Censored on /s/Lesbians: An Appeal

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[–]lmaonope333 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

so then it's not appropriative, as the Island of Lesbos was an important landmark for female gay culture

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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.