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Dear Washington Post, please stop calling me a "homosexual"
Americablog.com ^
| 7/05/07
| John Aravosis
Posted on 07/06/2007 4:19:18 PM PDT by tuesday afternoon
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To: tuesday afternoon
I still believe the most appropriate term is “sodomite”.
To: dighton
Here's a new one on me.
grouse3 /graʊs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[grous]
Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation ÃÂ
ÃÂadjective
Australian Slang. excellent; great; wonderful.
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posted on
07/06/2007 5:14:46 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Islam is the religion of violins, NOT peas.)
To: tuesday afternoon
just call-em a fag... much easier.
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posted on
07/06/2007 5:15:26 PM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist)
To: Paladin2
The first (and only) African-American to win the Best Actress Oscar
104
posted on
07/06/2007 5:15:52 PM PDT
by
Oztrich Boy
(The polar icecaps are melting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .on Mars)
To: Recovering Hermit
I don't think you want to go there either...especially if it's your moon. The worst part is that when I'm trying for puns I run out so quickly...
To: tuesday afternoon
The word gay means happy, carefree. Homosexual means those who prefer to have sexual relations with someone of his or her own sex. The term 'gay' as used by homosexuals is a political term, used mainly by homosexual men. Homosexual women seem to prefer to be called 'lesbian'. Then there are the folks who, I guess, aren't sure what they want; I assume they are the transgendered. That's why when there are clubs and groups for those folks it's named Gay, Lesbian and Transgendered.
I guess this guy doesn't like being called homosexual because it states clearly the type of sexual relations he prefers.
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posted on
07/06/2007 5:17:47 PM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: Man50D; All
Homosexuals do have a psychological problem! Exactly right. And, only due to political pressure was Homosexuality removed from the DSM by the APA. This manual identifies mental illnesses which are categorizes as such due to the fact that they all appear within the human population at very low percentages; hence they are deemed to fall outside of the normal range of human behavior. Homosexuality was removed from this manual after the pro-homosexual lobby managed to manipulate the population percentages through combining other discrete groups in with homosexuals (i.e., bisexual, transgendered, hermaphroditic individuals) which boosted the percentage up around 10 percent instead of the 1 to 3 percent previously reported (which is much more accurate).
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posted on
07/06/2007 5:18:36 PM PDT
by
SoldierDad
(Proud Father of a 2nd BCT 10th Mountain Soldier fighting the terrorists in the Triangle of Death)
To: scan58
In 1972, the American Psychiatric Association declassified homosexuality, removing it from their list of mental illnesses.
108
posted on
07/06/2007 5:20:04 PM PDT
by
kalee
(The offenses we give, we write in the dust; Those we take, we write in marble. JHuett)
To: Paladin2
I thought it was fudge packer (often posted with a picture - but I dont have a copy). Thankfully so.
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posted on
07/06/2007 5:21:46 PM PDT
by
Recovering Hermit
(There's another old saying Senator..."Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining.")
To: scan58
Whoops I meant to say...
In 1973, the American Psychiatric Association declassified homosexuality, removing it from their list of mental illnesses.
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posted on
07/06/2007 5:22:17 PM PDT
by
kalee
(The offenses we give, we write in the dust; Those we take, we write in marble. JHuett)
To: tuesday afternoon
But they called us "homosexuals" throughout the piece, and that's not great. It's degrading and offensive and archaic.
A skunk is still a skunk even if you prefer to be called a pole-cat........
For the record, I take offense to the term "Gay" because I find nothing happy about homosexuals......
To: tuesday afternoon
I guess we’re back to faggot?
112
posted on
07/06/2007 5:26:52 PM PDT
by
agent_delta
( Who needs an iPhone? I still use my Apple Newton.)
To: jackibutterfly
Another common meaning of the word gay in the olden days (pre-WWII) was colorful. Songs birds in songs and poetry were referred to as gay. A garden filled full of summer flowers was described as gay. It is thought that during the Edwardian period upperclass homosexual men tended to dress rather more colorfully than their drab heterosexual counterparts. These artistic, flamboyant fellows were referred to as the gays.
Perhaps the word "drab" would be a better alternative word to describe a homesexual. I have never known a person living in the "alternative lifestyle" who did not suffer from serious bouts of anger and depression.
To: tuesday afternoon
Better to call them homos in print, saves ink.
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posted on
07/06/2007 5:28:19 PM PDT
by
Rb ver. 2.0
(The Republican party of today is the Whig party of the 1850's.)
To: tuesday afternoon
A homo by any other name is still a homo.
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posted on
07/06/2007 5:29:15 PM PDT
by
derllak
To: Paladin2
Australian Slang. excellent; great; wonderful.
A new one on me too, but no great shock, considering Aussie recreation.
;-)
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posted on
07/06/2007 5:30:19 PM PDT
by
dighton
To: Paladin2
I had a friend in college who was such. He rode the grants as far as he could.
I had another friend. His parents immigrated to the US in the 60’s from Portugal. Big ranch owners. Pretty wealthy.
He rode the Hispanic grants through college.
To: tuesday afternoon
But second, and more importantly, the word homosexual is offensive in the same manner as negro and oriental. That's true! All are manifestations of a politically correct neurosis. Only a seriously imbalanced person is offended by a straightforward descriptor.
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posted on
07/06/2007 5:37:01 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(Hope and fear are two sides of a coin that bind you to worldly concerns. Render it unto the world.)
To: dighton
Don’t you mean “that” homosexual or are you tell Freepers something we haven’t previously known.
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posted on
07/06/2007 5:37:06 PM PDT
by
em2vn
To: tuesday afternoon
In that case, what about “heterosexual?”
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