[stylist] lgbt and NFB

[Chris Kuell]

I disagree completely. Skin color is absolutely a choice. When I don't wear 
sun block, drink a six pack and pass out on the beach all day, my skin turns 
a completely different (and painful) color. And that's my choice.

Sorry--just trying to lighten things up.

Tyler, you raise an interesting point that I can't explain, but I know is 
true. As long as you are in the minority, it's okay to use derogatory 
language. If you aren't in the minority, it's hate speech. The ugly word 
'nigger' comes to mind. Some African Americans toss it around like I say 
"the". But if caucasian me were to use it, I'm a hate mongerer. I've heard 
many LGBT people use queer the same way. I don't know how they would react 
if I were to use it, but since I don't want to offend anyone, I won't. In my 
editing, I ran across a woman who had CP using the word 'crip' in her essay, 
and I was appalled. But she said it was common among people with 
disabilities, especially those in wheelchairs, to use crip to describe 
themselves or others. Again, I'l stik to less inflammatory words, although I 
have many friends who are black, gay, and/or disabled.

chris, also known as whitey, straight guy, and reasonably physically fit.





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tyler" <programmer651 at comcast.net>
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] lgbt and NFB


> Some of the things about the LGBT scene confuse me. For example, I heard 
> LGBT bands are choruses
> singing songs with the word "queer" in them. Isn't that a homophobic curse 
> words used by the
> completely-intollerant straight people?
> Tyler Z