Oh yeah,Geir also wrote:
"Does this mean that US ears and eyes are more sensitive than
the ears and eyes of Europeans? Only joking, of course, . .
"
Actually, in terms of labeling (at least of certain groups),
I'd say US ears can be very, very sensitive.
". . . but what's the difference between our - errr ---
homosexuals (?) and yours?"
Often, it's not even the group itself who objects, but
outsiders who are trying to protect the group in question --
which strikes many, including me, as being equally
patronizing, if not more so.
Just look at the debate over Pelecanos's use of a few
weighted words. No one objects to Iceberg Slim's or Dennis
Cooper's use of the same words.
Mark
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