Comments on: Arabeyes: Homophobia in Kuwait http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/09/19/arabeyes-homosexuals-in-kuwait/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:28:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Salsa http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/09/19/arabeyes-homosexuals-in-kuwait/comment-page-1/#comment-1208986 Salsa Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:13:48 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/09/19/arabeyes-homosexuals-in-kuwait/#comment-1208986 I think he has a very valid point. I live in Kuwait myself and have noticed more than often the Philipino gays walking (not only working) around hand in hand as couples wearing all the female atire. I have seen Kuwaities too but never an Arab! now maybe I was unlucky but we are talking about what is forming a "tren" or a social change that everyone can notice. I cant see but Philipino gays, never seen Indians, Lebanese, or Egptians. Why his point is valid. We are not talking whether these people are sick and so they need treatment and sympath instead of attacking them. If they are sick, we sypathize as long as they are trying to deal with the "diseasë" not abusing a whole culture (which is Islamic and not sypathetic with one showing off their sins so how about visitors who come to work, and we all know what Kuwait is like, it is for the Kuwaities and no matter how many years you live in it, u are still a visitor. I am not kuwaiti by the way) I believe aside from ur calls to sypathize and pray for them, some serious action must be done "against" this move. For many reason really; First, I wouldnt want my son to see a gay couple eating next to us in a restaurant and act like it is normal. he will be confused and if he doesnt have the "disease" he might have it. Secondly, normal people feel disgusted about gays and lesbains sometimes and it is very normal and has nothing to do with being bias or not. we know what is normal and what is not. all sins are disgusting for normal people and not for cirminals. why we send cirminals to jail u think? why there is punishment? because they destory society..at least till now no procesure send a gay or a lesbain to jail for having "showed off " about it! Third, these are visitors even if they are doing a job not done by kuwaities because kuwities are hypocrites as the implication might be by Frankom, yet it is the Kuwaitis country and the few incidents they reveal their homosexuality isnt forming a phenomenon like the Philipino is. and, there is not where else to send the kuwaities to, but why bring more of these especially that they are breaking a rule of Islam and eastern code of behavior. finally and most important, the topic isnt whether u sypathize with gays or not! I think he has a very valid point. I live in Kuwait myself and have noticed more than often the Philipino gays walking (not only working) around hand in hand as couples wearing all the female atire. I have seen Kuwaities too but never an Arab! now maybe I was unlucky but we are talking about what is forming a “tren” or a social change that everyone can notice. I cant see but Philipino gays, never seen Indians, Lebanese, or Egptians. Why his point is valid. We are not talking whether these people are sick and so they need treatment and sympath instead of attacking them. If they are sick, we sypathize as long as they are trying to deal with the “diseasë” not abusing a whole culture (which is Islamic and not sypathetic with one showing off their sins so how about visitors who come to work, and we all know what Kuwait is like, it is for the Kuwaities and no matter how many years you live in it, u are still a visitor. I am not kuwaiti by the way) I believe aside from ur calls to sypathize and pray for them, some serious action must be done “against” this move. For many reason really; First, I wouldnt want my son to see a gay couple eating next to us in a restaurant and act like it is normal. he will be confused and if he doesnt have the “disease” he might have it. Secondly, normal people feel disgusted about gays and lesbains sometimes and it is very normal and has nothing to do with being bias or not. we know what is normal and what is not. all sins are disgusting for normal people and not for cirminals. why we send cirminals to jail u think? why there is punishment? because they destory society..at least till now no procesure send a gay or a lesbain to jail for having “showed off ” about it! Third, these are visitors even if they are doing a job not done by kuwaities because kuwities are hypocrites as the implication might be by Frankom, yet it is the Kuwaitis country and the few incidents they reveal their homosexuality isnt forming a phenomenon like the Philipino is. and, there is not where else to send the kuwaities to, but why bring more of these especially that they are breaking a rule of Islam and eastern code of behavior. finally and most important, the topic isnt whether u sypathize with gays or not!

]]> By: MeowKun http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/09/19/arabeyes-homosexuals-in-kuwait/comment-page-1/#comment-1196115 MeowKun Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:08:37 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/09/19/arabeyes-homosexuals-in-kuwait/#comment-1196115 oh, at least he still remain resonable.... althought i think he is kinda creepy himself... havent heard of the society of truth and light?! oh, at least he still remain resonable…. althought i think he is kinda creepy himself… havent heard of the society of truth and light?!

