[lbo-talk] Language of Contempt

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Sat Jun 3 10:17:39 PDT 2006


On Jun 3, 2006, at 12:05 PM, joanna wrote:


> The worst term of contempt for a man is "queer" or "homo" -- in the
> straight community.

The "Q.UOTE" of the day in Tom Heald's Pridelets email for May 14, 2006:


> "To hear two American men congratulating each other on being
> heterosexual is
> one of the most chilling experiences - and unique to the United
> States. You
> don't hear two Italians sitting around complimenting each other
> because they
> actually like to go to bed with women. The American is hysterical
> about his
> manhood." -- Gore Vidal



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