Controversial columnist draws fire for gay slur

Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 3/4/07 | Reuters

[farmer18th]

Kennedy added a great deal of moral clout to the opposition, didn't he?

[Jacquerie]

Not only did she not call the Breck Girl a faggot, she did not refer to our President as "Hitler"; had she done that she would have been a lauded and praised and called "courageous" and "maturing" . . . like any liberal judge.

[Oztrich Boy]

The point of the joke was that the last time somebody in the public eye called somebody a fag, they had to check in for retraining. Then, of course, FReepers weren't up in arms about the usage, just the sentence.

The point of the joke was

the other Democratic presidential candidate, John Edwards,

That's what the line was about

it turns out you have to go into rehab

was weasling so she could later claim she never implied Edwards was a faggot.

They had no set up, she never mentioned PC, or explained the background, which would not have been obvious to people who don't follow chick TV shows.

[Jacquerie]

Great post, thanks for the perspective. We have forgotten the 11th Commandment.

[Def Conservative]

I love AC even more for this! Go Ann!!!!!

[Bullfrogg]

dear Anne,

You go, girl! You're great whatever you do.
I don't recall you calling him a faggot, all you did
was using the word in the same sentence with his name. You did not call him a faggot, at least. Some one is getting nervous out there. So, sit back and laugh, as I am doing,
at these silly bloated hoo-for-alls.

Bullfrog

[AmishDude]

This is such a good point. How many lefties have gotten away with variants of Bush=Hitler? And not obscure ones either.

[muawiyah]

Why is it Reuters thinks that "faggot" is "a derogatory gay slur" ~

[Oztrich Boy]

It was not a gay slur. It was about politically correct.

I'm sure in her tiny blonde mind that's what she was thinking, but it had no set-up. She sucks at comedy

If she had said

Then there's the PC disease.
Everybody in America thinks John Edwards looks like a faggot, But say that and you get sent into rehab.

No problem

[montag813]

"Look at ME!"

Yawn

[montag813]

I'm sure in her tiny blonde mind that's what she was thinking, but it had no set-up. She sucks at comedy

She sucks at speaking. I have seen her about a dozen times (recently not by choice). I have learned that her slot is a good time to go take a piss. You won't miss anything of substance.

[SampleMan]

I have to agree that she slurred gays by implying that the Breck Girl might be one. How insulting to all homosexual men. She should immediately apologize to homosexuals everywhere for lowering their public image.

[WTSand]

unless I missed one. Where's the one about having an epiphany while drinking cheap beer in a queer bar? LMAO.

[NormsRevenge]

lol.. I need to go find the
AFP cut on this.. Thanks :-)

[Tall_Texan]

I'd be more distressed at the Democrats' response if they had shown even the slightest remorse for the last eight years of Bush comparisons to Adolf Hitler or the jokes equating Bush to portions of the female anatomy.

Since they haven't, they deserve what they get.

[hophead]

"derogatory gay slur"

It's NOT A SLUR unless it is directed to someone personally.
Her whole point was that these words can't even be uttered in public anymore without have to go to rehab to be forgiven by the anointed and enlightened. (the left and left press) This is ridiculous. These words are not BANNED are they?
It has come to be a hate crime to just say these words.

[processing please hold]

I'm glad you make that list. Keep it up. BTW were there that many threads on FR when Bill Mayer was disappointed because Cheney wasn't murdered?

[hophead]

"The point of the joke was that the last time somebody in the public eye called somebody a fag, they had to check in for retraining."


This is lost on most it seems.

[hophead]

"It was not a gay slur. It was about politically correct."


This point seems to have gone right over the head of most.