Aircraft of Imfamy

[Elspode]

Originally Posted by MaggieL

Ironically, the very fact that your reaction was so hysterical establishes that the aircraft in question *is* of historical interest sufficient to justify preserving it rather than sending it to the scrapyard with its many squadronmates.

It's clearly the most famous S-3 in the entire fleet.

Hysterical? Since when is asking aloud whether a given governmental expenditure was prudent hysterical? Or have we finally reached the point where anything that our Exalted Leader or his minions does is automatically Good, and anyone who questions such things Bad?

[glatt]

Originally Posted by Elspode

Hysterical? Since when is asking aloud whether a given governmental expenditure was prudent hysterical? Or have we finally reached the point where anything that our Exalted Leader or his minions does is automatically Good, and anyone who questions such things Bad?

Not "bad," but "hysterical."

[Elspode]

But I think we can generally agree that hysteria is seldom referred to in a positive way. Like, you really never hear, "The crowd is hysterical! That's so *cool*!"

[glatt]

It's a standard practice of conservatives to refer to their opposition in effeminate and emasculating terms. Can't get too much more feminine that "hysterical."

[Elspode]

I do look nice in a dress. And I'm very much in touch with my feminine side. Perhaps I should join The Republican Alternative Sexuality Caucus? I mean, it isn't like the meetings would be real crowded or anything...

[MaggieL]

Originally Posted by Elspode

I do look nice in a dress. And I'm very much in touch with my feminine side. Perhaps I should join The Republican Alternative Sexuality Caucus? I mean, it isn't like the meetings would be real crowded or anything...

There's more of us than you might expect. Gay conservatives in general aren't very prominent because too many queer folks have been buffaloed into beleiveing that Liberals Are Your Only Friends. Which is hogwash...and probably has a lot to do with Log Cabin Republicans being the joke it is today.

Stop by http://www.gaypatriot.org sometime; there's blogroll there you may find instructive.

Because I had have a residuum of unusable frequent flier miles, I agreed to accept a subscription to The Advocate in partial payment.

After reading two issues I'm sorry I did; while it cost me nothing it does encourage them.

[monster]

Isn't it possible to be gay, patriotic and liberal? Or does Patriotic nave a new meaning too?

[pedant]
and the word is iNfamy as in "infamy, infamy, they've all got it in fer me"
could just be a typo...
[/pedant]

[richlevy]

Originally Posted by MaggieL

Which is hogwash...and probably has a lot to do with Log Cabin Republicans being the joke it is today.

Or it could simply have lot to do with using the term 'log cabin' for a gay men's group.

When any group of minorities feels let down by Democrats, we can always point to the Log Cabin Republicans and say 'yeah, but we didn't f**k you over anywhere near as bad as the GOP did those guys'.

[MaggieL]

Originally Posted by glatt

It's a standard practice of conservatives to refer to their opposition in effeminate and emasculating terms. Can't get too much more feminine that "hysterical."

Only if you are guided by the Greek etymology of the word, which has been obsolete since we stopped believing that wombs cause panic attacks. We also no longer believe the moon causes "lunacy".

What other word would you prefer to denote "behavior exhibiting overwhelming fear or emotional excess" that you would consider nonsexist? (Not that I care to buy into your tacit premise that hysteria is a female trait; I've seen lots of behavior from men that I consider "hysterical".)

How about "Rabid"?