Wed Nov 18, 2020, 11:56 AM

"Lady G" !!!!!

I have 99 problems with Lindsey Graham and whether he's gay or not ain't one of them. Particularly because if he is - he hasn't come out, and because being gay doesn't make him or any crime he's involved with worse.

Please, we're DU and sexuality is just one thing they slur people over that we don't or shouldn't.

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157 replies	Author	Time	Post
"Lady G" !!!!! (Original post)	marble falls	Nov 2020	OP
Being gay isn't a pejorative.	LakeArenal	Nov 2020	#1
It is to a lot of people unfortunately	FreeState	Nov 2020	#4
My two gay daughters and fluid son have no problem calling him that.	TheBlackAdder	Nov 2020	#20
Thank you for reporting the results of your focus group of three people.	Politicub	Nov 2020	#38
No problem. Perhaps it's a generational thing, but my kids are in their late teens and early 20s.	TheBlackAdder	Nov 2020	#42
No, Zoomers and Mils do NOT use LGBT slurs if they are LGBT	obamanut2012	Nov 2020	#61
Yeah, well. I call that BS because it's being done and a lot.	TheBlackAdder	Nov 2020	#62
No, LGBT Zooms and Mils do not use LGBT slurs	obamanut2012	Nov 2020	#76
I'm around them too and I'm quite plugged in to what's going on.	TheBlackAdder	Nov 2020	#81
You've obviously never been on Jackson Mahomes' TikTok page	BannonsLiver	Nov 2020	#100
Same here. That's where I first heard it used...	NurseJackie	Nov 2020	#40
You are close enough to your son and his husband	Ms. Toad	Nov 2020	#68
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As an lesbian, on this issue, I have that right. n/t	Ms. Toad	Nov 2020	#75
You do	obamanut2012	Nov 2020	#78
No such right exists. You merely feel entitled to lecture me.	NurseJackie	Nov 2020	#82
What's lost on the OP (and others)	BannonsLiver	Nov 2020	#95
And you know that how gay men did this how? Two of my black friends call each other ...	marble falls	Nov 2020	#99
This message was self-deleted by its author	BannonsLiver	Nov 2020	#101
No, it's by not responding directly to questions and stating rumors as fact.	marble falls	Nov 2020	#104
Lol	BannonsLiver	Nov 2020	#106
This gay woman thinks it's homophobic, transphobic, and misogynistic	obamanut2012	Nov 2020	#43
And I thinks it all right. They take control of that kind of stuff, they de-weaponize it.	marble falls	Nov 2020	#115
Exactly.	Meadowoak	Nov 2020	#31
When you use it, rather than name, a person you despise, it clearly is being used as a pejoragive.	Ms. Toad	Nov 2020	#32
Calling him gay isn't an insult. Mocking him for being gay is. n/t	Mister Ed	Nov 2020	#36
We have to be better than that here.	redstatebluegirl	Nov 2020	#2
I seldom respond to DU polls, but this is important.	Mister Ed	Nov 2020	#3
I don't either, this is also my first poll.	marble falls	Nov 2020	#10
You do you.	GoneOffShore	Nov 2020	#89
Graham	rso	Nov 2020	#5
Of course its tempting. Punching him in the mouth is tempting. Acting out on those ...	marble falls	Nov 2020	#11
Hraham	rso	Nov 2020	#16
That's all I'm saying.	marble falls	Nov 2020	#22
Thank you for the poll. Seeing Lady G here has disappointed me.	femmedem	Nov 2020	#6
I could be wrong about this...	Takket	Nov 2020	#7
Graham was named Lady G by the male prostitutes he solicits...	Raster	Nov 2020	#8
I don't know it for a fact, I just know it's true: Someone has photos.	NurseJackie	Nov 2020	#13
Yep and the LGBT community has a vernacular that	FreeState	Nov 2020	#18
And that seem alright to me. It doesn't belong here, off the keyboard of we straights particularly.	marble falls	Nov 2020	#26
Agree 100% n/t	FreeState	Nov 2020	#34
Correct.	Ms. Toad	Nov 2020	#41
You KNOW that how??? And even if true does it give me permission to be a homophobe here on DU?	marble falls	Nov 2020	#23
I know it because one of the male prostitutes posted as such on twitter...	Raster	Nov 2020	#67
