The Gay Thread

[Alex]

Originally Posted by JWBear

I certainly think that is true in his case.

Again, on what evidence other than that you think he fits some stereotype of a swishy fag? I know, gays just know. But if I accepted that I'd be down at Mistress Fantasia's having my palm read so that I'd make a killing on the stock market.

Originally Posted by JWBear

It's all semantics and splitting hairs, and has very little to do with the point at hand IMO.

The key fact being that I'm right and you're wrong. As long as we can agree on that it'll all be good. Don't make me go to Aquinas, putting out the Samuel Johnson quote was onerous enough.

But when the answer to "why is it relevant whether he's gay?" is "because if he is then he's a hypocrite (with the implication that this somehow makes his behavior worse)" then I think the misuse of the word is pretty well on point.