Posted on 07/19/2005 3:28:13 PM PDT by jay tuttle
I am preparing s paper for my sociology class on the subject of why gay men lisp. I have posted inquiries on numerous forums that may have participants who could give insight into this subject.
Is this a genetic trait as a side property of the natural predisposition to be gay? Or is it something about the habits of gay men that causes it? Perhaps, it is cultural - a way for gay men to let other gay men know that they are gay.
Please give me your input. Please, no jokes.
Who're you trying to kid?
there are no genetic homosexual links.
not all homosexuals lisp. like body shaving it is a characteristic that they use to distinguish themselves as homosexual.
In before ZOT!
I don't know.
But I heard they grow beards to hide stretch marks.
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This looks like a keeper.
Next??? Sniff...sniff...
Its an act.
I used to live with a girl whose father owned a gay bar in San Fransicko in the early '70s. At that time there were more and more gays eachewing the drag queen act and putting pressure on other gays to act like men.
Fads come and go in the gay world with rapidity however and who knows what they're up to at any given moment.
Lisping and being generally swishy is just a put on that some queers do cause they want to advertise that they catch ... not pitch. They can turn it off and on like a switch.
How dare you thay I hath a pronountht lithhhp?! Thhhat ith an outrathious acuthathscion!
(Challenges n00b to duel.)
gay men mainly lisp in films...personally I've never met one who lisped in real life...and as a doctor, I have gay patients, so I know many both in and out of the closet.
"I am preparing s paper for my sociology class on the subject of why trolls lisp."
They do not understand the POWER of the Dark Side.
"I have posted inquiries on numerous forums that may have participants who could give insight into this subject."
You have not posted enough, the Dark Side is far more powerful than you.
"Is this a genetic trait as a side property of the natural predisposition to be a troll?"
Trolls are semi-biotic pseudointelligent gobs of postnecrotic protoplasm.
Genetics has nothing to do with it.
"Or is it something about the habits of trolls that causes it?"
Trolls prefer trash, slime, mud, decay.
Such habits would cause early death.
"Perhaps, it is cultural - a way for trolls to let other trolls know that they are a troll. "
Umm.. yeah.
It's called a "Victoly!" thread over at DU.
"Please give me your input. Please, no jokes."
AC current, or DC current, or does the input not matter all that much?
Well gosh, Darks.
This one looks like a keeper!
Thanks for sharing and I mean that in the NICEST possible way! LOL!
You forgot to add "Thanks for asking!"
Welcome!
I just loved his chartreuse moose slippers.
;-)
LOL!
Well, he wouldn't have lasted long anyway.
I think "Queer Eye" is on tonight.
LOL, we could have just pointed him at the show for his answers!
Tia, you're a genius!
Thanks!
I'm not a genius, but I DID save a ton of money by switchng to Geico.
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