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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]Behind the Aegis
(53,944 posts)16. Out of curiosity, do you refer to certain black people as "Uncle Toms" or "Aunt Jemimas"?
I am not 100% sure, but I think you are white, so do you think what I asked in the subject line is appropriate for white people to say about African-Americans who are anti-Black hypocrites?
Look how you phrased your remark: "Accusing him of being gay is not an affront toward the gay community." Accuse?
charge (someone) with an offense or crime.
"he was accused of murdering his wife's lover"
synonyms: charge with, indict for, arraign for, take to court for, put on trial for, bring to trial for, prosecute for; More
summons, cite, make accusations about, lay charges against, file charges against, prefer charges against;
impeach for;
antonyms: absolve, clear, exonerate
claim that (someone) has done something wrong.
"he was accused of favoritism"
synonyms: blame for, hold responsible for, lay the blame on someone for, hold accountable for, hold answerable for, condemn for, criticize for, denounce for; More
Yes, "accusing" him of being gay is an "affront" to the gay community.
"I have no problem with any gay politician as long as they are honest and up front about it." WHAT THE FUCK?! So, gay people have to be out for you to be "OK" with them as gay people? Again, I ask...WHAT THE FUCK?! I don't like hypocrisy either, but when someone has NOT come out, by claiming they are gay, you make the "gay" part of the equation equally bad, too. What about gay people who are out and are anti-gay? How are they different? Both are hypocrites, so why is it necessary to "out" someone, especially when it is based on a "feeling" or rumor and not actual knowledge?
He is a fucking asshole...a gigantic one, but these claims of "he's really gay" and the attacks that follow, make it seem it is just another attack on the gay community, even if that is not the intention.
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Out of curiosity, do you refer to certain black people as "Uncle Toms" or "Aunt Jemimas"?
Behind the Aegis
May 2019
#16
The question I tend to ask is, "What is the point of the connection you are making?"
Caliman73
May 2019
#75
I'd like to hear it from the horses mouth. He needs to declare his own sexuality. But...
trickyguy
May 2019
#12
I have male and female relatives in their 40's and older who have never married.
Arkansas Granny
May 2019
#40
Nobody here is using "gay" as an insult. We are all Democrats. Can you honestly look at Lindsay
Doodley
May 2019
#55
My point about us all being Democrats is that few of us are homophobic or intend
Doodley
May 2019
#67
You don't have a gaydar? I haven't met a gay guy yet who doesn't speculate on the chances of
Doodley
May 2019
#69
A-fucking-men. I am sick of it and I cannnot believe how rampant it is here on DU.
marble falls
May 2019
#39
If Trump or the Russians have some dirt on him it probably isn't his sexual orientation.
The Velveteen Ocelot
May 2019
#79