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Originally Posted by gmku
I was probably over-reacting when I said the thread is homophobic bullshit. I've become pretty sensitive to a rise in gay bashing in my neck of the woods. I'm straight, but it really bothers me to sit through broke-back jokes and even more mean-spirited verbal attacks on homosexuals. I have one friend in particular who's prone to making such remarks while we're sitting in restaurants and bars--this is a big university town with a goodly proportion of homosexuals in its population, and more than a few of them are a lot tougher looking and more physically fit than either my friend or me. So not only am I embarassed by the ignorance of my friend's remarks, but I'm also afraid for my personal safety.
Anyway, suffice it to say gay-bashing really has no place in any context these days.
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Something I worry about with my on-line ramblings. Round these parts, we indulge stereotypes. It's part of the humour - ergo, I'm comfortable that I'm not homophobic, so my use of pseudo-homophobic humour is more parodying the utterly ridiculous idea of being homophobic 'in today's society'. It's a tightrope though, and that side of the humour doesn't necessarily come through on t'interknob.