Is there a gay equivalent to the phrase "Uncle Tom"?

[roughsatori]

A gay person was telling me that "homosexuals" should be grateful to straight people for giving them any rights. And that gay people need to stop telling people they are gay. I asked him if there was a gay equivalent to the insult "Uncle Tom" as used by some African-Americans when describing certain members of their own. He got furious and said I was a "militant homosexual" then huffed off.

I am curious is there a phrase for this?

If not, do you have a suggestion. I am being slightly tongue-in-cheek here, so feel free to be creative.

[Kurovski]

1. Aunt Mary?

GO DEAN!

[ibegurpard]

23. ROFL!

I like it!

[Drifter]

38. I was thinking more like ....

Auntie Tom ?

Cheers
Drifter

[TheBigGuy]

39. Damn thats good! You just started a trend m'boy!

Aunt Mary....I love it!

[The Zanti Regent]

2. Please, don't we have enough hate words in circulation?

Sorry, but I am tired of hearing hate hate hate all the time!

[Kurovski]

5. Maybe if there were more humour

there'd be less hate?

[roughsatori]

6. Mary, thou doth protest too much!!

This is the lounge. I did not say a word about hate. Your agenda is showing.

[Aaron]

3. Log-Cabin Republican?

I'm not up on party politics as much as I should be but IIRC that's the group of Repubs that are homosexual - seems similar to what you described to me. Could be wrong though.

[roughsatori]

7. That is probably close

I had forgotten all about that group.

[CO Liberal]

4. What's The Name Of That "Ex-Gay" from Focus On The Family?

The one who was caught cruising in a gay bar in DC, only to claim he went in to use the restroom?

Perhaps HE is the gay equivalent to "Uncle Tom".

[TrogL]

34. John Paulk

http://members.shaw.ca/trogl/orient.html

[blm]

8. Roy Cohn

.

[roughsatori]

11. "He's a Roy Cohn" sort of has a ring to it NT

[JohnKleeb]

17. I like that

Look at that Roy Cohn over there talking to Jerry Falwell.

[Dem2dend]

9. Auntie Bruce n/t

[roughsatori]

12. How come so many men named Bruce are gay?

I am not saying all men named Bruce are gay, but a lot of them are. I told my father that the other day and he said "that is a ridiculous thing to say." Later he called me and said the he had just remembered he knew a guy named Bruce in the Navy during WW2 and that Bruce was gay. "We didn't call it that then," he said.

[Dem2dend]

20. How come

gay men tend to use their proper name. I've never met a gay guy named Bill or Bob, Always William or Robert.

I think many men who are named Bruce become gay by virtue of their name, no I'm not a scientist, but I played one of TV

[sangha]

28. Are you two serious?

.

[roughsatori]

29. absolutely serious in a tongue-in-cheek way

We both used qualifiers such as "tend" and "many." And in cities I have noticed many gay men go by "David" instead of "Dave," etc.

[Touchdown]

37. I hate that!

anyway...Auntie Lance is the one that my friend calls them, and then I like using Log Cabinettes when I talk about them.

Anyhow, the trend to use the FULL christian name is pervasive. I hate it. I call someone Mike out of friendliness, and "It's Michael!"...usually with a snooty, half irritated tone as if I've breached some sacrosanct decorum.:eyes:

It's Johnathan!...It's Charles!...It's Richard! GAG!

I think it's some kind of elitist queen who wouldn't give the time of day to the common riff-raff, over thirty crowd of "tired queens" who don't matter anymore. "See, I use MULTIPLE syllables in MY name, so everybody must bow before me and use more tongue gyrations, longer breath, and more effort to honor my presence with their utterance of my title, because I'm THAT important! This also helps because I don't want to get toooooo close and friendly with anybody, because lord knows they ALL want me for my body!":puke:

[geniph]

42. You know, you're right about the full names

...I was just thinking of my friends Robert and Allen, who NO ONE refers to as Bob and Al - and their housemate, Richard, who may be, but is never referred to as, Dick...how funny. That never even occurred to me before.

[TrogL]

32. Springsteen's gay?

First I've heard of it.

[Drifter]

41. No different than ...

criminals that have the middle name Wayne. Seems to be alot of them, but I bet it is no popular than any other nickname.

Cheers
Drifter

[CO Liberal]

10. How About "Jeff Christie"????

:-)

[blm]

36. LOL...

You got my vote.

[JackSwift]

13. I hereby coin...

Falwell Queen!

[TankLV]

14. "Log Cabin Republican"

nt

[TrogL]

15. closet queen

Is the stock insult for someone trying not to be gay.

[MisterP]

16. Sullivan?

[roughsatori]

18. I am so dense

I logged off DU wondering what a "Sullivan" was. Then remembered Andrew Sullvan. LOL

[JohnKleeb]

19. how about a sully

[MisterP]

21. I was going to recommend that, but it would confuse too many

:o :D

[BushHasGotToGo]

22. Senator Lindsey Graham?

The fucker's name is Lindsey for Christ's sake.

[ibegurpard]

24. For real? A gay person actually said that to you?

Wow. If another gay person said something like that to me I would have to slap them silly.

[roughsatori]

30. Yes they did, and I almost did punch

But posting here was probably healthier.

[noonwitch]

25. Dan Savage (Savage Love) is using the term Santorum to describe

The sh*$ and semen combination left over from anal sex.

[roughsatori]

31. Oh that is not a pretty picture on so many levels

[libertad]

26. Matt Drudge

or Uncle Drudge.

[devilgrrl]

27. Or how about a Norah Vincent or Tammy Bruce?

n/t

[roughsatori]

33. I think you win devilgrrl

A "Norah." Or better yet, "Man John is such a Tammy." I Love it. Thanks.

[Love Bug]

35. Aunt Nellie?

:silly:

[TheBigGuy]

40. My partner suggests.

Log Cabiner.

[Kurovski]

44. My vote goes to all the Log Cabin ideas

For the sake of brevity, how about "loggers"?

Any variation is dead-on accurate.

[TheBigGuy]

45. Uncle Toms Log Cabin?

yeah. lets channel that antebellum vibe a bit here....

[roughsatori]

47. That reminds me of "Loggerheads"

People always say "their at loggerheads." I will go look it up now. I think it means in a jammed up state, which the Log Cabiner must be psychologically.

[Aristus]

43. The Log Cabin Republicans remind me of the tradition in the

history of English executions of the condemned paying and then forgiving the headsman just before the deed is done. Why do they stick with a party that hates them?

[onager]

46. Barney Frank Sez...

...the Log Cabin Republicans took that name because they're a bunch of Uncle Toms to the gay community.