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Hi All,
I am bi, so obviously have some gay tendencies. I have spent most of my life in the closet, only recently coming out, and even then, only to a select few. I know the negative connotations that being called gay, can carry with it. Not many, especially at the OP's age, can be called gay, and not feel a bit of a sting with it.
However, as I read through the thread, I am constantly amazed at the hypocrisy expressed by some of the same people that are outraged or even bothered that the word "gay" was used as an insult. As they are expressing their disapproval, they use other terms, meant as an insult or degrading name directed at others. I am NOT referring the the OP here.
What am I referring to? Let's just say that I raise, feed, and ride horses, as a kid, I cleaned irrigation canals for alfalfa more times than I care to remember, stacked numerous bales of hay, hatched more poultry than most of you will ever see in a lifetime, and have had so much animal shit (many species) stuck to the bottom of my boots, that if I hadn't cleaned it off, I'd be about 9ft taller by now. I could go on, but you get the picture. Wonder where I might have been a bit offended in this thread?
Remember, when you direct insults at a group of people, it will inevitably hit those who don't deserve it.
I am bi, so obviously have some gay tendencies. I have spent most of my life in the closet, only recently coming out, and even then, only to a select few. I know the negative connotations that being called gay, can carry with it. Not many, especially at the OP's age, can be called gay, and not feel a bit of a sting with it.
However, as I read through the thread, I am constantly amazed at the hypocrisy expressed by some of the same people that are outraged or even bothered that the word "gay" was used as an insult. As they are expressing their disapproval, they use other terms, meant as an insult or degrading name directed at others. I am NOT referring the the OP here.
What am I referring to? Let's just say that I raise, feed, and ride horses, as a kid, I cleaned irrigation canals for alfalfa more times than I care to remember, stacked numerous bales of hay, hatched more poultry than most of you will ever see in a lifetime, and have had so much animal shit (many species) stuck to the bottom of my boots, that if I hadn't cleaned it off, I'd be about 9ft taller by now. I could go on, but you get the picture. Wonder where I might have been a bit offended in this thread?
Remember, when you direct insults at a group of people, it will inevitably hit those who don't deserve it.
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