OT language crap Re: Insect Conductivity - language?

From: Vintage Computer Festival <vcf_at_siconic.com>
Date: Tue Jul 27 21:06:39 2004

On Tue, 27 Jul 2004, Joe R. wrote:

> At 07:23 AM 7/27/04 -0700, Sellam wrote:
>
> >I have yet to hear a rational reason why anyone should not feel free to
> >use the words of their choosing. Because, after all, they are just words.
>
> Boy, that's certainly not the reaction that I got from you over the use
> of the word Fag. Do I sense a double standard here?

That's because calling someone a "fag" is somewhat like calling someone a
"nigger". You just don't do that unless you really want to offend
someone. It's a term of hate.

Take the context you used it in--"BATF fags"--and replace "fags" with
"niggers" and you (I hope) get my point.

In my case, I was using perfectly valid language to perfectly express the
way I felt about the TSA, ants, et al. It did not involve using a
pointed derogatory term to offend any particular person. I was merely
using an adverb in context.

Joe, you can of course use any language that you please. I was merely
pointing out that using that particular language can really hurt people,
perhaps even people you like, and people who like you.

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Sellam Ismail                                        Vintage Computer Festival
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