It's how you ask the question that matters

[andrewducker]

The New York Times took a poll.  They asked half the people whether they thought that gay men and lesbians should be allowed to serve openly in the US army.  60% said yes.  They asked the other half whether they thought that homosexuals should be allowed to serve openly in the US army.  44% said yes.

One can only assume that people are made of crazy.  And stupid.

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[meihua.livejournal.com]

Which in a way, I was responding to as well. I think your despair is misplaced, and it's not as bad as you think!

[andrewducker]

I shall hope so. I'd rather people were just negligent than having completely incoherent mental models (see also comments below about the humanising effect I think that "gay man" might have on people's reactions).