tbf, I think "a homosexual" (noun) sounds a bit weird & dog-whistley (tho I wldnt judge till I saw the context). A bit like
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Trump saying "THE gays" & "THE blacks". Plural homosexuals (no article) & adjective homosexual sound fine 2 me.
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Yes, no idea why. Singular just sounds weird to me. But "a homosexual man/woman" also feels fine to me tho, weird.
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call any1 an "invert" tho. There's sthing dehumanising abt placing an article in front of certain terms. "Muslims" is
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neutral, merely descriptive. "The Muslims" sounds like a unified phalanx & vaguely threatening. Hence dogwhistle.
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@IonaItalia@RosesofE Yes. There are connotations to calling someone a noun rather than using an adjective to describe them & this varies.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@IonaItalia@RosesofE I've been told 'You're a Christian' by older people to mean 'You're kind'. In Pakistan, probably doesn't mean that.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
'He's a Jew' cld be an accusation. 'He's Jewish' much less so. 'He's a Jewish man' less still. Coz antisemitism exists
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"a homosexual" sounds weird to me because I'm pretty sure I always put "an" in front of H no "a"
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