Loony Of The Week

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Homophobe refuses knee surgery for mom over fear the knee will be "gay"

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For all the incredible advancements in medicine over the past few decades, it's sadly apparent that doctors have not yet found a cure for ignorance. Case in point: the Facebook post this person shared from his mom's timeline to reddit.

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In the screed, a friend of the poster's mother explains she has just refused knee replacement surgery on behalf of her ailing mother because the doctor wouldn't assure her the knee wouldn't be gay, lesbian or trans.

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First off, she is clearly confused about the nature of her mother's proposed surgery. Joint replacements are not transplants of living tissue from a human or animal. They involve artificial joints made of metal and plastic. But even if a knee replacement involved receiving a joint from a human donor... hoo boy. This woman is confused about a bunch of things. Like... I had to make a list.

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1. Knee replacements are artificial.
2. Transplants don't imbue you with the traits of the donor.
3. "Transhomo" isn't a thing.
4. Sexual orientation and gender identity aren't contagious.
5. It's spelled C-A-N-E.

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Now you may be saying to yourself, "there's no way this is real," but KarateKid is sticking to their guns that this is a genuine post from an actual human in the year 2019.

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"If anyone is wondering, I was at my mother's this morning and she asked me to read this," they said in their explanation of the post's origin. "[My mom's] response was 'Why would someone post this?' my mom's older and is really, really new to FB. As are most of her friends."

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At least not all of this woman's acquaintances is so ignorant. "Are you serious?" asked one. "Do you really think your mom's knee could be gay? Think about how stupid that sounds. You're suggesting that her mind and body will be attracted to men but her knee will get horny for women?" That's just as ridiculous as thinking having a knee (or kidney or liver or whatever) from a gay person will change your sexual orientation, TBH.

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Maybe she'll go weak in the knees when an attractive woman passes?

So does religion attract ignorant/gullible people or does it make people ignorant/gullible by eliminating/overriding other/conflicting interests?Edited by RAZD, : No reason given.

They do. They also screen for blood born diseases. For instance I can no longer give blood because my lymphoma could be transmitted to a recipient, and that is not something I would wish on anyone. I can give platelets, but I am low on those due to medications I am taking to keep the lymphoma in check. It's also when gay marriage became a legal thing, and people in loving monogamous relationships aren't as promiscuous.Enjoy

Can you provide a source for this?It makes as much sense as two people past child-bearing age getting married: love, security, health, etc.Enjoy

you have an extra space: Lolz ... did he swallow it too?