I have read your posts and you have deffinitely implied it.

 

Failed to prove allegation.

Failed to prove allegation.

 

 

Why should I waste my time showing you something that is already in the thread.

Why should I waste my time showing you something that is already in the thread.

 

Because it´s not on the thread and you acuse me of false things. If you want to criticize someone for sayng something the least you can do is quote that.

i think if allegations are made against anybody the the poster should post the quote to support their allegations... this will stop any mis-reprisentation and silly bickering on any thread.. :)

I didn´t think the word "homo" was offensive at all... At least not in my language, it´s just an abreviation of the word homossexual.

 

Please dont hide behind that whole 'language misunderstanding' thing, anyone with a brain and who has seen enough US TV shows and Films knows that 'Homo' is a derogatory term, like 'f*****' or 'poof'.....

 

Please dont hide behind that whole 'language misunderstanding' thing, anyone with a brain and who has seen enough US TV shows and Films knows that 'Homo' is a derogatory term, like 'f*****' or 'poof'.....

 

 

actually, i dont agree scott, whilst the latter 2 are clearly a derogatory term, 'homo' is often used as a shortend form of 'homosexual' (which of course you know), its a correct term unless its delivered in an offensive way. tbh i think the term 'gay' is more derogatory... but i guess i grew up when 'gay' meant happy and not homosexual!

actually, i dont agree scott, whilst the latter 2 are clearly a derogatory term, 'homo' is often used as a shortend form of 'homosexual' (which of course you know), its a correct term unless its delivered in an offensive way. tbh i think the term 'gay' is more derogatory... but i guess i grew up when 'gay' meant happy and not homosexual!

 

Sorry mate I've never heard any gay person refer to themselves or another gay person as 'homo' (well, okay, Quentin Crisp I suppose and the whole "Britain's Stately Homo" reference, but he was clearly taking the p!ss there and turning the insult back on the insulter) ... The gay community has reclaimed phrases such as 'queer' (in much the same way as many African Americans have reclaimed the word 'n***er', but it would still be incredibly offensive if a white person said it in reference to a black person regardless..), but I haven't heard of them reclaiming the phrase 'homo' to any great degree.

 

...but i dont think its a derogatory term unless its delivered as such..

 

what do the gay guys think?..

Please dont hide behind that whole 'language misunderstanding' thing, anyone with a brain and who has seen enough US TV shows and Films knows that 'Homo' is a derogatory term, like 'f*****' or 'poof'.....

 

Oh well I don´t watch much american tv shows and films, except when they are translated into my language

 

...but i dont think its a derogatory term unless its delivered as such..

 

what do the gay guys think?..

 

Rob,

 

if you truly don't think 'homo' is an offensive term.... well... I can assure you, in whatever context, it's extremely offensive... akin to 'poof' or 'queer'....

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Rob,

 

if you truly don't think 'homo' is an offensive term.... well... I can assure you, in whatever context, it's extremely offensive... akin to 'poof' or 'queer'....

 

..And there we have it...

 

Although, hasn't the term 'queer' been reclaimed by the Gay community to a large extent..? I seem to remember one of the slogans that gay rights protestors in the US would use was "We're Here, We're Queer, Get Used to it"....