Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking.
George Eliot (1819-1880)
Perhaps unexpectedly, I rather liked this column -- and agree with the author that homosexuals should NOT go bonkers every time "gay" is used to mean "dweeby" or "lame."
On the other hand, I find myself fervently wishing that "gay" did not carry its current connotation whenever I read E E Cummings:
may i be gay
like every lark who lifts his life
from all the dark
who wings his why
beyond because and sings an if
of day to yes
Oh, holy mackerel -- would you believe that the "word verification" for this comment is "vellygai"?
I couldn't agree more. The usurpation of the word to a cause is troubling because it makes some things mean so differently because it is so thoroughly embedded.
Perhaps unexpectedly, I rather liked this column -- and agree with the author that homosexuals should NOT go bonkers every time "gay" is used to mean "dweeby" or "lame."
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, I find myself fervently wishing that "gay" did not carry its current connotation whenever I read E E Cummings:
may i be gay
like every lark
who lifts his life
from all the dark
who wings his why
beyond because
and sings an if
of day to yes
Oh, holy mackerel -- would you believe that the "word verification" for this comment is "vellygai"?
Dylan,
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more. The usurpation of the word to a cause is troubling because it makes some things mean so differently because it is so thoroughly embedded.
As you point out with cummings.
shalom,
Steven