[jet]

So, effectively you're saying your comments and assessments on this thread may be completely inaccurate?

Of course - just like anyone else’s. I am not employed here to give a professional opinion. I’m giving my opinion based on my own experiences (which includes working with gay youths). If I was employed professionally I would have to have many sessions with a person before coming to any conclusion. Do you expect me not to post my opinions here because I have not had seen Aaron in a professional capacity?

You actually said on a previous comment that he is gay, quote he's a closeted gay who despises himself for the feelings he has. That's why he is so uptight.. I don't get this obsession with his sexuality. From a "lay" perspective, i get suspicious of people who seem hell bent on making assumptions, and broadcasting their thoughts on other people's sexuality with minimal evidence. It seriously makes me question if the person making these assumptions is actually a closet gay themselves.

I don’t get this obsession with his sexuality either. I have pointed out previously that some of his issues may be the result of other things. I find him interesting - whatever the reasons.
Assumptions are being made about ALL the HM’s - many with no basis in fact whatsoever. Other HM’s are being criticized and called names by posters, in some cases very cruelly - much worse that any opinion I have made of Aaron. Are you lecturing them also? Why should Aaron be any different?
Perhaps a moderator could put me right on which opinions I am allowed to have and those I am not?
For the record, I am happily married man with children. If I was gay, I would be proud to say so.

[jet]

To further compound that by suggesting he has mental health issues leads me to conclude that there is a belief by some on this forum that homosexuality is considered to be a mental ailment?

I would be interested to know why you have come to that belief, and of whom you are referring to?

I cannot let such offensive and bigoted views go without comment

Which offensive and bigoted views were they?

You have implied that I (and maybe some others) have homophobic and bigoted views with no good reason. Perhaps you could explain why you have made such serious allegations. Meanwhile, I have reported your post.

[Angus]

Originally Posted by jet

I would be interested to know why you have come to that belief, and of whom you are referring to?




Which offensive and bigoted views were they?

You have implied that I (and maybe some others) have homophobic and bigoted views with no good reason. Perhaps you could explain why you have made such serious allegations. Meanwhile, I have reported your post.

Your post to which I responded speaks for itself, and cannot be interpreted in any other way. It is extremely disingenuous of you to try and backtrack and take the moral high ground. You invoked your "professional" opinion about a man's sexuality and mental health based on watching a few minutes of severely edited scenes shown on a reality entertainment show. You implied your "professional" opinion was somehow superior to the layman's and when you were called out on it, you tried to backtrack.

Report away - you don't have a leg to stand on.

[jet]

Originally Posted by angus58

Your post to which I responded speaks for itself, and cannot be interpreted in any other way. It is extremely disingenuous of you to try and backtrack and take the moral high ground. You invoked your "professional" opinion about a man's sexuality and mental health based on watching a few minutes of severely edited scenes shown on a reality entertainment show. You implied your "professional" opinion was somehow superior to the layman's and when you were called out on it, you tried to backtrack.

Report away - you don't have a leg to stand on.

I ask again that you quote where I have said something homophobic or offensive. As you have not already done so, I take it that you can't back up your allegations.
Once again, I did not 'invoke my professional opinion' - Since I had not been consulted and paid for my services, I used my own experiences, as you all do, to form an opinion on a MB which is there for that purpose. As I have not been told that mentioning a profession is not allowed, I will give an opinion whenever I please.
Aaron needs to get help when he gets out of the BB house. Perhaps he would like my number.

[psychtracker]

Originally Posted by jet

Of course - just like anyone else’s. I am not employed here to give a professional opinion. I’m giving my opinion based on my own experiences (which includes working with gay youths). If I was employed professionally I would have to have many sessions with a person before coming to any conclusion. Do you expect me not to post my opinions here because I have not had seen Aaron in a professional capacity?

I just find it a bit perplexing that you can make some rather brash and unfounded comments, and then vindicate them by stating you're a professional in mental health. Which in effect is saying - you're the expert here, and you know best.

Originally Posted by jet

Assumptions are being made about ALL the HM’s - many with no basis in fact whatsoever. Other HM’s are being criticized and called names by posters, in some cases very cruelly - much worse that any opinion I have made of Aaron. Are you lecturing them also? Why should Aaron be any different?

It doesn't matter to me which housemate a topic is concerning, if i read what i consider to be dodgy comments, it's my right to offer a counter argument.