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Censored on /s/Lesbians: An Appeal
submitted 3 years ago by [deleted] from self.censorship
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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (2 children)
I think this is not accurate. I think before the term was appropriated, "Lesbian" referred to Lesbos, things from Lesbos, etc. I have never heard the term "Lesbosan". This is what I see from wikipedia:
Before the mid-19th century, the word lesbian referred to any derivative or aspect of Lesbos, including a type of wine. (wikipedia)
[–]lmaonope333 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (1 child)
so then it's not appropriative, as the Island of Lesbos was an important landmark for female gay culture
[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun - 3 years ago (0 children)
As I explained elsewhere in another comment, I think that would be like saying "true Hawaiians" are people who are fans of a particular Hawaiian singer. It seems like it would be appropriation in both cases, and would interfere with islanders from either islands being able to just go about their business using their own name.
I don't think there's anything wrong with admiring Sappho (it seems it's been a pretty popular activity since she came into existence!), and I don't think there's anything wrong with wanting to know more about where she came from. I just think actually appropriating the name isn't right.
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