Comments on: Gaze Upon the Military

By: Rico

Rico — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:56:39 +0000

And what gave the gay community the right to hijack the word 'gay'?

By: pascal

pascal — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:52:13 +0000

Kinsey is a scientist only in Indiana and likely only in Bloomington.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:42:56 +0000

The term “gay marriage,” oxymoronically assumes a traditional baseline & is therefore defined in contrast with tradition rather than uniquely or constitutionally acknowledged, right to associate, contract, etc.

Leaning on tradition or the word marriage is unnecessarily provocative & does little to advance the unique rights to contract & associate (or not).

Whenever we discuss religion, one friend describes himself as a “jewish mormon.” It's his right to describe himself as he chooses & equally mine to take him less than seriously…

By: Rico

Rico — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:56:39 +0000

And what gave the gay community the right to hijack the word 'gay'?

By: pascal

pascal — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:52:13 +0000

Kinsey is a scientist only in Indiana and likely only in Bloomington.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:42:56 +0000

Leaning on tradition or the word marriage is unnecessarily provocative & does little to advance the unique rights to contract & associate (or not).

Whenever we discuss religion, one friend describes himself as a “jewish mormon.” It's his right to describe himself as he chooses & equally mine to take him less than seriously…

By: Matt Stone

Matt Stone — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:08:45 +0000

Interestingly enough, I was reading an old blog post over at Advance Indiana, and Gary wrote that civil unions were very popular among straight couples even though it was created for same-sex.

By: Matt Stone

Matt Stone — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:06:04 +0000

That's one of the most horrid PC defenses I've ever seen. In respect to marriage, homosexual is a great descriptive because it differentiates between that and the current status quo of allowed marriages, heterosexual.

Gay, as noted in dictionary.com, nods toward the culture. But there's no discrimination on culture here, it's discrimination based on the sex one is attracted to.

What further astonishes me is that the B in GLBT stands for bisexual, yet somehow that is an a-okay term but homosexual is not.

By: wilson46201

wilson46201 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:47:29 +0000

from Dictionary.com concerning "homosexual":
Usage Note: Many people now avoid using homosexual because of the emphasis this term places on sexuality. Indeed, the words gay and lesbian, which stress cultural and social matters over sex, are frequently better choices. Homosexual is most objectionable when used as a noun; here gay man and gay woman or lesbian and their plural forms are called for. It is generally unobjectionable when used adjectivally, as in a homosexual relationship, although gay, lesbian, or same-sex are also available for adjectival use.

By: Matt Stone

Matt Stone — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:41:40 +0000

Wilson, you didn't explain why homosexual was not appropriate. You simply said it wasn't.

"Gays and lesbians have similarly rejected that word "homosexual" -- it's simply the current political reality."

That's not an explanation.

Are you going to lump TA into the ignorant pile to for saying that "homosexual" is a non-judgemental term?

I'm glad that you know me so well, Wilson. That I haven't been in the real world long enough. Perhaps it's you who needs to be exposed to the real world a bit more? You're the one who's attacking me for the use of a non-judgemental, perfectly acceptable term.

Frankly, you're the one who'll have trouble coping in the real world if simple terminology angers you.