Word: faggots
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Pfister's letter points out, these may well be isolated incidents, but they also color our perceptions and inform our concerns. Would anyone among us argue that it is reasonable or appropriate, for example, to demand a blow job for a bottle of Freixenet, or to call someone a "faggot" because he or she refuses to have sex? These concerns stem not from a desire to impose puritanical standards, but from a desire that a genuine sense of community and respect prevail at all times...
...blue. "She" seems to be an exquisite young girl but turns out to be a boy. "My cousin is a drag queen, and he told me about Harvey Milk," he says. "At my other school, some people didn't know I was a guy; others called me a faggot." He adds, "I used to fight them, and I hit first. At Harvey Milk I can wear what I want." The issue is learning, nothing more, nothing less...
...witnessed the "I am a faggot" incident that Mr. Henebry recounts in his letter to The Crimson (April 25). It took place at a Navy-sponsored orientation the summer prior to my freshman year (not on an MIT parade ground). A former Navy ROTC instructor ordered a classmate with a pierced ear to stand at attention and shout, "I am a faggot! I am a faggot!" Those of us who saw this were horrified; all the new recruit had done was show up to orientation with a pierced...
...lesbians. Gays are explicitly forbidden from participating in ROTC, and are regularly discharged from the armed services if they proclaim their sexual orientation. Several witnesses have stated that during a summer orientation session, one MIT recruit with an earring was forced to stand outside and yell "I am a faggot" for several hours...
...routinely discharged on grounds of sexual orientation. Moreover, ROTC promotes homophobic attitudes which are harmful and divisive in our (relatively) progressive society. We know of one ROTC student who, because he had a pierced ear, was made to stand in the parade ground at MIT shouting, "I am a faggot!" at the top of his lungs for an hour. To our knowledge, no apology was ever offered, nor was disciplinary action taken against the commanding officer. We refuse to condone such hateful behavior and will work to keep any such organization off campus. As for the notion that ROTC helps...