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From: rcj1@ihuxi.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Boy, am I catching it.....
Message-ID: <490@ihuxi.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 8-Jul-83 10:22:37 EDT
Article-I.D.: ihuxi.490
Posted: Fri Jul  8 10:22:37 1983
Date-Received: Sat, 9-Jul-83 16:33:41 EDT
Organization: BTL Naperville, Il.
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	This is my original article:
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	I think it's pretty disgusting when the "Faggots
	Pride Week" parade gets coverage on 1/2 of page 2
	of the city paper, and a victory like the Vashchenko'
	has to settle for page 10....

			Wondering what this world's coming to...
			Ray Jender
			ihuxi!rcj1
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	Why all the fuss about the use of the word "Faggots"?
	It can be found in most dictionaries.. 
	(I really never knew it pertained only to males...)
	I thought this was net.flame? If I want to use this
	word I'll use it. Other people use words much more
	degrading on this net then faggot. People are
	really getting upset at my using this word when
	the jest of my article went completely over there
	heads...
	Why is it that only a couple people bothered to ask
	"Who the heck are the Vashchenko's"? If you still
	miss the point, the Vashchenko's are a Soviet family
	who were being persecuted because of their religious
	beliefs. Approximatly 5 yrs ago, 5 members of the
	family sought refuge in the U.S. Embasy. They had been
	trying to leave the county for 23 yrs. Finally the
	commies agreed to let them go. 

	My article was a flame because the Gay Pride Parade
	got coverage on page 2 ot the Chi. Sun-Times while
	the Vashchenko story ended up on page 10.

	Possibly, in future articles I may change to the
	word "Queer", but for now you'll have to settle for
	'el Faggot'....



				Still spelling sickning sickning,,

				Ray,
				ihuxi!rcj1