[ SECRET POST #291 ]

[case]

⌈ Secret Post #291 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

1.


__________________________________________________



2.


__________________________________________________



3.


__________________________________________________



4.


__________________________________________________



5.


__________________________________________________



6.


__________________________________________________



7.


__________________________________________________



8.


__________________________________________________



9.


__________________________________________________



10.


__________________________________________________



11.


__________________________________________________



12.


__________________________________________________



13.


__________________________________________________



14.


__________________________________________________



15.


__________________________________________________



16.


__________________________________________________



17.


__________________________________________________



18.


__________________________________________________



19.


__________________________________________________



20.


__________________________________________________



21.


__________________________________________________



22.


__________________________________________________



23.


__________________________________________________



24.


__________________________________________________



25.


__________________________________________________



26.


__________________________________________________



27.


__________________________________________________



28.


__________________________________________________



29.


__________________________________________________



30.


__________________________________________________



31.


__________________________________________________



32.


__________________________________________________



33.


__________________________________________________



34.


__________________________________________________



35.


__________________________________________________





Notes:

Posting for Shahni due to lack of computer and early due to class.

Secrets Left to Post: 05 pages, 105 secrets from Secret Submission Post #042.
Secrets Not Posted: 0 broken links, 0 not!secrets, 0 not!fandom, [ 1 ] repeat.
Next Secret Post: Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 24th, 2007.
Current Secret Submission Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Gay people use the term faggot to describe themselves. Black people use the term nigger to describe themselves.

It's not offensive unless it's a member of our out-group looking in and calling us that. As a gay person, I call myself a faggot all the time, and I call my other gay friends faggots, and no one minds. They're not always offensive terms. :/

[inksmears]

Not any gay or black people I know. Most find the words pretty nasty.

A lesbian friend of mine says that those who think like you do are the reason out of group people think its okay to call them that in the first place.

'Not always offensive'? What else can they be, then? Endearments?

[(Anonymous)]

Wow, what kind of crowd do you hang out with? Probably not a whole lot of gay or black people, seems like.

Honestly? I don't mind being called a faggot by a member of my out-group, unless it's clear that the word has ill intentions behind it. Simply stating the word isn't going to offend me at all.

Your lesbian friend sounds like a total bitch. Sorry, just because she's gay doesn't mean that she can speak for all gay people. Same with me, of course. I can't speak for all of us, just myself and those of my friends who happen to be gay. And what I'm trying to get across to you is purely semantic: that it's not always an offensive term. I'm not in any way asking you to start using the terms, but please try not to get your knickers in a twist every time you hear the word, for heaven's sake.

And - yes. Endearments. Not everyone has to think like you do, or has the same social norms.

[inksmears]

I live in near an area where a lot of gays live. I've spoken to a whole lot of them and have several friends and even an old piano teacher who gay. Very few think like you do.

I can see that. Some are more sensitive to words than others I guess. But I personally still can't see how it makes it okay.

No, that's her opinion based on the shit she has to deal with from your mindset. You don't have a right to call one of my close friends that, thanks. In my experience, gay people do not want to be called a faggot. They find it mean regardless of how you say it. When I hear it, it offends me and I disapprove. But really, what the hell am I going to do? March up to the one who said it and lecture them? Sadly there are some pretty crappy people in the world. I will not be happy to hear it and yeah, I'm going to get upset and pissed off. But I'm not going to jump on everyone I hear say it. It's their choice.

I was being sarcastic. I can't say I understand how it would be an endearment at all, but whatever floats your boat, I guess.

[(Anonymous)]

unless it's clear that the word has ill intentions behind it

and how do you know whether it does or not?

[kxo.livejournal.com]

Some people will self-identify as faggots. We're reclaiming the word, sort of like we're reclaiming queer. That has absolutely nothing with how troll here is using the word. Rather than destigmatizing "faggot", s/he's reinforcing heteronormativity by reminding everyone that "faggot" is meant to be insulting.

[annwyd.livejournal.com]

THANK YOU. All these people running around going "it's okay to toss 'faggot' around as an insult because the gay community has reclaaaaimed it!" seem to kind of miss that point. Ugh.