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sbj405 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-31-06 07:54 PM
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Question for DU lesbians
Edited on Mon Jul-31-06 07:56 PM by sbj405
Are you offended by the term "dyke"? I thought it was derogatory, but it seems to have been embraced by lesbians (we have a Dyke March here, Dyke TV, etc.). Just curious.
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Blue-Jay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-31-06 08:06 PM
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1. Dykes on Bikes!
Kinda like folks have embraced the word "queer". Also depends on the context and who's saying it.
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HarukaTheTrophyWife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-31-06 08:08 PM
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2. It depends on how it's used.
If a gay person (or a known straight ally), uses dyke, queer, fag, it's okay. If some freeptard yells 'dyke' at me over my bumperstickers or something, then it's not okay.
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sbj405 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-31-06 08:17 PM
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3. That's what I figured.
Just curious whether it was ever ok for a straight person to use it.
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HarukaTheTrophyWife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-31-06 08:22 PM
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4. Straight people have to be very careful using it.
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NMMNG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 02:32 AM
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5. It's like the "N" word
If you are one you can always use it, close friends often can use it, casual friends might be able to get away with it but it's off limits to others.
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radfringe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-01-06 03:50 AM
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6. when our neighbor sticks his head out the window and yells
"...you fucking bull-dykes..." it's not ok

it's all about context...
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