Re: Boycott CBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 16:30:10 GMT, Bill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>swamp wrote:
>> On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 23:13:03 -0700, Rat & Swan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> wrote:

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>>>Swamp, this was the early 1980's.  Nobody was sure how contagious HIV
>>>was through vaginal secretions. The point is that Lesbians were also
>>>concerned, and targeted for safe-sex information, such as it was then.
>>>Plus, there was the issue of blood in S/M.
>> 
>> 
>> ok. Now we're in 2003. Why do you capitilize "lesbians,"
>
>Because, unlike queer, Lesbian is a proper noun.  It 
>refers to the inhabitants of the island of Lesbos, 
>women who were all carpet-munchers.

Alright, if someone is actually from the Isle of Lesbos then I suppose
the *P*roper *P*ronoun should be capitalized. If we're talking about
female homosexuals it shouldn't. Cripes, methinks I hear the trodding
of alt.english.usage already...

It should be alt.*E*nglish.usage, according to them,

-- swamp