Re: Digest Number 388

From: charlesmacateer <dcboatright_at_oEcsbFTc6znVKLUt4gf0Cc5JBhVq6jFUk3Cr1a3QqMUgQNZc_001cwRd3hcxePI->
Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 16:38:54 -0000

• In ImmoderateHeroQuest_at_yahoogroups.com, Bruce Ferrie <bruceferrie_at_t...> wrote:
  > David Boatright wrote:
  > >
  > > I am always amazed at the amount of righteous indigation when
  humour
  > > is not aimed at White, straight, males. I am sure a keyword
  listing
  > > cliches for this group would never raise any eyebrows.
  >
  > I can only speak from a personal point of view, but I've never
  witnessed
  > a direct progression from "heterophobic" abuse/jokes to
  > straight-bashing. I have, on the other hand, seen just such a
  > progression from homophobic abuse/jokes to queer-bashing. On more
  than
  > one occasion.
  

Sounds like a Twinkie defense to me.

>
> When straight people are ostracised, legally and socially
discriminated
> against or even killed just for being straight:

Can you provide figures for the number of people who have been gaybashed  by people who have read my Nandan keyword?

>
> http://www.queer-america.com/shepardmatthew.html
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/3969763.stm
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/332743.stm
>
>

> Well, then I'll start being particularly worried about heterophobic
insults.
>
> So-called "humour" of the sort you peddled is part of the process
of
> marginalisation and belittlement which helps to legitimise these
sort of
> attacks. A similar process has operated with respect to racial,
> cultural, religious, etc. minorities in a multitude of times and
places.
>

An accurate portrayal of American / British society in the past, but as I live in the gay capital of the east coast I would find it difficult to agree with you if that if it is your interpretation of todays society. I do not believe any amount of words is any excuse for harming anyone gay, straight, white or green.

I guess now since I have read the Nandan keyword several times, and had a propostion by a gay guy at the Omni bus station, I will have to go over to South Beach and burn down a gay club or slash a fews gay guys lying on the beach.