LucidDragon Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Asking to have your cock chopped off because you believe you are a woman trapped in a mans body or vici verci is pyschological http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn1504...line-news_rss20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oogie boogie Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Houghton has had a right ripping on the iomonline comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucidDragon Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Houghton has had a right ripping on the iomonline comments. But for some reason the voting stands at 49% / 51% lol who am I sharing this island with? Im scared xD Edit: hmm went back and checked - says "he is entitled to his opinion" 49% - well i supposed we are all entitled to an opinion, stll think that denying *human rights* to a human is questionable tho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Houghton has resigned from the Whitley council. Whatever next...an apology maybe for his latest rant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piebaps Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Houghton has resigned from the Whitley council. Whatever next...an apology maybe for his latest rant? I heard him and David Anderson were forming a new Manx National Socialist Party Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La_Dolce_Vita Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I do think Houghton is better out of government. He affects decisionmaking with his vote in the House and Keys and if that serves to help prevent others from gaining their rights then it is even more reason why he shouldn't be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
%age Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 John Houghton must have found out all about transsexuals from that there internet google thing or something. The guy is a complete and utter thicko and all the years as a powerful national politician has boosted his ego way beyond his intellectual capability. The years have lodged his head very far up his own arse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahc Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 John Houghton must have found out all about transsexuals from that there internet google thing or something. The guy is a complete and utter thicko and all the years as a powerful national politician has boosted his ego way beyond his intellectual capability. The years have lodged his head very far up his own arse To be fair to him he's not the only one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 He had help from the other politicians to lodge his head up his arse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Ayres Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 In his defence, as a politician and not a bigotted sexist, his experience of parliament has given him vast resourses and oodles of imformation to be put to good use of his constituents. However, it's a two way street and he should have remembered some of the things he has learnt about the wider world. He was probably a bigot as a child and he hasn't moved on from that. Others run away from the subjects that they don't agree with, colluded with by whoever has the power to excuse them. Any old excuse will do as long as avoidance is achieved. It is right he should have resigned, a trawl through his committees and responsibilities should be made with the aim of removing him from any that may conflict with his outdated views of society in general. Unfortunately for us the island has no 'muticulturalism' to speak of or I fear we may have seen the back of more politicians as they left the chamber. A few bob spent on awareness training would be more effective than any number of seagull sculptures or organs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pragmatopian Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Was just looking at what Wikipedia had to say about him. Tony Brown's is far more entertaining, though: Mysterious goings on Several rumors frequent the Island about Mr Brown, some say that he once appeared on the John Peel radio show as 'DJ Hovis' in early 1985 and that he entered negotiations with Capitol records as a result. However, he has never publicly commented on these whisperings. Also there are several anonymous sources who claim that Mr Brown's facial hair is the real driving force behind his highly powered and successful political career. Several Studies conducted by Harvard University have looked at the relationship between man and moustache within politics. Whilst the Manx population may consider that the IOM government have made a few 'unpopular' decisions under the supervision of Mr Brown, Few would suggest that he is capable of the evil associated with Moustaches in political history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Goblin Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Houghton has had a right ripping on the iomonline comments. But for some reason the voting stands at 49% / 51% lol who am I sharing this island with? Im scared xD Edit: hmm went back and checked - says "he is entitled to his opinion" 49% - well i supposed we are all entitled to an opinion, stll think that denying *human rights* to a human is questionable tho! I would be much more concerned that, apparently, 51% of people deny the right to an opinion to someone with whom they happen to disagree. I am left wondering just who is intolerant - Houghton or the 51%! Evil Goblin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 I would be much more concerned that, apparently, 51% of people deny the right to an opinion to someone with whom they happen to disagree. I am left wondering just who is intolerant - Houghton or the 51%! Evil Goblin Actually, though, the 51% voted - "His position is untenable and he should stand down" This is quite common on IOM Today polls - the two options are not mutually exclusive, it is possible to believe that Houghton is entitled to his opinion, but that he should down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesemonster2005 Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Of course he can have an opinion but that doesn't mean he should express it. Plus elected politicians should be intelligent and not seek to offend some of the citizens they represent. This guy's opinions are comparable to those of Hitler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Come on now! He's a fool but he's not Hitler! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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