tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post5974212376233298475..comments2023-10-07T04:19:14.316-07:00Comments on A CHRISTIAN VOICE FOR GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER RIGHTS: LGBT PEOPLE ARE NOT "QUEER," AND I DOUBT THAT LT. DAN CHOI SEES HIMSELF AS A "FAG!"Jerry Manekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-32776672252818228582010-03-24T11:21:53.549-07:002010-03-24T11:21:53.549-07:00Attaboy, Jerry! As to the points made by the prou...Attaboy, Jerry! As to the points made by the proud "queer" who wasn't proud enough to identify himself by name:<br /><br />1)There is no way to call yourself or others "queer" in a "non-hateful" way. Applied to human beings, the word is inherently hateful!<br /><br />2) Calling "queer" an umbrella term for everyone who isn't heteosexual or of binary gender reinforces the false idea that LGBT folk deviate from the norm. Lesbians, Gay men, bisexual and transsexual folk are part of the norm!<br /><br />3) The misguided Gay people who've adopted "queer" for casual use have already hurt the equality movement! They've heightened ignorance about LGBT identity and made it easier for bigots to feel comfortable expressing their bigotry.<br /><br />4) If it annoys people to be warned that they're heading off the edge of a high cliff, then let there be as much annoyance as necessary to prevent disaster! Uniting behind a bad idea does the equality movement no good at all, and anybody with common sense knows as much. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that this person is a "stealth" bigot, masquerading as bisexual and trying to deliberately spread confusion in the Gay blogosphere.DC HAMPTON JACOBShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884630801131861786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-50173042135587465262010-03-23T17:20:20.098-07:002010-03-23T17:20:20.098-07:00Hi Anonymous: "Agreement" is not as esse...Hi Anonymous: "Agreement" is not as essential as "dignity!" During the African American Civil Rights movement, for example, it was unheard of for African Americans to refer to themselves as "Niggers." White Supremacists used (and still use) that term, but African Americans never did. <br /><br />Similarly, in the LGBT Civil Rights movement, LGBT people should never refer to themselves by use of such hateful words as "queer," "dyke," and the like. Despite the intent in the use of such denigrating words as self-identifiers, their use presents a face to the oppressor of self-loathing and shame, the very traits that homophobes have inculcated in many LGBT people all their lives. <br /><br />You are not a "queer!" You are a Bisexual American, and that is an honorable and accurate description! Best wishes, Jerry.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-37945580410006534822010-03-23T15:40:10.362-07:002010-03-23T15:40:10.362-07:00I disagree with your point completely. While you ...I disagree with your point completely. While you might find the term "queer" offensive you shouldn't try to stop other people from using it in a non-hateful way. I'm bisexual and like queer as a term because it is very broad, it includes everyone who doesn't identify with the sexual/gender majority. I think that it would hurt our cause to make a big deal out of the use of "queer". People will be annoyed at whoever tries to stop the use of the word and see it as radicalism, plus there are a lot of lgbt people who will not be on your side, in order to get anything done we need to be united in our cause.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-45424992828779838272010-03-22T08:56:26.442-07:002010-03-22T08:56:26.442-07:00Thanks so much, Don Charles. You might well have ...Thanks so much, Don Charles. You might well have been banned from that site. In my opinion, "true believers" who refuse to be enlightened as to how their rhetoric is helping to prevent the realization of the very goal they say they are working toward are just as dangerous as the most rabid homophobe! In fact, I'd rather deal with a principled reactionary any day than with some politically correct airhead! Best wishes, Jerry.Jerry Manekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00748201321055468172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688218899576616463.post-49225011775269494052010-03-22T08:34:42.393-07:002010-03-22T08:34:42.393-07:00When I read over my response to Steven Petrow'...When I read over my response to Steven Petrow's arrogance and ignorance, I realize that I wrote it in the Jerry Maneker style! You have definitely influenced my polemic, Jerry. Incidentally, I emailed a copy of my "Stamp Out Homophobe Mouth" manifesto to Mr. Petrow's employer, The Huffington Post. The website would not even accept it in their email box. I've emailed the Huffington Post in the past with no problem. Do you think I've been banned again?DC HAMPTON JACOBShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884630801131861786noreply@blogger.com