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Tuesday Afternoon

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5. I can't either and I might even debate the word queer. Gay, yes. I hear Gay a lot. Rarely, I hear
Tue Jan 20, 2015, 01:52 PM
Jan 2015

the word queer ...

the -n- word I hear on a daily basis as I work with blacks who use it in their conversations with each other.

all told her the decision had turned against them later – and all regretted it. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #1
I think we're starting too ismnotwasm Jan 2015 #6
yes, So. Sick of. Assholes. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #7
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that there is a word to separate out genders sexuality is the issue. seabeyond Jan 2015 #2
We were saying that here ismnotwasm Jan 2015 #4
yes. i agree with you on all of that. and that is why you and i and others so value that video of seabeyond Jan 2015 #10
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Back again? You must love it here for some reason. arcane1 Jan 2015 #12
I had that That particular troll in mind when I started this post ismnotwasm Jan 2015 #19
It's like the Bat Signal for dumb-asses arcane1 Jan 2015 #24
Yeah -- oh boy I'm gonna get em now ismnotwasm Jan 2015 #25
"there's nothing you can do about it" MadrasT Jan 2015 #14
Well, here's the jury results, but looks like MIRT drove a truck through his account anyway. AtheistCrusader Jan 2015 #16
lol @ #7 Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #17
Indeed, number 7 doesn't seem to know how DU works arcane1 Jan 2015 #20
Don't look at me. Juror number 4 bears my distinct style. AtheistCrusader Jan 2015 #22
LOL Indeed. arcane1 Jan 2015 #23
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Does anyone know of one perjorative that has been successfully 'reclaimed'? Sheldon Cooper Jan 2015 #3
I can't either and I might even debate the word queer. Gay, yes. I hear Gay a lot. Rarely, I hear Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #5
I was thinking along the lines of 'we're here, we're queer, get over it' etc. Sheldon Cooper Jan 2015 #8
I don't know about reclaim on any of these words. Just speaking to what I hear in my daily life. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #9
I use gay in my everyday talking. F4lconF16 Jan 2015 #28
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darn. I missed all the fun. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #18
It's that asshole again ismnotwasm Jan 2015 #21
Taking control of your own sexuality. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2015 #27
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