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Re: Geobra Society
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lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.people
Date: 
Fri, 17 Sep 2004 23:48:04 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Alfred Speredelozzi wrote:
   The reason I called everyone homophobic (granted, it was an hyperbole--no one is actually threatening gay AFOLs, that I have seen) is because I think people are overreacting to Teddy’s request. Many have assumed there is going to be some Lugnet.gay discussion group formed, and they want to stop it. Well, that wasn’t even proposed!

Calling people homophobic as hyperbole is in my opinion really irresponsible PC mudslinging. It doesn’t add anything constructive to the discussion, it just labels people as haters in a really careless way.

-Tim



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  Re: Geobra Society
 
(...) I don't think hyperbole is careless. It makes an important point. I think many of the opponents of this idea are haters of homosexuality. I don't think that they are such haters that they are willing to forego normal human decency. However, (...) (20 years ago, 18-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.people, FTX)

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  Re: Geobra Society
 
(...) precisely! :) I wonder why no one else can see it? Also, as Larry had suggested, if the Lavender Brick Society actually existed, then they should qualify to have a Lugnet forum under the .org heirarchy. I think this is all Teddy was asking (...) (20 years ago, 17-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.people, FTX)

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