Homophobic Language: The Straight Dope

EPISODE · May 22, 2005 · 31 MIN

Homophobic Language: The Straight Dope

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Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd discuss 'gay' as a pejorative and as a cultural identifier. (1:41) Song: 'Bring the Devil,' by The Jane Doe's (14:25) Rude word of the week: 'faggot' (17:57) Song: 'I'm Over It,' by Suzanne Smith (21:57) The homophobic penumbra: the re-purposing of neutral words as homosexual labels (25:41) Time: 31:17 Size: 21.5 Mb Rating: R (This week's show talks about hurtful speech, and cites a couple of obscene epithets as examples.)

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