Where are you from and what is controversial there?

[Modphase 1,271]

I live in Long Beach, there are no, I repeat, no certain type of allegations in here.

Dude you live live 30 minutes away from me XD

[Moved to Elsewhere 11,331]

Just by glancing through the thread, what's with all the California bronies. I was born in California but I moved to Illinois when I was 2.

 

Yeah I live in northern Illinois in the Chicago area. Not specifying any town though.

 

Not much controversy here though my high school did have a mascot controversy over being offensive toward an Indian tribe but that's it.

[~Silver Essence~ 2,625]

Dude you live live 30 minutes away from me XD

Wha? Are you from Lakewood?

[Luximus 482]

I live in Chippewa Falls WI and we basically accept anyone here. We've got A LOT of foreign exchange students, and everyone in my town knows everyone and yeah.

[Modphase 1,271]

Wha? Are you from Lakewood?

Nope, farther south. Irvine, specifically.

[SharpWit 2,669]

I'm from western washington, and it's controversial to have an umbrella, even though it rains here. a lot.

[~Silver Essence~ 2,625]

Nope, farther south. Irvine, specifically.

That's cool dude!

 

We should plan a meet up soon then!

[Modphase 1,271]

That's cool dude!

 

We should plan a meet up soon then!

Of course! You part of Socal Bronies by any chance?

[~Silver Essence~ 2,625]

Of course! You part of Socal Bronies by any chance?

Nah, where I live, it's very thug and strict like, but meeting somewhere close would be cool!

[Descant 1,898]

I'm from Western North Carolina, residing in Eastern North Carolina. Good lord, is there tons of controversial stuff here.

 

Governor Pat McCrory saves Duke Energy early $50 billion after the company turned one of our biggest rivers into sludge.

 

State Legistature Republicans slip 4 pages of anti-abortion laws into a 1/2-page motorcycle law, and it gets passed.

 

State Republican Party passes new Voter ID laws that heavily suppress Democrat voters.

 

NC declares Sea Level Rise illegal. I'm not even kidding.

 

 

 

Serously, pretty much anything involving Gov. Pat McCrory, including spending taxpayer money to build a mansion instead of paying teachers, and huge salaries for his cabinet.

Edited February 25, 2014 by Bard

[Modphase 1,271]

Nah, where I live, it's very thug and strict like, but meeting somewhere close would be cool!

Definitely! Socal Bronies is a meetup group, by the way. You should join!

[yoshivzqz 14]

Well I come from Georgia. You know it would probably be easier on all of us if you asked what isn't. Like seriously, can't wait to leave for good.

[copper_coat_poni 8]

I live in Arizona where immigration is huge, marijuana is "legal?", and just recently a bill passed where people of the LGBT community can be denied service in religious businesses.

I live in Arizona where immigration is huge, marijuana is "legal?", and just recently a bill passed where people of the LGBT community can be denied service in religious businesses.

[Sekhayet 253]

Well, that's a very nice thing to say. It also makes me look bad, for anyone that reads that, and not my original post.

 

Please take your disrespect back to the 'Chon, where it has at least a small chance of being received well.

 

 

I hope to god I don't meet any people like you when I travel to the Northwestern United States this summer. I'm guessing you're contributing to the stereotype that people on the East Coast are rude and disrespectful.

 

Nothing wrong with that medical *snicker* marijuana. How would you meet a North-Easterner in the North-west unless you're actively looking for them? (don't!we're-all-dicks)

Edited February 25, 2014 by Sekhayet

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

Anyone who doesn't support gay marriage is a bigot, huh? Then what does that make the people who do, saints?

 

No, but it means they aren't trying to keep rights away from other people based on their beliefs. You have to realize that there's a difference between standing up for your beliefs and actively forcing them on someone else.

 

You don't see Jewish people trying to outlaw pork for everyone, so they should Christians that are against homosexuality try and force that on people that may not share that belief?   

