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To: Dominic Harr
Calling someone who is not a homosexual a faggot is an insult and no, they can't use it for that.

And that's what Ann did, so she goofed, agreed?

Yes and no. She did link it to the Breck girl, and he does look and act like a faggot, so I suppose she has the right to state her opinion, but on the other hand he is married to a woman, so her comment made no sense.
Her real issue was the censorship of words that allow a people to express themselves, and she was 100% right about the rehab thing.

I guess I'd have to say she was 90% correct to say what she said, but 10% in error about how she delivered it. It caused confusion.

223 posted on 03/07/2007 9:37:32 AM PST by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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To: concerned about politics
She did link it to the Breck girl, and he does look and act like a faggot, so I suppose she has the right to state her opinion, but on the other hand he is married to a woman, so her comment made no sense.

She called a guy 'faggot'. Which is an insult, and fighting words.

Gays and straights alike consider that an insult when used in that manner. Her 'point' was she doesn't think it's fair that 'faggot' is like 'nigger'.

She's wrong, and she just goofed.

Faggot and nigger have the same effect. If you walk into a gay bar and go up to a big, strong gay guy and say, "I can't stand you faggots", you're going to get into a fight.

A hair-pulling, scratching cat fight, probably -- but still! :-D

236 posted on 03/07/2007 9:48:52 AM PST by Dominic Harr (Conservative: The "ant", to a liberal's "grasshopper".)
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