Reminds me of a story I read in school entitled (I think) After You Alphonse.

I remember the first time hearing anything "gay" at home. I was like 9? Years old. My parents had a bunch of friends around for some dinner party. A woman who worked in my father's office had recently shaved her head for unknown reasons (we later found out it was cancer), and as she was a larger woman this led my father to saying out loud in front of everyone "she looks like a bulld***!" To their credit, most people just ignored him, but I felt the energy in the room SHIFT and immediately felt Unsafe, in my own childhood home no less, without even knowing the meaning of the word!! Shit was scary!!!

@frenchfriar

15 күн бұрын

I've never quite understood those that don't want to use the queer label. Even though it was used as a slur, it always just meant weird or odd, and those of us that aren't "straight" are the exception to the rule. So yes, we're queer. The F word, however: you're comparing me to a bundle of firewood? Like you're going to burn me? I think *not*.

Words are only strands of letters intended to convey a meaning, personal take will differ from person to person, say whatever you want, say what you mean and mean what you say, and fuq the rest

@DavidLS1

15 күн бұрын

So no common courtesy?