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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 05:18 PM
Response to Reply #43
49. Read the question
It asks us to choose between two reasons we were offended. How is that not an attempt to categorize?
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  -Faggot, Faggot, Faggot Madspirit  Mar-03-07 04:21 PM   #0 
  - it's that it's Ann Coulter -  mzteris   Mar-03-07 04:24 PM   #1 
  - I tried to say this and was gang tackled.  Clark2008   Mar-03-07 06:52 PM   #91 
     - it occured to me that  mzteris   Mar-03-07 06:56 PM   #92 
  - Her Statement Offends On EVERY Level  Mr. Ected   Mar-03-07 04:24 PM   #2 
  - Both n/t  melody   Mar-03-07 04:25 PM   #3 
  - Neither. It's because she DID insult Edwards and she DID insult gay folks. Sheesh.  BlooInBloo   Mar-03-07 04:26 PM   #4 
  - I don't regard it as an insult to be 'accused' of being gay.  TahitiNut   Mar-03-07 05:13 PM   #45 
     - That's the difference between "faggot" and "gay". Duh.  BlooInBloo   Mar-03-07 05:57 PM   #74 
        - Ahhh ... a cunning linguist, huh?  TahitiNut   Mar-03-07 07:25 PM   #107 
  - ?  ulysses   Mar-03-07 04:26 PM   #5 
  - I would like  bicentennial_baby   Mar-03-07 04:31 PM   #10 
  - No, coulter is not a man..that would  zidzi   Mar-03-07 04:35 PM   # 
  - I've been guilty of that kind of thing.  ulysses   Mar-03-07 04:38 PM   #23 
     - I agree with that...  bicentennial_baby   Mar-03-07 04:43 PM   #25 
        - I can imagine.  ulysses   Mar-03-07 04:51 PM   #31 
           - Yeah, I need more self-control...hehe  bicentennial_baby   Mar-03-07 04:53 PM   #33 
              - he's really good at entertaining himself  ulysses   Mar-03-07 04:56 PM   #36 
                 - OMG! I had that!!  bicentennial_baby   Mar-03-07 05:24 PM   #56 
  - I think the response  Madspirit   Mar-03-07 05:43 PM   #66 
  - fair enough.  ulysses   Mar-03-07 05:48 PM   #71 
     - Hell...  Madspirit   Mar-03-07 06:08 PM   #80 
  - why I am doing this is beyond me, but...  frogcycle   Mar-03-07 07:39 PM   #111 
  - meanings of the word "faggot"--most of which do NOT refer to sexual orientation  niyad   Mar-03-07 04:27 PM   #6 
  - Oh yeah, she was calling Edwards a cigarettte.  Lex   Mar-03-07 04:30 PM   #7 
  - I know that.  niyad   Mar-03-07 04:34 PM   #13 
  - What's your point?  JackBeck   Mar-03-07 04:31 PM   #8 
  - just that with all the meanings of the word, she can only fixate on one truly hateful one.  niyad   Mar-03-07 04:35 PM   #17 
  - Most people do when not referring to a cigarette.  JackBeck   Mar-03-07 04:36 PM   #19 
  - This person needs to read the current issue of The Advocate  terrya   Mar-03-07 04:36 PM   #18 
  - They Wouldn't Send Her To Rehab  Mr. Ected   Mar-03-07 04:31 PM   #9 
  - she is going to rehab? missed that. no, I know exactly what she was saying, and it sickens me that  niyad   Mar-03-07 04:37 PM   #20 
     - Going To Rehab Was Part of Her Comment:  Mr. Ected   Mar-03-07 04:42 PM   #24 
  - Anything that isn't Megalomania ,Ann deems Fagot ,Kkkarl's bitch...  orpupilofnature57   Mar-03-07 04:33 PM   #12 
  - as a technical point, "fag" (but not "faggot") refers to a cigarette  unblock   Mar-03-07 04:51 PM   #28 
  - Well....  terrya   Mar-03-07 05:23 PM   #52 
     - agreed, especially in the u.s.  unblock   Mar-03-07 06:03 PM   #77 
     - Oh so Wrong! And here's the proof...  jannyk   Mar-03-07 06:15 PM   #81 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Mar-03-07 04:51 PM   #29 
  - Some more definitions... not quite as cute ...  JustABozoOnThisBus   Mar-03-07 04:59 PM   #38 
