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joeybee12

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15. 1982 I was doing an internship at a tv station in San Francisco and a woman

Reply to gvstn (Original post)

Tue Apr 22, 2014, 11:41 AM

Apr 2014

called to complain about the number of stories about teh gay being aired..."I'm tired of having those gays shoved down my throat!"

So stupid, she didn't get the irony.

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Does anyone remember where the "Shoved Down Our Throats" talking point started? [View all] gvstn Apr 2014 OP

Started with the birds. lonestarnot Apr 2014 #1

It sounds like something Rahm Emmanuel would have said DJ13 Apr 2014 #2

I think I've been hearing that much of my life SheilaT Apr 2014 #3

My Mom has been using it for a couple of years now gvstn Apr 2014 #4

That saying 2naSalit Apr 2014 #5

Oh, I've heard the expression occasionally gvstn Apr 2014 #6

In that context 2naSalit Apr 2014 #7

I think you are correct. gvstn Apr 2014 #8

I decided that 2naSalit Apr 2014 #9

Thanks, for talking me through this. gvstn Apr 2014 #10

Quite welcome. 2naSalit Apr 2014 #11

It started outside the gay rights movement, of course. Orsino Apr 2014 #12

DU thread, 2005. Same subject Bluenorthwest Apr 2014 #13

While the saying has been around for ever.... Scruffy Rumbler Apr 2014 #14

1982 I was doing an internship at a tv station in San Francisco and a woman joeybee12 Apr 2014 #15