Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site fortune.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!we13!ihnp4!fortune!mbr From: mbr@fortune.UUCP Newsgroups: net.women.only Subject: Re: Language Flame -- contains BAD profa - (nf) Message-ID: <2488@fortune.UUCP> Date: Wed, 8-Feb-84 19:08:19 EST Article-I.D.: fortune.2488 Posted: Wed Feb 8 19:08:19 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 10-Feb-84 03:08:15 EST Sender: notes@fortune.UUCP Organization: Fortune Systems, Redwood City, CA Lines: 14 #R:orca:-55100:fortune:30300001:000:496 fortune!mbr Feb 8 15:26:00 1984 I agree that there is an apparent conflict between men's use of the word and their actions, which may be offensive to women. However, my understanding of the word is that it is an insult which is only used against men, and is therefore an expression of homophobia. I'll keep this short, since I don't want to be accused of taking over your group. {allegra,amd70,cbosgd,dsd,dual, harpo,hpda,ihnp4,megatest,nsc, oliveb,sri-unix,twg,varian,VisiA,wdl1}!fortune!mbr a.k.a. Mark Rosenthal