Arkansas schools can refuse to call students by fictitious names chosen by the children, if the parents do not consent to the name change. Schools can also refer to students according to their real gender as stated on birth certificate without penalty or fear of losing their jobs. [Given Name Act]

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[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

Who are the sexual deviants you referring to when you said "What sexual deviants do is disgusting"?

I have assumed from the context you meant gay men.

[–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Christendom seems to define sexual immorality in accordance with Plato. Which is anything "non-procreative".

[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Sure. But in-the-clouds is trying to make the case that he doesn't hate anyone.

So I'm interested in why she would refer to someone as "sexual deviant" rather than a less hateful and more precise equivalent term. "Gay" or whoever he is referring to.

[–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

It's anyone who deviates from that ideal. It isn't a hateful term.

[–]ActuallyNot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

You're correct about the etymology, but you're mistaken about the usage of "sexual deviant" in English.

The reason "sexual deviant" hasn't been used to describe homosexuals professionally in 50 years, is because that term engenders shame.

It is not culturally neutral like the verb "to deviate" is. It implies culturally unacceptable.

[–]Vulptex 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

And u/In-the-clouds considers it sinful. Right or not, that's not the same as "hating" people.

[–]ActuallyNot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"Sexual Deviant" isn't loving. Nor even neutral.