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Sat Nov-19-11 03:10 PM
Response to Reply #42 |
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popped up on some RW spellcheck
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| -A challenge to the Guardian: it's time to drop the word 'homosexual' |
William769 |
Nov-18-11 05:07 PM |
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"gay" and "queer" used to be pejoratives |
Confusious |
Nov-18-11 05:16 PM |
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+10 |
RC |
Nov-18-11 05:33 PM |
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Concur |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Nov-18-11 06:20 PM |
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I'm a lesbian |
Aerows |
Nov-19-11 12:59 PM |
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KNR |
joeybee12 |
Nov-18-11 05:16 PM |
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I'll use whatever word is less hurtful, but I have trouble understanding |
pnwmom |
Nov-18-11 05:36 PM |
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how often to you see heteros referred to as such by the word "heterosexual"? gays are singled out |
msongs |
Nov-18-11 05:53 PM |
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Is it okay to say "heteros" but not "homos"? |
pnwmom |
Nov-18-11 06:22 PM |
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Thank you... I hate the use of "breeders" |
hlthe2b |
Nov-18-11 05:55 PM |
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They fit even better when bisexuals are factored in n/t |
arcane1 |
Nov-18-11 06:48 PM |
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Good point. |
pnwmom |
Nov-18-11 06:58 PM |
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Truly, it is |
Aerows |
Nov-19-11 01:04 PM |
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Under what circumstances does a news organization need to identify someone's sexual orientation? |
Cronus Protagonist |
Nov-18-11 07:26 PM |
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Same reason to refer to race, religion or gender. There is a news story about that group |
stevenleser |
Nov-20-11 12:37 AM |
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Same reason to refer to race, religion or gender. There is a news story about that group |
stevenleser |
Nov-20-11 12:37 AM |
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The thing is, straight people have never been subject to |
Bluenorthwest |
Nov-18-11 08:22 PM |
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As I said, I'm fine with using whatever label is preferred by the people associated with it. |
pnwmom |
Nov-18-11 10:23 PM |
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The word homosexual has a lot of negative connotations because of its historical use. |
yardwork |
Nov-18-11 09:27 PM |
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Extremely |
Aerows |
Nov-19-11 01:02 PM |
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Homosexual historically was used as a pejorative |
NMMNG |
Nov-19-11 05:56 PM |
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I'm happy to oblige though I hadn't thought of it that way |
hlthe2b |
Nov-18-11 05:52 PM |
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what's wrong with the "c" word. |
pennylane100 |
Nov-18-11 09:21 PM |
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In the US, it has long been a very crude gender slur... |
hlthe2b |
Nov-18-11 09:38 PM |
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In this country, it's basically a hate word. n/t |
pnwmom |
Nov-18-11 10:24 PM |
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I don't use queer personally |
Aerows |
Nov-19-11 01:01 PM |
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Some people just don't get it & they never will. |
William769 |
Nov-18-11 09:09 PM |
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One can not expect that those whose experiences may be so different |
hlthe2b |
Nov-18-11 09:29 PM |
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I think it does it has been proven over & over in this forum and also throughout DU. |
William769 |
Nov-18-11 09:48 PM |
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Please, William769, I'm trying to understand what is bothering you so much in this thread. |
pnwmom |
Nov-18-11 10:29 PM |
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Nov-19-11 02:06 AM |
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No one here, lately. |
pnwmom |
Nov-19-11 02:16 AM |
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It's offensive |
Aerows |
Nov-19-11 12:53 PM |
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It isn't as though homosexuals have never been "breeders" |
Aerows |
Nov-19-11 12:52 PM |
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I Have To Say...... |
queerart |
Nov-19-11 01:45 PM |
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Other gay people in this forum have used the term breeder in the past. |
pnwmom |
Nov-23-11 02:01 AM |
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That's for sure! n/t |
pnwmom |
Nov-23-11 01:52 AM |
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pnwmom I have the utmost respect for you & sorry I didn't get back to you till this morning. |
William769 |
Nov-19-11 08:07 AM |
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Personally, I think the term "breeder" |
Aerows |
Nov-19-11 12:54 PM |
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It's offensive for a member of a majority group to tell a minority group what is and isn't offensive |
yardwork |
Nov-19-11 09:09 AM |
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That, too |
Aerows |
Nov-19-11 12:55 PM |
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I agreed that the term breeder is deeply offensive, upthread. I'm a lesbian and a mom. |
yardwork |
Nov-20-11 01:44 PM |
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Where is the reference to it as a justification for offending gay people? |
pnwmom |
Nov-23-11 01:57 AM |
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say it , yardie |
mitchtv |
Nov-19-11 02:58 PM |
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True. |
Jamastiene |
Nov-22-11 01:34 AM |
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Fascinating article but I don't agree. |
Smarmie Doofus |
Nov-19-11 08:55 AM |
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How often do people refer to themselves as "heterosexuals"? Not as frequently |
closeupready |
Nov-19-11 10:03 AM |
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Only because of heteronormative beliefs |
Aerows |
Nov-19-11 01:13 PM |
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Yes, most people have heteronormative biases and prejudices. |
closeupready |
Nov-19-11 03:10 PM |
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I think the principle is sound but the application probably isn't. |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Nov-19-11 12:13 PM |
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I don't get why homosexual is bad |
Aerows |
Nov-19-11 01:06 PM |
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because it sounds like a scientific 'problem'. i dont think its bad per se |
La Lioness Priyanka |
Nov-19-11 02:30 PM |
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Hmmmm... less that , one suspects, than that they know... |
Smarmie Doofus |
Nov-19-11 02:39 PM |
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I'm sure Tyler Gay |
mitchtv |
Nov-19-11 03:10 PM |
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Yup, that really happened. |
Withywindle |
Nov-20-11 02:23 PM |
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Why would it sound like a problem when the counterparts are "heterosexual" |
pnwmom |
Nov-23-11 02:05 AM |
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I, personally, refuse to allow hateful people define terminology for me. |
Amimnoch |
Nov-19-11 03:04 PM |
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All I did was post the article. |
William769 |
Nov-19-11 03:42 PM |
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ahhh, gotcha! |
Amimnoch |
Nov-19-11 03:56 PM |
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Hugs always. |
William769 |
Nov-19-11 04:04 PM |
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Only for gay people and no one else? |
pnwmom |
Nov-23-11 02:21 AM |
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+1. n/t |
pnwmom |
Nov-23-11 02:07 AM |
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Homo-SECKS-SHU-al |
Jamastiene |
Nov-22-11 01:32 AM |
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Maybe I'm crazy, but it sounds less perjorative to me when pronounced with a British accent. |
LiberalAndProud |
Nov-23-11 05:59 AM |
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