  - .  Harvey Korman   Mar-03-07 05:31 PM   #60 
  - Who's to say that "newbie" was  zidzi   Mar-03-07 04:33 PM   #11 
  - not to mention 1 of 100,000 registered users  Caution   Mar-03-07 04:55 PM   #35 
  - she was insulting gay people  brettdale   Mar-03-07 04:34 PM   #14 
  - You lost me....  Bicoastal   Mar-03-07 04:34 PM   #15 
  - NO, but there is a disturbing amount of  bicentennial_baby   Mar-03-07 04:38 PM   #22 
     - Fear of Transexual individuals?  Bicoastal   Mar-03-07 04:49 PM   #27 
        - Transgender  bicentennial_baby   Mar-03-07 04:51 PM   #30 
           - Oh, I see what you mean.  Bicoastal   Mar-03-07 04:56 PM   #37 
              - We should disagree with people on their words and actions alone.  JackBeck   Mar-03-07 05:03 PM   #40 
              - Yeah, like that's going to happen.  Bicoastal   Mar-03-07 05:13 PM   #46 
                 - Hey, I'd never censor anyones sexism, racism, or homophobia. Ever.  JackBeck   Mar-03-07 05:20 PM   #50 
                    - More power to you.  Bicoastal   Mar-03-07 05:27 PM   #57 
                       - I would find a discussion about Bush's appearance would be more interesting  JackBeck   Mar-03-07 05:33 PM   #62 
                          - I don't often participate in name-calling, actually.  Bicoastal   Mar-03-07 05:47 PM   #69 
              - Why post any sexist objectifications of women?  lwfern   Mar-03-07 06:29 PM   #84 
                 - Right On!!  Madspirit   Mar-03-07 06:35 PM   #85 
                 - (just btw)  lwfern   Mar-03-07 07:54 PM   #117 
                 - Glad to see I wasn't the only one who was grossed out by those comments.  JackBeck   Mar-03-07 06:36 PM   #87 
                 - Um, HELLO?! ANN FUCKING COULTER!!!  Bicoastal   Mar-03-07 06:51 PM   #88 
                    - I find that contradictory. How could stooping to her childish level  blonndee   Mar-03-07 07:03 PM   #97 
                    - All I'm saying is...  Bicoastal   Mar-03-07 07:15 PM   #99 
                       - There is no "winning," it's not a competition.  blonndee   Mar-03-07 07:16 PM   #101 
                          - And you're probably right.  Bicoastal   Mar-03-07 07:21 PM   #103 
                    - Not buying it. You own your behavior, not her.  lwfern   Mar-03-07 07:17 PM   #102 
                       - Actually, you're right.  Bicoastal   Mar-03-07 07:22 PM   #105 
                          - Alright, that took guts  lwfern   Mar-03-07 07:51 PM   #114 
  - As a brown person, I have the same question. n/t  sfexpat2000   Mar-03-07 04:34 PM   #16 
  - So... yet another test we have to pass  Oeditpus Rex   Mar-03-07 04:38 PM   #21 
  - I don't think it's another test, I think it's the same test  hulklogan   Mar-03-07 04:45 PM   #26 
  - The OP isn't about the 'ignorant poster'  Oeditpus Rex   Mar-03-07 04:52 PM   #32 
     - I guess I don't understand what you're getting at  hulklogan   Mar-03-07 05:01 PM   #39 
     - I don't need more reason to be mad at Coulter  Oeditpus Rex   Mar-03-07 05:16 PM   #48 
        - I think you're reading way more into the OP than what was intended  hulklogan   Mar-03-07 05:37 PM   #64 
           - Yeah, blonndee enlightened me  Oeditpus Rex   Mar-03-07 06:03 PM   #76 
     - Wow, it's all about you?  blonndee   Mar-03-07 05:04 PM   #41 
        - It asks a question of 'you guys'  Oeditpus Rex   Mar-03-07 05:07 PM   #42 
           - Yeah, she asked a question. How do you see that as "categorizing"? Seriously. n/t  blonndee   Mar-03-07 05:08 PM   #43 
              - Read the question  Oeditpus Rex   Mar-03-07 05:18 PM   #49 
