Comments on: Is my son gay? http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2009/07/01/is-my-son-gay/ My Confined Space is an image blog with user submitted pictures of anything and everything, funny, serious or dark. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:25:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: casemods http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2009/07/01/is-my-son-gay/comment-page-1/#comment-241407 casemods Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:04:07 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?p=85118#comment-241407 Stupid Stupid

]]> By: fracked again http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2009/07/01/is-my-son-gay/comment-page-1/#comment-241312 fracked again Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:13:29 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?p=85118#comment-241312 If he isn't gay, mom will make him try it. I'd say that her first tip shouldn't have been his build, but that he knows what tenor is... If he isn’t gay, mom will make him try it. I’d say that her first tip shouldn’t have been his build, but that he knows what tenor is…

]]> By: Annarchy http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2009/07/01/is-my-son-gay/comment-page-1/#comment-241290 Annarchy Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:44:15 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?p=85118#comment-241290 Dear, sweet, zombie Jeebus! Although, the reply to the asshat is hilarious. And that would be the only way to know for sure if your son is gay. "He has blue eyes." Is that some sort of redneck, ignorant code for "He ain't mine, so he must be gay."? Dear, sweet, zombie Jeebus! Although, the reply to the asshat is hilarious. And that would be the only way to know for sure if your son is gay. “He has blue eyes.” Is that some sort of redneck, ignorant code for “He ain’t mine, so he must be gay.”?

]]> By: General X http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2009/07/01/is-my-son-gay/comment-page-1/#comment-241258 General X Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:10:38 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?p=85118#comment-241258 There are times that the internets disappoint me, and then this happens. There are times that the internets disappoint me, and then this happens.

]]> By: dieAntagonista http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2009/07/01/is-my-son-gay/comment-page-1/#comment-241235 dieAntagonista Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:02:14 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?p=85118#comment-241235 I think Dyna-Mole was joking, because it's pretty fucking hilarious. DNA talk is serious business though, that's for sure. I think Dyna-Mole was joking, because it’s pretty fucking hilarious.

DNA talk is serious business though, that’s for sure.

]]> By: Doc Shadow http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2009/07/01/is-my-son-gay/comment-page-1/#comment-241218 Doc Shadow Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:05:03 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?p=85118#comment-241218 A really great fact that supports the complexity of sexuality beyond simple genetics is identical twin studies. In identical twins the DNA should be an exact replica, however, when one twin is homosexual there is only a 50% that the other twin will have similar sexual orientation. If sexual orientation were purely genetic then the co-occurrence should be 100%, so certainly the chance of similar sexuality is much higher than in the general population it is also highly different than genetic prediction would have it be. A really great fact that supports the complexity of sexuality beyond simple genetics is identical twin studies. In identical twins the DNA should be an exact replica, however, when one twin is homosexual there is only a 50% that the other twin will have similar sexual orientation. If sexual orientation were purely genetic then the co-occurrence should be 100%, so certainly the chance of similar sexuality is much higher than in the general population it is also highly different than genetic prediction would have it be.

]]> By: Doc Shadow http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2009/07/01/is-my-son-gay/comment-page-1/#comment-241217 Doc Shadow Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:00:53 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?p=85118#comment-241217 Going with PathogenAntifreeze on this. Way to cite widely discredited science. It was a good idea but not so much one that has any evidence. DNA is NOT rewritten over the course of our lives, otherwise you would see drastic phenotype changes within the course of each life that would reflect such vast genotype changes. Also... wait... did someone just claim that the recognition of a population problem results in a sudden conversion of sexuality? While homosexuality in some animal species shows sharp elevation in the presence of overpopulation this is not a sudden evolutionary development, it is an existing trait which becomes active through changes in hormones. It is also seen in animals which can become pregnant and then because of overpopulation or lack of food halt or radically slow gestation; however, the animal does not suddenly evolve a new ability. I hate to write a ranting essay, but really, when trying to cite science, at least understand the basics working of logic. Going with PathogenAntifreeze on this. Way to cite widely discredited science. It was a good idea but not so much one that has any evidence.

DNA is NOT rewritten over the course of our lives, otherwise you would see drastic phenotype changes within the course of each life that would reflect such vast genotype changes.

Also… wait… did someone just claim that the recognition of a population problem results in a sudden conversion of sexuality? While homosexuality in some animal species shows sharp elevation in the presence of overpopulation this is not a sudden evolutionary development, it is an existing trait which becomes active through changes in hormones. It is also seen in animals which can become pregnant and then because of overpopulation or lack of food halt or radically slow gestation; however, the animal does not suddenly evolve a new ability.

I hate to write a ranting essay, but really, when trying to cite science, at least understand the basics working of logic.

]]> By: PathogenAntifreeze http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2009/07/01/is-my-son-gay/comment-page-1/#comment-241215 PathogenAntifreeze Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:43:21 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?p=85118#comment-241215 LAMARCKIAN FAIL LAMARCKIAN FAIL

]]> By: Dyna-Mole http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2009/07/01/is-my-son-gay/comment-page-1/#comment-241208 Dyna-Mole Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:22:48 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?p=85118#comment-241208 There may be a gay gene, but our DNA is rewritten during the course of our lives. It's how evolution works. As soon as someone sees the population problem, BAM, they've been recruited by evolution to help correct the problem. It's a flawless theory. Just ask any bisexual person, they'll not deny overpopulation. There may be a gay gene, but our DNA is rewritten during the course of our lives. It’s how evolution works. As soon as someone sees the population problem, BAM, they’ve been recruited by evolution to help correct the problem. It’s a flawless theory. Just ask any bisexual person, they’ll not deny overpopulation.

]]> By: HoChunk http://www.myconfinedspace.com/2009/07/01/is-my-son-gay/comment-page-1/#comment-241200 HoChunk Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:07:59 +0000 http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?p=85118#comment-241200 I doubt you'll ever get a test that determines whether or not the child will <i>definitely</i> be heterosexual or homosexual --at best, it'll probably be something that tells you (in legally ambiguous language) which is more likely. But think of the future lulz, such as the first lawsuits over erroneous results? I doubt you’ll ever get a test that determines whether or not the child will definitely be heterosexual or homosexual –at best, it’ll probably be something that tells you (in legally ambiguous language) which is more likely. But think of the future lulz, such as the first lawsuits over erroneous results?

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