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Sun, 11 January 2004 00:31

smith

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Registered: January 1970
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An odd thing at my high school this week. Remember that this is a small rural county, not a big city. Two girls announced to some of their friends that they are lesbians and have loved each other for over a year. Of course, this spread everywhere within the same day. Several girls huffed and puffed and said they just wouldn't be their friends anymore but no one cursed at them or threatened them and lots of people even said they admired their courage.
We were all standing around the Subway parking lot a couple of nights later and the subject came up. A younger kid asked if there were any gay guys here. Immediately, guys got all defensive and there was lots of cursing and name calling (you know the names) and threatening.
The result of all this is that two girls can come out and hardly ripple the water. If two boys came out, they'd get the crap beat out of them, if not worse.
The reaction of the guys generally about the girls was "That's hot. I'd watch." The reaction to even the thought of two guys was "They'd be fcukin' dead."
Is it ignorance or fear??

smith Confused

		Reverse Double Standard By: smith on Sun, 11 January 2004 00:31
		Re: Reverse Double Standard By: jaman on Sun, 11 January 2004 00:37
		Re: Reverse Double Standard By: e on Sun, 11 January 2004 01:36
		Don't think it's either ignorance OR fear. By: lenny on Sun, 11 January 2004 01:42
		Re: Reverse Double Standard By: marc on Sun, 11 January 2004 04:01
		Re: Reverse Double Standard By: misplaced on Sun, 11 January 2004 06:03
		Je ne sais pas, je ne sais plus, je ne sais rien. By: jaman on Sun, 11 January 2004 06:27
		Re: Je ne sais pas, je ne sais plus, je ne sais rien. By: marc on Sun, 11 January 2004 06:42
		this is in reply to mine... By: misplaced on Sun, 11 January 2004 06:53
		Heathyr !! By: smith on Sun, 11 January 2004 19:16
		Re: Reverse Double Standard By: e on Sun, 11 January 2004 08:59
		Re: Reverse Double Standard By: timmy on Sun, 11 January 2004 10:02
		Timmy..... By: smith on Sun, 11 January 2004 19:25
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		Re: my penny worth ... By: marc on Thu, 15 January 2004 06:59
		DNA, Big Apes & "Where did the love go?" By: dartagnon on Sun, 11 January 2004 11:46
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