No, but you are using it as an insult. Gross. You don't called straight guys "straight dudes" so what facet of him being gay makes it a defining feature. I guess it will be the fact that being gay is something worth pointing out. Stop straw manning me.
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Replying to @JBergeron94 @SamMorey8 and
It's literally in his Twitter handle!
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Replying to @Mattlockhart @SamMorey8 and
Okay... That doesn't answer my question.
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Replying to @JBergeron94 @SamMorey8 and
You never asked a question. If there was a group of 5 guys and all but one of them was gay, I absolutely would refer to the one odd straight dude as a "straight dude." Why are people so damn sensitive about words these days? Being gay is part of his identity so he gets called gay
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Replying to @Mattlockhart @SamMorey8 and
... It is called empathy towards a class of individuals that have been marginalized and oppressed for much of American history, so maybe just maybe it isn't too much to ask to not use the slur "f***?"
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Replying to @JBergeron94 @SamMorey8 and
Policing speech is a slippery slope and never a two-way street. What ever happened to the saying "sticks and stones...?" Words are wind. Nothing Steven Crowder said was a call to violence and therefore is protected free speech. You may not like it, but why let it hurt you?
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Replying to @Mattlockhart @SamMorey8 and
Sticks and stones was always a dumbass phrase. Psychology has taught us the long-term detrimental effects of words and harrassment has on people and groups.
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Replying to @JBergeron94 @SamMorey8 and
Weak people, perhaps. People who were never taught to have strong character and not let the words of others negatively affect them. How about we stop seeing ourselves as victims and take responsibility for our feelings?
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Replying to @Mattlockhart @SamMorey8 and
Do you think oppressed people don't do that already. Do you think black people just whine about being racially profiled and just can't hack it anymore? Do you think trans people just get attacked daily and can't cope and freak out all time? Do you not think everyday that they
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Replying to @JBergeron94 @Mattlockhart and
as people internalize push away those feelings of unwantedness and shunning from their minds and try to live the best life that they can? Publicly addressing discrimination as a minority is anything but weak.
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There will always be people who disagree with you or people who you see as enemies. That's life. How you react to those influences in your life is what defines you.
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Replying to @Mattlockhart @SamMorey8 and
Yeah, and I would argue that defending yourself and your class against those people is the right way to react. You don't just internalize it, and let their hate go unchallenged.
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