Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site faron.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!decvax!linus!faron!rjd From: rjd@faron.UUCP (Robert DeBenedictis) Newsgroups: net.motss Subject: Re: Signs for "Gay" Message-ID: <375@faron.UUCP> Date: Thu, 31-Oct-85 18:22:58 EST Article-I.D.: faron.375 Posted: Thu Oct 31 18:22:58 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 3-Nov-85 05:42:17 EST References: <131@ingres.ARPA> <1592@bbncca.ARPA> Reply-To: rjd@faron.UUCP (Robert DeBenedictis) Organization: The MITRE Coporation, Bedford, MA Lines: 20 > 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