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Polish Politician Attacks Gay Elephant
Here's your quote of the day, unlikely to be surpassed: “"We didn't pay 37 million zlotys for the largest elephant house in Europe to have a gay elephant live there.” So fumed Polish politician Michal Grzes, a conservative councillor in the city of Ponzan. The elephant in question, Ninio, “prefers male companions and will probably not procreate,” according to Reuters. But instead of being gay, Ninio might just be young and confused: “The head of the Ponzan zoo said 10-year-old Ninio may be too young to decide whether he prefers males or females as elephants only reach sexual maturity at 14.”
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sonofloud
And people wonder why there are polish jokes
Garrison
Phant-o-phobic?
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n--Y--omCrossMunodi
And to think some people actually believe homosexuality is "un-natural", meaning does not occur in nature.
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hungryhungryhorus
B-b-b-but thought homosexuality was a choice! Couldn't they just convince the elephant to change his mind?
hithere3
you know, i initially thought this story was about log cabin republicans. imagine my disappointment.
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n--Y--tavallaifinderj
LOL!
Seriously, though...
How many examples of gay animals does the world need to accept that homosexuality is NOT just a choice, that it has genetic components as well.
As for procreation, veterinarians can provide intervention....
exploora
This is what the problem is with the world, everyone jumps to conclusions.
I suspect Ninio may be bisexual.
The experts are saying he is just at the experimental age and too young to have a preference. {"The head of the Ponzan zoo said 10-year-old Ninio may be too young to decide whether he prefers males or females as elephants only reach sexual maturity at 14."} excerpted from this article.
Hawnzz
ROTFLMAO....
Oh... thank you Daily Beast. I haven't had a laugh this good in a while.
I can just hear all the conservatives now... LOL I'm having trouble typing... I'm laughing so hard.
benvonk
You know why this happened, don't you? It's because we elected Obama.
SlaveRevolt
Until I read the article I was thinking he might literally be attacking this possibly gay elephant, as in with a bat or a rubber hose. In that case would it have been considered a hate crime?
socialworklady
Gay Elephants: We're Here. We're Queer. Get Used To It!!!!
Protest sign: God Hates Gay Elephants!
SFGiants
Does this mean the Republicans will have to change their mascot?
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