Geir wrote:
"I didn't even think about it till I read your post. I have
close friends who are homos (is that better?), . . "
>From a US point of view, not much better. Currently
(these things
change -- think about what the C in NAACP stands for), the
more acceptable terms are gay or homosexual (queer seems to
depend upon where and how it is used -- it seems to be okay
for TV titles).
". . . and they don't care at all what you call them as long
as you respect them. I do."
Ultimately, of course, that's what counts. And it also
matters who says it to whom -- a straight may be able to say
one of the currently derogatory terms to a gay friend who
knows his true sentiments, but not to a stranger, who has no
personal context. It's very similar to the rules about who
can and cannot say the "N" word to whom and under what
circumstances.
Mark
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