[Craig31903]

Because you are an African American, you may better understand by reading a few of my experiences. A friend coming over for drinks was angry because a black man walking with his five-year-old son said in a loud voice: ‘Look, son. Point and say, Faggot!’ I was walking around the lake with an African-American boyfriend. We weren’t holding hands. We were just talking and laughing. Two black women on a bench in the shade yelled, ‘Hey, are you two fags?’ Now, I would never say, ‘Hey, are you two niggers?’ But I hear this kind of thing a lot. Why would people who understand the harm and hurt of being called ‘nigger’ use a word like ‘faggot’ and think it’s acceptable? Why would a group that understands oppression or knows what it’s like to have someone falsely assume you smoke crack, are a criminal or are in a gang walk past you with fear in their eyes or act homophobic? Is it rare to hear homophobia and hatred of gays in rap music, and if not, wouldn’t a group that has gone through other people seeing them as the enemy be more understanding and shun hating an entire group of people? It’s the same principle.

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Name : Craig31903, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Gay, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 38, City : Minneapolis, State : MN, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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