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From: david@daisy.UUCP (David Schachter)
Newsgroups: net.motss
Subject: Re: Weird Concepts!
Message-ID: <147@daisy.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 19-Feb-86 01:56:25 EST
Article-I.D.: daisy.147
Posted: Wed Feb 19 01:56:25 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 23-Feb-86 18:56:42 EST
References: <1193@decwrl.DEC.COM>
Reply-To: david@daisy.UUCP (David Schachter)
Organization: Daisy Systems Corp., Mountain View, Ca
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In article <1193@decwrl.DEC.COM> boroff@bagels.DEC (E. Boroff, NCSS DECnet/PSI) writes:
>
>   "I sincerly believe that as homosexuality is more accepted, and
>    the traditional sterotypes melt away, so will the effeminate gay men."
>
> What a stupid, bigoted and thoughtless comment this is!  Who the hell
> cares whether or not you can tolerate effeminate men. And what gives you
> the right to decree what is and is not acceptable gay behavior!

Mr. Boroff is finding fault where none exists.  He correctly quotes Andrew Gerber
and then imputes a value judgement to Mr. Gerber's statement where no such judge-
ment exists.  Mr. Boroff's emotional outburst contains the only value judgement.

Mr. Gerber's statement was an opinion and was not claimed to be factual.  His
statement contained no inkling of his alleged lack of toleration towards
effeminate gay men.  Nor did it imply any presumed right to judge "acceptable"
behavior.  Mr. Boroff's inferences are unsupported.

This writer will now make a value judgement: Mr. Boroff should apologize to Mr.
Gerber.  Mr. Boroff does not attack Mr. Gerber's argument; instead he attacks
Mr. Gerber!  This is unacceptable in civilized discussion.