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re: From the perspective of a white male...
Posted by: JLagow (JLagow@aol.com) 05:59 pm EST 11/17/20
In reply to: From the perspective of a white male... - dramedy 05:23 pm EST 11/17/20

Let me suggest an analogy:

Let’s say the playwright is gay and uses fag in the title. As a gay man, I would be fine with that versus a straight person using that word (especially if the person is known to be homophobic.

Just my 2 cents

Note - this is my opinion. I will not reply to any nasty comments.
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re: From the perspective of a white male...
Posted by: tandelor 07:22 pm EST 11/17/20
In reply to: re: From the perspective of a white male... - JLagow 05:59 pm EST 11/17/20

Same with Larry Kramer's novel Faggots. Though come to think of it, many gay men were not happy at the time with either his title or the book :-)
Which really WAS the point.
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As a gay guy, I object to using the term in the title
Posted by: dramedy 06:48 pm EST 11/17/20
In reply to: re: From the perspective of a white male... - JLagow 05:59 pm EST 11/17/20

And that word is fag or faggot. I’ve heard the arguments that gays take back the word by using it (and I’ve heard that same argument for the n word), but I don’t buy it. When people see and hear something over and over, they become immune to it and it becomes acceptable. I don’t think (and maybe I’m completely wrong) that we don’t change the narrative for the world if we don’t change it in the community.
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re: As a gay guy, I object to using the term in the title
Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 10:53 am EST 11/18/20
In reply to: As a gay guy, I object to using the term in the title - dramedy 06:48 pm EST 11/17/20

I’ve heard the arguments that gays take back the word by using it (and I’ve heard that same argument for the n word), but I don’t buy it.

What about Queer Eye?
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