On this site, the word ‘gay’ is never used to refer to homosexuals or homosexual relationships, other than in direct quotations of others.
The word ‘gay’ means lighthearted and carefree, a definition which certainly does not include homosexuals or their lifestyle. ‘Homosexual’ is five syllables, and such labels tend to cry out for shortcuts or diminutives, but it’s clear that ‘homo’ would not work, given that that was already being used as a derogatory term.
Their adoption of the word ‘gay’ is an attempt, a largely successful one, to persuade others that everything’s fine, being homosexual is a piece of cake, and that there’s just nothing wrong with it at all.
We do not consent to their use of the lighthearted terminology to make their lifestyles seem OK! Words mean things, and, in that arena, the left have been exceptionally good at weaponizing words; I do not go along or consent, and will not in the future.
Comments which use the word ‘gay’ to refer to homosexuality will not be edited or deleted; I shall not put words in the mouths of readers.
The appropriate honorifics for people are used: Mr, Mrs or Miss as appropriate, and Dr is appropriate. ‘Ms’ is not considered to be an honorific by the site owner, and is not used. Comments and quotations which use the faux honorific Ms will not be edited; I shall not put words in other people’s mouths.
Those who claim to be transgender will be referred to with the names, honorifics, and pronouns appropriate to the sex of their birth; the site owner does not agree with the cockamamie notion that anyone can simply ‘identify’ with a sex which is not his own, nor that any medical ‘treatment’ or surgery can change a person’s natural sex; all that it can do is physically mutilate a person.
The First Street Journal does not use the silly formulation “he or she.” In English, properly understood, the masculine subsumes the feminine. This means that, in cases in which the sex of the person to whom a pronoun refers is unknown, the masculine is properly used, and does not indicate that that person is male, nor is it biased in favor of such an assumption. The feminine pronouns, on the other hand, do specify that the person to whom they refer is female, and not male. We do not use plural pronouns to refer to individuals just because some silly and stupid people specify such as ‘their’ pronouns.
The term “gun violence” is, if you will pardon the pun, a politically loaded one, meant to convey the impression that an inanimate object was somehow violent all by itself. Sensible writers should use the term “shooting,” to make it clear that a person committed the violent act.
The Associated Press Stylebook has been modified to capitalize “black” in reference to race, but not capitalize “white.”After changing its usage rules last month to capitalize the word “Black” when used in the context of race and culture, The Associated Press on Monday said it would not do the same for “white.” The AP said white people in general have much less shared history and culture, and don’t have the experience of being discriminated against because of skin color. Protests following the death of George Floyd, which led to discussions of policing and Confederate symbols, also prompted many news organizations to examine their own practices and staffing. The Associated Press, whose Stylebook is widely influential in the industry, announced June 19 it would make Black uppercase. In some ways, the decision over “white” has been more ticklish. The National Association of Black Journalists and some Black scholars have said white should be capitalized, too. “We agree that white people’s skin color plays into systemic inequalities and injustices, and we want our journalism to robustly explore these problems,” Daniszewski said. “But capitalizing the term white, as is done by white supremacists, risks subtly conveying legitimacy to such beliefs.”I found the whole thing not only obviously silly, but poor grammar. The use of “white” or “black” is simply shorthand for large racial groups, Caucasian and Negro, which are properly capitalized. Irish or French should be capitalized, as they refer to the inhabitants of countries as well as ethnic groups, while white should not be. Similarly, I would capitalize Kenyan or African, but not black. That the Associated Press would treat the words differently is just not very bright. While we will not change direct quotes, The First Street Journal will not treat races differently. I do not use the word ‘homophobic,’ because the structure of the word implies that I am afraid of homosexuals; that is not true. I do believe that homosexuality is simply not normal, and that the word ‘heteronormative’ states very specifically that I believe heterosexuality to be the normal condition. In cases in which I use the word ‘normal’ to refer to sex, it means heterosexual.