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- From: cgraham@convex.com (Chip Graham)
- Subject: Re: race based fetishes
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.130625.19025@convex.com>
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 13:06:25 GMT
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- In article <C16DMK.3s@athena.cs.uga.edu> heath@athena.cs.uga.edu (Terrance Heath) writes:
- >>> Anyway, this is probably one of the things that frustrates me
- >>>most about the gay male community, particularly here in the south
- >>>where most of our southern belles are deathly allergic to chocolate,
- >>>and most gay men of color aren't merely closeted, they're in the
- >>>shoeox under the floorboards in the closet.
- >>
-
- May I interject here? This brings up an interesting point, and I will most
- likely get into all kinds of shit for saying this, BUT, the thought behind
- what I am about to say is what is most important....(God, what a disclaimer!)
-
- IMHO, one of the reasons that there is such a problem between races in the
- south is exaclty what you said: most gay men of color aren't merely closeted,
- they're in the shoebox under the floorboards.... We don't know you! I have
- never been a racist, and I wish I had more friends of color. I enjoy the
- diversity, I also enjoy the commonality that we share. But there are so few
- men of color who are active in the community that I'm not given that
- opportunity. It's kind of like if you don't have the exposure to someone or
- some thing, then you have nothing to go on but the stereotypes because you
- haven't experienced the reality. I try not to think that way, but I know
- people do, and sometimes I am equally guilty.
-
- Ok, now before you blast away at me.....think!
-
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