]]> By: Amira Al Hussaini http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/09/19/arabeyes-homosexuals-in-kuwait/comment-page-1/#comment-1195896 Amira Al Hussaini Sun, 23 Sep 2007 01:02:11 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/09/19/arabeyes-homosexuals-in-kuwait/#comment-1195896 Dishevelled, Thank you for your comment. 1. "No offense, but I noticed almost all of your “articles” are posts bloggers already posted about. Also, why post something someone already posted!?" I clearly say that I have translated this article from a blog. Also, ALL the articles published in Global Voices Online 'echo' what the blogs are talking about. That is the whole point of the site. 2. "And you seem to pick the ones that gives a negative view of the country. I mean, sure there’s the bad, but there’s the good as well." I am sorry you feel this way...but if you have any suggestions for 'good' posts, please send them my way. Thanks again for your comments. Dishevelled,
Thank you for your comment.

1. “No offense, but I noticed almost all of your “articles” are posts bloggers already posted about. Also, why post something someone already posted!?”

I clearly say that I have translated this article from a blog. Also, ALL the articles published in Global Voices Online ‘echo’ what the blogs are talking about. That is the whole point of the site.

2. “And you seem to pick the ones that gives a negative view of the country. I mean, sure there’s the bad, but there’s the good as well.”

I am sorry you feel this way…but if you have any suggestions for ‘good’ posts, please send them my way.

Thanks again for your comments.

]]> By: dishevelled http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/09/19/arabeyes-homosexuals-in-kuwait/comment-page-1/#comment-1195748 dishevelled Sat, 22 Sep 2007 04:15:36 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/09/19/arabeyes-homosexuals-in-kuwait/#comment-1195748 No offense, but I noticed almost all of your "articles" are posts bloggers already posted about. And you seem to pick the ones that gives a negative view of the country. I mean, sure there's the bad, but there's the good as well. Also, why post something someone already posted!? No offense, but I noticed almost all of your “articles” are posts bloggers already posted about. And you seem to pick the ones that gives a negative view of the country. I mean, sure there’s the bad, but there’s the good as well. Also, why post something someone already posted!?

]]> By: Readers Edition » Homophobie und Hass gegen andere - Bürgerjournalismus weltweit http://globalvoicesonline.org/2007/09/19/arabeyes-homosexuals-in-kuwait/comment-page-1/#comment-1195596 Readers Edition » Homophobie und Hass gegen andere - Bürgerjournalismus weltweit Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:32:56 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/09/19/arabeyes-homosexuals-in-kuwait/#comment-1195596 [...] Amira Al Hussaini – Arabeyes – hat heute für Global Voices ein in den arabischen Ländern hochexplosives Thema aufgegriffen und scheut sich nicht, den erschreckenden Post eines Kuwaitischen Bloggers zu übersetzen, und so das gewaltige Ausmaß an Homophobie zu dokumentieren: Frankom hat einen Blog geschrieben, in welchem er nicht nur gegen asiatische Gastarbeiter hetzt, die möglicherweise schwul seien, und drohten „Kuwait zu übernehmen“, unter anderem würden sie womöglich junge Kuwaitis verführen, weil Sex mit homosexuellen „billiger“ sei. Natürlich gäbe es, so das kleine Zugeständnis des Bloggers, auch kuwaitische Schwule – sie seien diejenigen, die zum Ziel hätten, die Gesellschaft zu zerstören… Frankom schlägt als Lösung die Verbannung, die Verschickung in Militärcamps (!) vor – und auch die Exekution schließt er nicht aus, wie man in einem der vielen Kommentare zu seinem Blog erfahren kann. Unter diesen teils in Englisch abgefassten Kommentaren allerdings finden sich auch einige wenige mutige, die Frankom anklagen. [...] [...] Amira Al Hussaini – Arabeyes – hat heute für Global Voices ein in den arabischen Ländern hochexplosives Thema aufgegriffen und scheut sich nicht, den erschreckenden Post eines Kuwaitischen Bloggers zu übersetzen, und so das gewaltige Ausmaß an Homophobie zu dokumentieren: Frankom hat einen Blog geschrieben, in welchem er nicht nur gegen asiatische Gastarbeiter hetzt, die möglicherweise schwul seien, und drohten „Kuwait zu übernehmen“, unter anderem würden sie womöglich junge Kuwaitis verführen, weil Sex mit homosexuellen „billiger“ sei. Natürlich gäbe es, so das kleine Zugeständnis des Bloggers, auch kuwaitische Schwule – sie seien diejenigen, die zum Ziel hätten, die Gesellschaft zu zerstören… Frankom schlägt als Lösung die Verbannung, die Verschickung in Militärcamps (!) vor – und auch die Exekution schließt er nicht aus, wie man in einem der vielen Kommentare zu seinem Blog erfahren kann. Unter diesen teils in Englisch abgefassten Kommentaren allerdings finden sich auch einige wenige mutige, die Frankom anklagen. [...]

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