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POLL: What is your sexual orientation?
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Those were the days. AOL chat.
AOL chat?
Pfft. I remember Compuserve c. 1994!
Hell it was expensive getting laid back then
Okay, I think you are putting words into my mouth. I never said anyone was to blame for being offended. I wasn't discussing intent or blame. We were talking about the power of words. Obviously the person attempting to insult someone is to blame. I don't think anyone here is saying otherwise. I was simply debating where the power of the word comes from.
The word tall is not offensive. But if you call someone tall, they can be offended. It wasn't the word, but rather how it was taken. I grew up in Washington DC. The word n***** that you referenced is used almost as often in friendship as in hate. Heck, have you listened to any rap or r&b stations lately? This is arguably the most offensive racial slur in our culture (USA). So clearly the word is not the culprit, its the usage.
Our society has assigned a hate value to certain words. I won't argue that. But I am saying the words themselves are not powerful. It is their intent that upsets people. But anything can be meant to insult someone. The only person with the power to change that, is the recipient.
In grade school everybody told the "yo mamma so fat" jokes. Normally everyone choose not to be offended by them. But calling our moms fat is not a friendly thing. It would be easy to take offense. Some people did. Most people didn't. Why?
I understand that on paper its easy to say, ignore the intent and take away the words power. But as a society I think it's the only way we can defeat all the "empowered" insulting and hateful words out there.
Just my humble opinion.
And sorry for interrupting the fun flow of this thread. Am I supposed to A/S/L now?
Homosexual sounds so clinical, doesn't it? Also, it's very male in my mind. I'll stick with lesbotronic.
I see your 1994 and raise you NavCIS in 1990.AOL chat?
Pfft. I remember Compuserve c. 1994!
Before that? We don't talk about that.
^-- fixed that for you.
Lesbotronic. Awesome. Sounds a bit robotic though. I always liked "lesbinin".
It's the Greek homos for "same," not the Latin homo for "man," but I like the way you think all the same.
Not at all. It sounds quantum, lesbotronics being the study of the attractive force generated by the exchange of virtual particles scientists call lesbotrons.
I use my naughty bits exclusively for various biological purposes for which they are best suited.
I use my naughty bits exclusively for various biological purposes for which they are best suited.
Just don't do a David Carradine.
I'm probably a 1 or 2 on the scale, I'm straight but I live with my friend from high school and he's gay, I used to work for two guys that have been married for 15 years and own a restaurant, stuff happens... I like girls though, need a yin to my wang. I mean yang, damn.
I'm probably a 1 or 2 on the scale, I'm straight but I live with my friend from high school and he's gay, I used to work for two guys that have been married for 15 years and own a restaurant, stuff happens... I like girls though, need a yin to my wang. I mean yang, damn.
That was great! Can I use that line?
Anything not listed, such as animals, shoes, armpits, ice cream, the color red, etc.
I'm an other, but I won't go into specifics due to stereotypes, prejudices, and general ill-will visited on those like me.