[stylist] lgbt and NFB

[Atty Rose]

Atty laughs! Well said Chris.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Kuell" <ckuell at comcast.net>
To: "Tyler" <programmer651 at comcast.net>; "Writer's Division Mailing List" 
<stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 2:58 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] lgbt and NFB


>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.
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> ----- 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
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