My impression is I'm a lot more inclined to coarse language than the
general public in the real world, so I keep anything potentially offensive out of all
organizing talk. But then me and my friends, which is a mostly
queer group, tend to say things like the below. You know, my
intention is not to offend, and your probably right that "steelworkers
sucking dicks" over the line for a public listserve. I do apologize. <br>
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But if you're wondering if I
use the word 'homo' because I in fact support homophobia, or think hate
is an acceptable rhetoric to organize with, this proud act up-er can
give a pretty firm no. I was introduced to organizing in the
philadelphia glbt community, but, maybe that makes me wrongly think I
can take it for granted that saying homo instead of queer without it
coming across as garden variety disrespect. It's been a long time
since I hooked up with another guy tho so maybe that's straight
priveledge for you right there.<br>
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For the record, I am completely in favor of steelworkers sucking dicks,
and against fidel hating homos. But I will watch my mouth
dennis. Projecting some sort of gritty workerist gay-bashing isn't my intention at all!<span style="font-style: italic;"></span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br>
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<div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><br>Do you say things like "whether fidel really hated homos" and<br>"steelworkers sucking dicks" because that's the way people talk in
<br>the "real-world"?</blockquote><div><br>
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