosexual is simply not qualified to pontificate on whether or not it is a choice. They have no position of experience from which to draw their conclusions, therefore all that they can offer is suppositions and conjecture. One's sexual orientation is not a criminal act because a loving, consensual, adult relationship poses no danger to anyone. Ashleigh Banfield's comparison between the criminal acts of pedophilia and incest, and an inborn trait like sexual orientation accomplishes nothing more than illustrating her own ignorance. Anyone can be ignorant. When one CHOOSES to remain ignorant, the result is stupidity, and that is the ONLY choice that exists here. Comments? __________________ Kimbo's Baby Girl