Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/26/83; site ihuxi.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!whuxlb!pyuxll!eisx!npoiv!npois!hogpc!houxm!ihnp4!ihuxi!rcj1 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. Lines: 47 This is my original article: ############################################################# 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 ############################################################# 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