I am bi-sexual...and someone called me a "lezbo"
i am not offended by this..but im wondering if others do get offended?
2007-03-09 00:55:59 · 9 answers · asked by LostMyMind 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
it absolutely depends on the context of it and whom it is coming from. i'm a lesbian so if some straight girl or guy comes up to me and calls me a 'lesbo' yes i would be offended. we tend to accept the word as our own when it comes from another lesbian/gay person. it's like gay men using f**got with eachother (i hate that word personally) or black people using the "n word" with eachother. it's ok when you are using it within your own community, but to step out of that is crossing the line.
2007-03-09 01:57:13 · answer #1 · answered by Taken by a Texan 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am bi-sexual as well and while I am not bothered if someone calls me a "lezbo" in the sense that it doesn't describe who I am. When it is used as an insult though and uttered in an attempt to diminish and marginalize me then yes I am offended.
2007-03-09 01:05:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
It would depend on who said it, and the context of how it was used. If someone homophobic were to say it, yeah, I would be offended. If it were another lesbian and they were a friend, and I knew they only joking I wouldn't be offended.
2015-11-11 07:38:13 · answer #3 · answered by محمد أسماء 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is an island in the Mediterranean called Lesbos you know. And the people there are called Lesbians. TRUE!
Being called a Lesbo, while coming from a bigot, maybe hurtful, it is not even close to being on my top ten list.
2007-03-09 01:05:23 · answer #4 · answered by dragon 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm a straight guy and I don't think that someone calling me a lezbo would offend me. ;)
2007-03-09 01:06:46 · answer #5 · answered by themicrowavemaster 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Depends on the tone I suppose. And who is saying it. I wouldn't want it to become the most widely used term.
2007-03-09 01:29:14 · answer #6 · answered by bernel1403 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The sloppy use of language always offends.
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2007-03-09 02:28:18 · answer #7 · answered by abetterfate 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
im not offened by it
2007-03-09 01:24:39 · answer #8 · answered by J_B_BaLlin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. not me
2007-03-09 01:41:29 · answer #9 · answered by Pink 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