Meh, I'd find it just as offensive if someone tried to define my identity for me based on a few examples of other people failing to define themselves as someone else has decided they should.
Ok, I personally find it a bit weird when someone IDs as a dyke and they're in an ongoing relationship with a bloke. Or admitted they're in love with him. But there are always various circumstances, and I've not yet encountered one person who still IDs as a lesbian when they're in a relationship with a man that is some degree of long-standing and/or obviously committed (such as living together, etc). I mean, there may be some people who are so much into denial, but they must be very few.
So the kind of vehemence that the troll has against what I've described - not to mention policing "worse" offenders - is bewildering to me. Seems very much "the lady doth protest", like Ted Haggard.
(And excuse me if I'm totally missing the point; my brane is tired)
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Date: 2011-05-28 10:15 am (UTC)ETA: At the troll - not at you.
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Date: 2011-05-29 09:32 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-05-28 03:13 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-05-29 09:32 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-05-29 09:43 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-05-29 01:08 pm (UTC)Ok, I personally find it a bit weird when someone IDs as a dyke and they're in an ongoing relationship with a bloke. Or admitted they're in love with him. But there are always various circumstances, and I've not yet encountered one person who still IDs as a lesbian when they're in a relationship with a man that is some degree of long-standing and/or obviously committed (such as living together, etc). I mean, there may be some people who are so much into denial, but they must be very few.
So the kind of vehemence that the troll has against what I've described - not to mention policing "worse" offenders - is bewildering to me. Seems very much "the lady doth protest", like Ted Haggard.
(And excuse me if I'm totally missing the point; my brane is tired)
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Date: 2011-05-29 01:12 pm (UTC)Because i)um what? ii) no, really, WTF? and iii) you what now?
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Date: 2011-05-29 01:21 pm (UTC)And yes, seriously WTF????? A few examples, indeed, because I'd never come across that one before either.
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Date: 2011-05-28 11:53 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2011-05-29 09:33 am (UTC)Love the icon. :-)
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Date: 2011-05-29 10:06 am (UTC)Re: Icon
Date: 2011-05-29 01:23 pm (UTC)And isn't it worrisome that a suburb can only define itself by a few sports fields and a couple of churches...
Re: Icon
Date: 2011-05-31 09:11 am (UTC)I'm guessing no-one who lives near there edits Wikipedia. It's just one of the very few online places that even mention Fail Park.