[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

What "broad brush" did I paint Doreen with? Please tell me. I asked a simple question, based on the disgusting idea that the word "racist" and the "N" word are somehow equal.

An idea that is frankly disgusting. That's no broad brush. That's a comment on a comment left by someone else.

And I don't assume that you speak for every privileged, white, heterosexual male when you make a comment, so why would you assume that I'm speaking for anyone but myself here? Anyone could've made the homophobic=fag comment, because it used the same logic that Doreen's wonderful comment used, but you're able to brush it off because it was *me* who said it. And this may surprise you, but "oh you always bring it to the gay thing," simply because of who I am, is a pretty typical, well-worn silencing technique used towards any criticism. It happens all the time to women, people of color, gays, any marginalized group...'oh why do you always have to make it about you?'

I don't expect you to believe that, or even read it thoughtfully from where you're standing, however.

I asked you because I truly wondered. If you want to "pigeonhole" me with whatever dregs you consider to be evil, that's up to you. I don't need techniques to silence you...you can say your peace and be done with it,but probably not.