Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site bbncca.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!bbncca!rrizzo From: rrizzo@bbncca.ARPA (Ron Rizzo) Newsgroups: net.motss Subject: Re: Celebrating Differences. Message-ID: <1606@bbncca.ARPA> Date: Wed, 13-Nov-85 10:58:32 EST Article-I.D.: bbncca.1606 Posted: Wed Nov 13 10:58:32 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 15-Nov-85 06:28:56 EST References: <279@ucdavis.UUCP> Organization: Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Cambridge, Ma. Lines: 33 Would you say you're a Q or an R? What would you think about a man in a dress? If you want diversity, don't you think that your being "rather doubtful" about "the concept of a gay subculture" and, it seems, about the sub- cultures themselves is somewhat contradictory? Finally, if there's society (of any kind), there's always social pressures. The peculiar thing about social approval is that it affects you only if you let it. If you want to be yourself, well........be it (don't just think it, to rearrange a motsser's signoff) ! "Know thyself" --- Socrates Cheers, Ron Rizzo PS: Since I was the one who asked about derogatory ASL signs for hetero- sexuals, let me just say that I've found the few responses pretty odd. net.motss seems touchy about this, maybe due to a reluctance to appear "heterophobic"? I haven't noticed a similar "sensitivity" among straight and gay netters for discussing the various stereotypes or slurs pertaining to homosexuality. Don't you think that's a strange situation, hmm? Finally, I'm surprised to hear Mark McEntee's blast (wow! I haven't measured a flame at THAT temperature in this newsgroup in a long time) described as understandable. A flame is a flame is a flame.....(I should know! :=( ) I can "understand" it, ie, as symptomatic of a (passing?) attitude, but it seems related to nothing real. Keep chargin' !