                 - Well, I read it differently. Maybe the reasons are "categorized"  blonndee   Mar-03-07 05:23 PM   #53 
                 - Okay, now that you mention it  Oeditpus Rex   Mar-03-07 05:29 PM   #58 
                    - I have to say...  blonndee   Mar-03-07 06:58 PM   #94 
                 - Deleted message  Name removed   Mar-03-07 05:23 PM   #54 
                    - Oh, gee  Oeditpus Rex   Mar-03-07 05:30 PM   #59 
                       - OK...sorry  Madspirit   Mar-03-07 05:47 PM   #70 
  - who are you?  bicentennial_baby   Mar-03-07 04:54 PM   #34 
  - There is many reasons why this commentary is wrong ....  Trajan   Mar-03-07 05:09 PM   #44 
  - When I was a young leftist...  Madspirit   Mar-03-07 05:21 PM   #51 
  - Well, it's a revolting word to use  LeftishBrit   Mar-03-07 05:15 PM   #47 
  - "Faggot" is a disgusting word used to demean gay people  BlueStater   Mar-03-07 05:24 PM   #55 
  - the word is offensive.  dddem   Mar-03-07 05:31 PM   #61 
  - dunno about the Left in general, but if you're gay, you're cool with me. Unless  Redstone   Mar-03-07 05:35 PM   #63 
  - She's just insulting to any sane person,period.  Forkboy   Mar-03-07 05:38 PM   #65 
  - :shrug:  aikoaiko   Mar-03-07 05:45 PM   #67 
  - I really don't think...  Madspirit   Mar-03-07 05:46 PM   #68 
     - I'm just teasing 'cuz this topic and all its permutations have been played out.  aikoaiko   Mar-03-07 06:27 PM   #82 
        - I knew that.  Madspirit   Mar-03-07 06:29 PM   #83 
  - People claiming they're 'telling it like it is' are usually the most full of shit  Little Wing   Mar-03-07 05:50 PM   #72 
  - I'm not full of shit.  Madspirit   Mar-03-07 06:01 PM   #75 
  - I'm pretty much offended by everything that comes out of her mouth...  sjbech   Mar-03-07 05:53 PM   #73 
  - i'm offended that she exists at all  pitohui   Mar-03-07 06:03 PM   #78 
  - Why would anyone be offended that she insulted Edwards?  The Straight Story   Mar-03-07 06:07 PM   #79 
  - I think I'm offended by your subject line o_o n/t  slowry   Mar-03-07 06:35 PM   #86 
  - I think I don't care n/t  Madspirit   Mar-03-07 06:51 PM   #89 
     - Deleted message  Name removed   Mar-03-07 07:00 PM   #95 
        - You're talking to a lesbian.  Madspirit   Mar-03-07 07:16 PM   #100 
           - He might have the time to read the site at his leisure very soon  Forkboy   Mar-03-07 07:21 PM   #104 
           - Infinite?  slowry   Mar-03-07 07:24 PM   #106 
              - Then you missed the point entirely...  Madspirit   Mar-03-07 07:29 PM   #108 
                 - Deleted message  Name removed   Mar-03-07 07:35 PM   #109 
                 - I'm quite coherent  Madspirit   Mar-03-07 07:39 PM   #110 
                    - Can you let me leave this thread please?  slowry   Mar-03-07 07:50 PM   #113 
                       - Give me a break  Madspirit   Mar-03-07 07:53 PM   #116 
                 - This is an interesting conversation, actually....  sjbech   Mar-03-07 07:43 PM   #112 
  - It's a pejorative for gay men. It is a VULGARISM not spoken in polite company. Are you new to  WinkyDink   Mar-03-07 06:52 PM   #90 
  - I don't know why  Madspirit   Mar-03-07 06:58 PM   #93 
     - Perhaps I misread. I THOUGHT your post was wondering what was so bad about what she said.  WinkyDink   Mar-03-07 07:02 PM   #96 
        - No  Madspirit   Mar-03-07 07:14 PM   #98 
  - it's not a trivial point; the insult was to gays, not to edwards, but a lot of i'm sure  HardRocker05   Mar-03-07 07:51 PM   #115 
  - Locking.  Fenris   Mar-03-07 08:00 PM   #118 
 

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