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From: flaps@utcs.UUCP (Alan J Rosenthal)
Newsgroups: net.motss
Subject: Re: Nomenclature - Gay/Homosexual/Lesbia
Message-ID: <848@utcs.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 2-Sep-85 01:05:12 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep  2 01:05:12 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 2-Sep-85 02:16:35 EDT
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Reply-To: flaps@utcs.UUCP (Alan J Rosenthal)
Organization: University of Toronto - General Purpose UNIX
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>Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the term, "Negro", is considered
>to be insulting because its actual meaning is "slave".
You're wrong.  Its actual meaning is "black" (the colour).
"Negro" is insulting because of its historical usage, that's all.
Though to me "homosexual" never seemed insulting.. this idea is new to
me upon just recently joining net.motss.  I never liked it though, because
it seemed very clinical sorta.  But I think that if a significant number
of people object to it, it shouldn't be used... there are plenty of
words in the English language!  I always liked Gay, it sounds really
nice.