(03-17-2017 01:18 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  

(03-17-2017 11:33 AM)LeFlâneur Wrote:  

(03-17-2017 10:47 AM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  Furthermore the word you use is almost always taken as an insult, and is used as such, by everyone outside that community.

In effect what you are saying is that you being a member of the protected group can decide what is offensive. Further, if another member of that group has a different opinion as to what words are offensive, then their choices must also be respected.

Bottom line, straights can't say or write any term that refers to this group in the event that one of its members deems it as offensive.

There's a big difference between calling yourself something and someone else calling you it.

And a friend (of which many of you are NOT to the LGBT community) saying something playfully in jest, and an outsider who bears ill will doing it.

You just agreed with my point that it is impossible for a straight to use any term that describes a member of the LGBT group without potentially being offensive to some member of the group.

(03-17-2017 05:17 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  

(03-17-2017 05:12 PM)Paul M Wrote:  

(03-17-2017 10:47 AM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  

(03-17-2017 08:11 AM)Paul M Wrote:  

(03-16-2017 02:52 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  I get what they're trying to do.

To use the term 'homosexual' to describe a Gay marriage is wrong, and is sometimes done deliberately by anti-Gays to deny the existence of a Gay community.

But....

Homosexual and Heterosexual are clinical terms used to describe sexual acts or orientation. I personally use both.

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It is offputting to call a Gay person homosexual unless that person rejects being Gay. Or rejects membership in the Gay community via his/her actions and associations.

So let me see if I've got this **** from you "straight". You are told homosexual is now offensive. You are going to continue using it anyway. You say tranny is offensive and go into a tizzy fit every time one of us type TRANNY.

About right?


Homosexual marriage? I always hear gay marriage. Who denies the existence of a gay community?

The religious right for decades refused to use the word Gay. American Family Radio actually had an auto correct on their news feed to ensure that the word Gay was never uttered on their site. Until they posted a story about Tyson Homosexual (he name is Tyson Gay - and he is straight) winning a medal in the Olympics.

I actually use the term homosexual in context and can defend using it. When you use a pejorative, you are clueless as to how it is used, or even worse, you KNOW it is offensive, but continue to use it.

Furthermore the word you use is almost always taken as an insult, and is used as such, by everyone outside that community.

So you could have just said "correct, I'm a hypocritical dickhead".

Context: The dude is a tranny.

Now, tell me what in the **** is the problem with my contextual usage.

Well for starters, you misgendered him (assuming he is a M to F transgendered person), by demeaning his gender.

Then you used a known insult.

Obviously trolling and patently insulting. Hope that helps!

I misgender no one. I call males male and females female. If they choose to misgender themselves, I can't stop them. I however don't have to share in their delusions. They demean themselves. Don't put that bs on me, I ain't carrying it.

Homosexual is deemed patently insulting too now. Is now a known insult. You are going to continue being insulting by using it any way. So please knock off the holier than thou trolling.

(03-17-2017 05:29 PM)LeFlâneur Wrote:  

(03-17-2017 01:18 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  

(03-17-2017 11:33 AM)LeFlâneur Wrote:  

(03-17-2017 10:47 AM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  Furthermore the word you use is almost always taken as an insult, and is used as such, by everyone outside that community.

In effect what you are saying is that you being a member of the protected group can decide what is offensive. Further, if another member of that group has a different opinion as to what words are offensive, then their choices must also be respected.

Bottom line, straights can't say or write any term that refers to this group in the event that one of its members deems it as offensive.

There's a big difference between calling yourself something and someone else calling you it.

And a friend (of which many of you are NOT to the LGBT community) saying something playfully in jest, and an outsider who bears ill will doing it.

You just agreed with my point that it is impossible for a straight to use any term that describes a member of the LGBT group without potentially being offensive to some member of the group.

Strong recruitment

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Good thing this isn't the way to introduce things socially.

Alphabet soup gang can use whatever term or word they wish... however they and their unnatural behavior is Offensive to humanity.