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From a Free Republic thread about Sec of Defense Panetta allowing women in combat: (warning: some disturbing language ahead)
Post 13:
And look that the reply in post 29:
The one slightly reasonable post in a sea of open homophobia like uncensored use of "fag", insulting comparisons like gay people with blind people, and such, even if this user doesn't sound like someone who'd belong to DU (by not condemning use of "dyke" .
mercuryblues
(14,532 posts)because it effects him/her, personallyTheir daughter is the exeption, all the other are....
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)OneGrassRoot
(22,920 posts)Specifically because he/she doesn't want his daughter labeled as being a "dyke." He/she wasn't defending anything other than the daughter, as I see it.
Gawd, they really are vile.
alp227
(32,027 posts)watch the sky
(129 posts)just trying to make clear the daughter isn't "a dyke". I don't know how some people here can actually read through all of that, that board is gross.
Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)NOVA_Dem
(620 posts)Not a rebuke for use of offensive language.
Ian David
(69,059 posts)Besides, didn't any of the Freepers watch "Space: Above and Beyond" or any of the "Starship Troopers" movies?
Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,501 posts)ellisonz
(27,711 posts)May God protect your child from the Obamanization of the military.
This was her choice and it was quite a surprise. With her high scores they are guiding her into intelligence so hopefully she won't see combat. Then again she still has to get through boot camp.
God bless her! I thank her in advance for her service!
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)It was homophobia in itself.
The poster was upset with her straight daughter being called a gay slur.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)Geez, this OP explains a lot about DU.
LeftinOH
(5,354 posts)Nobody there has expressed concern about homophobia.