http://ourcommunitycalendar.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/re-branding-%e2%80%9cfaggot%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%94-by-eric-marcus/ Bringing our gay community together Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:16:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://ourcommunitycalendar.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/re-branding-%e2%80%9cfaggot%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%94-by-eric-marcus/#comment-107 tom kane Wed, 16 Jan 2008 23:51:43 +0000 http://ourcommunitycalendar.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/re-branding-%e2%80%9cfaggot%e2%80%9d-%e2%80%94-by-eric-marcus/#comment-107 Sorry, this word will not change just 'cause you will it. The F word is, to my seeing, far more loaded and injurious than Queer ever was. The F word, like the C word (unless you're from the UK or Ireland) cannot be stripped of it's power to make anyone wince---a name that still hurts like sticks and stones. Sorry, this word will not change just ’cause you will it. The F word is, to my seeing, far more loaded and injurious than Queer ever was. The F word, like the C word (unless you’re from the UK or Ireland) cannot be stripped of it’s power to make anyone wince—a name that still hurts like sticks and stones.

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