 

 

 

On topic, I live in Iowa and the biggest problem here the local governments handling money like an excited child that just found a $100 bill laying on the sidewalk. Also, all the cool fireworks are illegal.  

Edited February 25, 2014 by Shoboni

[Taviscratch 453]

I live in Arizona where immigration is huge, marijuana is "legal?", and just recently a bill passed where people of the LGBT community can be denied service in religious businesses.

Yeah, I heard about this new bill being passed and I just couldn't believe it. I knew America, especially the southern states, were a lot more homophobic than a lot of places in Britain and Europe but this is just ridiculous. I thought the US was making some progress in becoming a less bigoted, secular, better educated country but apparently not Arizona

[Scootalove 10,689]

I live in New York City, I guess the new mayor causing a lot of controversy between himself and the parents of the students who had to go to school in a snow storm. That's about it.

[Modphase 1,271]

You don't see Jewish people trying to outlaw pork for everyone, so they should Christians that are against homosexuality try and force that on people that may not share that belief?   

 

I absolutely love how you specified Christians.

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

I absolutely love how you specified Christians.

 

Because 90% of religion in the west that's vocal about it is. I say that AS a Christian because I hate idiot fundies making me look bad by association.   

[Modphase 1,271]

Because 90% of religion in the west that's vocal about it is. I say that AS a Christian because I hate idiot fundies making me look bad by association.   

The main reason I try not to associate with the LGBT community.

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

The main reason I try not to associate with the LGBT community.

 

I have no idea what that's implying because I'm not LGBT....

Edited February 28, 2014 by Shoboni

[Modphase 1,271]

I have no idea what that's implying because I'm LGBT....

"I hate idiot fundies making me look bad by association."

 

Pretty much that, except I don't believe in hate.

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

"I hate idiot fundies making me look bad by association."

 

Pretty much that, except I don't believe in hate.

 

*Not LBGT, damn me and my accidentally words. 

 

I believe in it if the circumstances are severe enough. 

Edited February 28, 2014 by Shoboni

[websterhamster 203]

I hail from California, and the question should be more like, What isn't controversial here? Everything from religion and politics to scientific opinion/theory/fact is controversial here. It's pretty much impossible to talk to people unless you congregate with like-minded beings, like at church or something.

[Wind Chaser 4,768]

Staten Island, NY

 

We've been dealing with being the "forgotten borough" for years. Economic development has stagnated since the factories left and was replaced by retail sites such as Target (Wal-Mart meets heavy opposition when they try to open here, but there's one just a couple of miles from the Island now in Bayonne, NJ). Companies here have fallen on hard times, including the international container terminal which many shipping lines have abandoned and just recently Atlantic Express, a bus company and one of the largest Staten Island-based companies, had gone under.

 

The county's rate of growth during the 2000s has taken a toll on our transportation infrastructure, which has expanded little to keep up with the rate of growth. This is contributing to our new negative growth rate, with popular relocation destinations being New Jersey, the Poconos, and Charlotte, NC, among others.

 

There have been many construction and economic revitalization projects planned, but most of them have been abandoned, while others never seem to end. One of the most important is raising the Bayonne Bridge to allow post-Panamax ships to access Port Newark, however the Port Authority's bureaucratic incompetence has not made any progress apparent. There is also the seemingly infinite HOV lane project on the Staten Island Expressway. The only economic revitalization project that has been given the go-ahead was the "New York Wheel" and "Empire Outlets", a combination of the next "world's largest Ferris wheel" and an outlet mall designed to keep tourists occupied after getting off the Ferry.

 

The number one thing here as with the rest of the city is how out of touch the new mayor is setting up to be. He kept the schools open in NEAR-BLIZZARD conditions and now it's been revealed that his security detail has engaged in dangerous driving.

 

We've also been getting the worst of the extreme weather in the city, from the hurricane to the frequent snowstorms.

 

It takes us 2 hours to get to work, but we have great pizza, so why complain?

Edited February 28, 2014 by pegasusexpress2010