Official Rachel Maddow thread.

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6 hours ago, squistion said:

And you deny having any dislike or hatred of LGBTQ people. Yeah, right. 

Not me, I'm very Anti-Tranny.

I love the Gays though. 

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45 minutes ago, Mike Hunt said:

Dyke is the updated term.

Well, not really...at least it is not universally accepted in the LGBTQ community to my understanding.

It is like the term "queer" in that it was used as a derogatory term for over 60 years by anti-gay folks, but then adopted by some lesbians starting in the 70s (there is a motorcycle club that has participated in Pride Parades for decades that call themselves "Dykes on Bikes").

That said, there is some similairty to the "N" word with Blacks in that they lesbians may call themselves or each other that, but use by someone who is not lesbian may not always be appropriate (depending on the circumstances). 

I don't believe Rachel Maddow has ever referred to herself as a "dyke" although I think I read somewhere years ago that she said she was a "butch lesbian" or something like that.