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[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by JWBear

Semantic pedantry is what one falls back on when one has no valid argument.

Geez. First off, she apologized and conceded your point, not sure why you're piling on.

Secondly, it's not "semantic pedantry." There is a big difference between, "I went to dinner with my wife last night," and, "Hey everyone, I prefer f*cking pussy to sucking dick!"

The question is, where on that spectrum does "Hey, I'm a lesbian" fall? I don't think it's particularly strong of a declaration. I wouldn't expect "I'm straight" to raise anyone's eyebrows, so I do consider XBox's actions out of line.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Geez. First off, she apologized and conceded your point, not sure why you're piling on.

Secondly, it's not "semantic pedantry." There is a big difference between, "I went to dinner with my wife last night," and, "Hey everyone, I prefer f*cking pussy to sucking dick!"

The question is, where on that spectrum does "Hey, I'm a lesbian" fall? I don't think it's particularly strong of a declaration. I wouldn't expect "I'm straight" to raise anyone's eyebrows, so I do consider XBox's actions out of line.

My second post was in response to Moonliner, not Betty.

And while she did apologize, I think she (and others) missed the point. "Proclaiming", "flaunting", "mentioning", (whatever) your sexual orientation is not something only gays and lesbians do. Straights do it also. Just because heterosexuality is considered "normal" by society does not mean that straights do not constantly, and in thousands of little ways, display it. I get tired of the double standard that a straight person can bring up their sexuality any time they want, and no one bats an eye; but if I or my fellow homosexuals do, we are told it's "inappropriate" or that we are "flaunting" it, or "shoving it down normal peoples throats".