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From: rjd@faron.UUCP (Robert DeBenedictis)
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Subject: Re: Signs for "Gay"
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Date: Thu, 31-Oct-85 18:22:58 EST
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> Are there any derogatory signs for heterosexual or nongay, like "breeder"?

My favorite is "Het", said with a slight sneer.
However, I never use it.  It's in our interest to
encourage friendly relations.  There are more of
them, and they're everywhere, and you might as well
learn how to get along with them.  My parents are
straight, and they're pretty good people.  I wouldn't
like it if someone called them hets or if they called
me a fag.  They won't though.  In fact, Mom was just
asking me, the other day, if the Dire Straits "Money
for Nothing" song is offensive 'cause it uses the word
faggot.  She didn't think so 'cause it says "Look at
that faggot, he's a millionair."  She thinks millionairs
are more looked up to than faggots are looked down on so,
to her, to call someone a "millionair faggot" comes out
being a jealous compliment.  Did I answer the question?

Robert DeBenedictis