XPost: az.general   
   From: michelle@michelle.org   
      
   In article <8qbbbpFe9rU1@mid.individual.net>,   
    "Phxbrd"  wrote:   
      
   > > No, I'm not insulted at all, Leslie.  A gay man might be insulted, but   
   > > I'm not a gay man; for that matter, I'm not a man at all.  But you   
   > > already knew that.  If you choose to use language that you believe to   
   > > be offensive and/or insulting, that's your prerogative and your   
   > > problem, but the feelings of the people you are attempting to insult   
   > > are their own, and you do not own them.   
   >   
   > You're being evasive.  Why?  If a brown dick is a natural result of   
   > browndicking, how can be insulting to face that simple reality?   
      
   Do you have a reading-comprehension problem, Leslie?  You're the one who   
   implied that the term is insulting.  If you consider it insulting, that's   
   your problem.   
      
   > > Not at all; it is a common term for homosexuals, and part of the   
   > > vernacular.   
   >   
   > Vernacular of what group?   
      
   America as a whole.  I understand that there are some subgroups who object   
   to it, but they are mostly extreme right-wing fundamentalist Christians;   
   the people whom you most resemble.   
      
   > Gay is gay, and homosexuals are homosexuals.  A rose by any other name   
   > is still but a rose.   
      
   Yup; "gay" == "homosexual".   
      
   > Is the word homosexual too honest for you?   
      
   They're both honest, but "gay" is easier to type.   
      
   > > But as I said, it's OK to be gay.  So come out of your closet, Leslie,   
   > > and acknowledge your homosexuality.  There's no reason to repress it;   
   > > there never has been.   
   >   
   > Does that childish device ever work for you?  Are you trying to insult   
   > me me by implying that I'm a homosexual?  Do you see the irony?   
      
   It's not a childish device; it's simply a statement.  And, no I'm not   
   trying to insult you.  After all, the study that I referenced in the   
   original message of this thread shows that there is scientific proof that   
   homophobia is linked to repressed homosexuality.   
      
   And since you're demonstrably homophobic, you're undoubtedly repressing   
   your latent homosexuality.  So I'm encouraging you to stop repressing it,   
   and acknowledge it.  It is OK to be gay, or if it makes you feel less   
   threatened, it's ok to be homosexual.   
      
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