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The societal norm is not a transgender situation; this kind of situation is most always negative and that will never change.The material purpose of society is to procreate: whet...read more
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The genesis of every word gives it a denotation, that defines its meaning and usage. Over time, as cultures and their language changes, the denotations of words can shift as wel...read more
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by Paula Upshaw
Unless your talking about a cigarette. In our society, unfortunately the word "Fag" has been given a negative connotation. It is attached in it's current meaning, to something t...read more
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The word 'fag' was originally English slang for cigarette,so the obvious solution is to go back to calling cigarettes fags and describing queers accurately as queers,since these...read more
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I am only an observer in this particular argument, however, looking at the larger picture of insults connected with race or behaviors I find that stereotyping insults usually fi...read more
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It happened again! I got another idea for an article from a conversation that I had recently. The other day, I was talking to one of my Internet friends by instant message, and ...read more
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