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[–]RedEyedWarriorGay | Male | 🇮🇪 Irish 🇮🇪 | Antineoliberal | Cocks are Compulsory 41 insightful - 1 fun41 insightful - 0 fun42 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I’d rather be called a homosexual than a queer. Not just because the word "homosexual" defines my sexual orientation. Not just because the word "queer" is vague. Not just because the word "queer" has been - and still is - used as an anti-gay slur. "Queer" also has radical, activist, neoliberal connotations, which I do not appreciate.

[–]insta 19 insightful - 1 fun19 insightful - 0 fun20 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"Queer" also has radical, activist, neoliberal connotations, which I do not appreciate.

"Queer" can mean whatever the speaker wants it to mean, that's what is so dangerous about it.

Want to boast about political power? Queer includes everyone except straight frat guys.

Want to be victimized? Queer means like a handful of people in San Francisco and Brooklyn.