tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post6434021375214058783..comments2024-01-08T00:18:57.750+00:00Comments on Gay Banker: The gay lifestyle black beltGBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07046768019709916759noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-18064131087097141812007-09-19T10:30:00.000+01:002007-09-19T10:30:00.000+01:00not sure about the volume of etiquette - maybe i'm...not sure about the volume of etiquette - maybe i'm just blissfully ignorant !!<BR/><BR/>i think we [you, with a little help] should try to come up with a grading system ... and for starters i've found a list of belts/Dan grades ... afraid there doesn't seem to be a pink belt - sorry !<BR/><BR/>White Belt<BR/>Yellow Belt<BR/>Orange Belt<BR/>Green Belt<BR/>Brown Belt<BR/>Black Belt<BR/><BR/>Blue Eagle<BR/>Silver Tiger<BR/>Golden Dragon<BR/>Grand Masterclose encountershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11493608927198507173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-16559470452535070312007-09-18T20:59:00.000+01:002007-09-18T20:59:00.000+01:00Well spotted close encounters, I was quite pleased...Well spotted <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/profile/11493608927198507173" REL="nofollow">close encounters</A>, I was quite pleased with this post, but disappointed with the response!<BR/><BR/>Whether one follows it or not, don't you think there's a lot of etiquette though? For example, what language to use in private with gay friends or in public, choosing between saying "partner" or "boyfriend" depending on how you judge the audience, how do you greet gay and straight friends, should one kiss, shake hands, ... there's a lot of issues to consider!<BR/><BR/>Working out how the gradings would work is hard though. But happy to collaborate on this if you want to have a crack at it with me? First, how do we decide what the colours are, and (more etiquette) where do we put pink LOL!<BR/><BR/>GB xxxGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07046768019709916759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-47885551895764188422007-09-18T10:35:00.000+01:002007-09-18T10:35:00.000+01:00i missed this post when you originally wrote it, a...i missed this post when you originally wrote it, and have only just got around to reading it ...<BR/><BR/>can't believe that you only got 2 comments on such a provocative post !<BR/><BR/>for a start, a gay person using homophobic language - i expected a lot of indignant replies to that ...<BR/><BR/>maybe i'm exposing my naievety, but what confused me was your reference to "learned all the etiquette" ... i've never been a fan of doing what you're supposed to ... so are you now telling me i have to learn a whole new set of rules to break ?<BR/><BR/>btw, in order for us to measure ourselves, maybe you could come up with a set of grading criteria ?? then you might get a decent response !close encountershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11493608927198507173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-64321522717229124132007-05-22T05:55:00.000+01:002007-05-22T05:55:00.000+01:00Just stumbled across your blog and love your writi...Just stumbled across your blog and love your writing style. This Black Belt article is great, and I see a lot of truth in it. I'll be back for more!Superchilledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00480825797997399121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10667700.post-11417941259763344282007-05-05T02:21:00.000+01:002007-05-05T02:21:00.000+01:00Trust me, I'm still way down in the rankings...ach...Trust me, I'm still way down in the rankings...achieved my "white belt" last year by admitting my gayness to myself and coming out to my family and friends and since then, it's been a steady progression. But I still think I've got a long way to go...after all, one does not attain to "black beltedness" in a matter of months. But thanks for the insightful post GB!Montyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01535444453211857308noreply@blogger.com