jdh@hou5g.UUCP (01/25/84)
To Azhrarn: Speaking of people being "charitable with the connotative load on their words".... Not knowing better, one might think that all homosexuals are men, after having read your article. I agree, words are a powerful tool and should be used with thought.
jbf@ccieng5.UUCP (01/26/84)
I actually did think of providing either an offensive nomenclature for lesbians or an apology for ignoring them. However, I shook my head and said "Nyeah, this article is long enough already" Gus the Geiger-counter-repairman -- Reachable as ....allegra![rayssd,rlgvax]!ccieng5!jbf
jsol@bbncca.ARPA (Jon Solomon) (08/21/84)
The idea I have for euphamisms alluding to Gay people is to reverse the context: "Is he straight?" --JSol -- [--JSol--] JSol@Usc-Eclc/JSol@Bbncca (Arpa) JSol@Usc-Eclb/JSol@Bnl (Milnet) {decvax, wjh12, linus}!bbncca!jsol