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(...) I find that somewhat surprising. In Norway, the "correct" term is "homofil", which is viewed as being somewhat clinical and hence is not prefered. "Homo", as a short version of "homofil", on the other hand, is commonly the prefered term in the (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) It's all a matter of usage. "homosexual" is the clinical term here, and I wouldn't be offended by that, but the shortened term "homo" has been used for so many years as a term of abuse that I think most N American gays would find it offensive. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) That's entirely what my reading of the situation was too. Top kudos for *not* flaming him though - you showed infinately more restraint that I would have, had I caught this thread earlier. Richard (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I didn't even see his message till I saw a reply to Selcuk's reply to it on another group - I had stopped reading .reveiws. Hey... you know the saying, "don't shoot till you see the whites of their eyes" <g>. Let them creep out of hiding and (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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