Yes, and using the word "heterosexual" dehumanizes straights What a brilliant article.
************************************************************************ Right Wing Mike http://www.cafepress.com Bigfoot Hates Obama http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike/5690856 I Wish Hillary had married OJ http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike/4236924 --- On Tue, 7/1/08, Ed Leafe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Ed Leafe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [OT] World's Fastest Man: Tyson Homosexual > To: "ProFox Mailing List" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 8:21 PM > http://friends.macjournals.com/mattd/2008/07/01#a1923 > ( -or- http://tinyurl.com/65s6ky ) > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > - - - - - - > Via OutSports Jock Talk Blog, we find this instance of the > wingnuts > going so absolutely crazy at the use of the word > "Gay" that one of > their "news" outlets has automatically changed > the name of US sprinter > Tyson Gay to "Tyson Homosexual." > > If you're unaware of this particular psychosis of the > bedwetters, John > Aravosis explained it about a year ago: > > Homosexual is the word the religious right uses expressly > and uniquely > in an effort to dehumanize gays. Anti-gay religious right > activists > have said publicly that they will not use the word > "gay" - rather, > they insist on using "homosexual." Why? Because > for some reason or > another they figure that the word homosexual helps their > cause. And > while I don't agree with the religious right on many > things, their > ability to gay-bash swiftly and effectively is unqestioned. > If they > think the word gay helps us and the word homosexual hurts > us, who am I > to argue? > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > - - - - - - > > > > Check out the graphic on that page: they did a global > search-and- > replace on the word 'gay'! Good thing they > weren't around for Hiroshima! > > > > -- Ed Leafe > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are > the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or > medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for > those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
