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- From: barry@netcom.com (Kenn Barry)
- Subject: Re: Faggots and witches (again)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.194238.16593@netcom.com>
- Organization: QQQCLC
- References: <1992Dec22.175528.3934@news.acns.nwu.edu>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 19:42:38 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec22.175528.3934@news.acns.nwu.edu> Albert-Lunde@nwu.edu (Albert Lunde) writes:
- >This is in a footnote from Robin Morgan "Going Too Far", in chapter
- >"Politics of Sado-Masochistic Fantasies". (P235 paperback ed.):
- >
- >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- >... By calling _themselves_ "faggots," they affirm those homosexual
- >males persecuted in the Middle Ages: "When a woman was to be burned
- >as a witch, men accused of homosexuality were bound and mixed
- >with the bundles of kindling (faggots) at the feet of the witch,
- >and set of fire 'to kindle a flame foul enough for a witch to burn
- >in.' So the enemy has always seen that strong women and gentle men
- >are a real threat to masculine domination." This quote is from
- >Double-F, A Magazine of Effeminism...
- >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- >
- >Can any of you confirm or deny this further?
-
- Sure. It's complete and unadulterated bullshit. No surprise,
- coming from Morgan.
-
- Kayembee
-