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To: kevao

Can you explain more to a non-Spanish speaker?


28 posted on 06/16/2015 9:57:16 PM PDT by beaversmom
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To: beaversmom
Can you explain more to a non-Spanish speaker?

There are two verbs in Spanish for "to be": ser and estar.

Ser is for permanent, intrinsic characteristics: Eres hombre? (Are you male?); Eres inteligente? (Are you smart?).

Estar is for non-instrinsic or temporary, changeable states: Estás alegre? (Are you happy?); Estás em Chicago? (Are you in Chicago?).

¿Homo estás? first of all uses the word "Homo," which I believe is currently offensive (a slur) to LGBT folks. Second, the phrase employs the verb estar, indicating a temporary or changeable state of being, as in, "Are you -- at this very moment -- a homo?" This of course flies in the face of the idea that homosexuality is an intrinsic state you are born into, i.e., not a choice.

*Everything* is cracking up on the Left: You can "self-identify" as a woman (Bruce Gender), a black (Rachel Dolezal), and now gay to get a burrito! God help us, I think we're near the end.

39 posted on 06/16/2015 10:25:07 PM PDT by kevao (Biblical Jesus: Give your money to the poor. Socialist Jesus: Give your neighbor's money to the poor)
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