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Originally posted by DELTAQTE:
I'm curious, how is it disrespecful to you? Or do you just cringe at the word.
And it wasn't meant to be "eyecatching" by any means. The Vibe article was titled this and it was a very good article.
QTE
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It is not disrespectful to me per se, as I am neither a homosexual or a thug. However, I believe that since this board is about respect for self and others, I thought the title was disrespectful to the homosexual population.
If I remember correctly from conversations that I had about this topic on another forum, not all of them are "homothugs". We as a community are so judgemental that our attitudes and beliefs make it difficult for some of these people who are caught between being a homosexual and a heterosexual to be honest with themselves about their sexuality. For some of them, they straddle the fence their whole lives in fear that they will be ridiculed for their choices. I constantly think of Basil, the pivotal character in E. Lynn Harris' books who is this fictional character but there is a lot of truth found in his character. How many other men and women, not just musicians and athletes, are living a life of fence straddling when it comes to their sexuality.