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Ms. Toad

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8. Thank you for posting this.

Reply to dsc (Original post)

Tue Aug 14, 2018, 10:10 PM

Aug 2018

I have nearly given up pointing out that I don't appreciate being used as a weapon against Trump - and I typically get straight-splained to that the insult really has nothing to do with homosexuality.

DU has never been a kind place to its LGBT members - and it had gotten considerably worse since Trump's inauguration. Thank you for continuing to try. At the moment - I'm not finding DU worth the effort.

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Homophobia isn't funny, so why are liberal comedians using it? [View all] dsc Aug 2018 OP

I disagree manor321 Aug 2018 #1

I'm not reading/seeing it as homophobia. I see it as dominance. bitterross Aug 2018 #2

so "insulting" trump by comparing him to a woman (the "bottom") is ok? this shit is as old as the hi TheFrenchRazor Aug 2018 #14

It is happening because people don't give a shit. Behind the Aegis Aug 2018 #3

Nearly all comedy makes fun of somebody. GeorgeGist Aug 2018 #4

Punching up is better than punching down. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2018 #5

Why people think cocksucking as a punchline doesn't hurt either women or gay people (or both!) WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2018 #6

Especially given that I imagine most of the people using the term as an insult mythology Aug 2018 #12

I honestly didn't know that you were gay. Not that it would have mattered one bit. Blue_true Aug 2018 #7

It has been 3 scant years since my marriage (of 37 years) was recognized Ms. Toad Aug 2018 #9

I guess there is such a thing as straight privilege. Blue_true Aug 2018 #10

Thank you for posting this. Ms. Toad Aug 2018 #8

Homophobia can and should be funny Major Nikon Aug 2018 #11

Thanks for sharing this. It's important to think about these things. mythology Aug 2018 #13