Twitter. Russian trolls and bots post there, too. People tweet about covid19 being a scam, too.	marble falls	Nov 2020	#93
Nothing ever came of that, which was odd	Sympthsical	Nov 2020	#140
IMHO, l don't think it was a publicity thing...	Raster	Nov 2020	#155
You provided the details. Where did you find them?	marble falls	Nov 2020	#12
Yes, the nickname was given to him by gay men	BannonsLiver	Nov 2020	#96
You know that how?	marble falls	Nov 2020	#102
Because I've followed the story.	BannonsLiver	Nov 2020	#103
He's devoted his political life to taking away LGBTQ rights.	Beakybird	Nov 2020	#9
My son and his husband have all sorts of adjectives for Lindsey...	NurseJackie	Nov 2020	#15
+1	BannonsLiver	Nov 2020	#97
Because it would mean he's less of a man IF he were gay? Interesting take: gays are ...	marble falls	Nov 2020	#134
It's only a slur if you're a homophobe.	Beakybird	Nov 2020	#139
And you know that how? Its OK in the escort world, I guess - I wouldn't know. But its not OK ...	marble falls	Nov 2020	#145
I'm no fan of Graham but that pejorative nickname is ridiculous and I hope people knock it off	tenderfoot	Nov 2020	#14
It's not the words of others that offends me	aeromanKC	Nov 2020	#17
So if Lindsey were black, using a certain other word would acceptable.	marble falls	Nov 2020	#28
This OP is about Graham	aeromanKC	Nov 2020	#47
So, it's okay to call Ben Carson a racist slur as per your logic	obamanut2012	Nov 2020	#52
I just want to be sure I'm understand: using a homophobic slur on Lindsey Graham is OK with you.	marble falls	Nov 2020	#55
First - you can call out hypocrisy without misgendering him.	Ms. Toad	Nov 2020	#46
I am not offended	aeromanKC	Nov 2020	#58
So - you are suggesting blacks should not be offended	Ms. Toad	Nov 2020	#63
It's a slur & not okay to use. It's also...	WePurrsevere	Nov 2020	#19
I cannot believe I left of the mysoginic aspects of this. Mea Culpa! I'm getting short sighted in ..	marble falls	Nov 2020	#29
Agreed. Thanks for pointing this out.	crickets	Nov 2020	#77
Being gay does matter. But not in a negative sense. If he is gay it's part of who he is and...	Buckeyeblue	Nov 2020	#21
Maybe, but that is pure supposition. We could suppose even deeper, you know: "Lindsey Graham ...	marble falls	Nov 2020	#39
When did he ever respect my rights?	Miigwech	Nov 2020	#44
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this	obamanut2012	Nov 2020	#33
Agreed. N/t	Ms. Toad	Nov 2020	#51
I alert it and I jury on it. It has no place here.	marble falls	Nov 2020	#60
I'm against Lindsey's hypocracy. I could care less about his sexuality... if he was true to himself.	RainCaster	Nov 2020	#27
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I would never use a homophobic	Turin_C3PO	Nov 2020	#30
I have started blocking people who use Lady G regularly.	Politicub	Nov 2020	#35
As this thread shows, many know and don't care	obamanut2012	Nov 2020	#45
Maybe I should being doing that instead.	Politicub	Nov 2020	#50
Most are left standing, but not all	obamanut2012	Nov 2020	#53
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Same here	obamanut2012	Nov 2020	#66
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Subscribed. nt	LexVegas	Nov 2020	#70
This message was self-deleted by its author	BannonsLiver	Nov 2020	#107
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juries.	mopinko	Nov 2020	#110
I'm always learning social skills.	safeinOhio	Nov 2020	#48
Looks like the one vote for bigotry, or a subsequent	Harker	Nov 2020	#49
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The plot twists...	Harker	Nov 2020	#108
Shame that such a poll has to take place.	Behind the Aegis	Nov 2020	#54
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First, we don't know that he is gay. That's why so many people	Politicub	Nov 2020	#69
Precisely -	Ms. Toad	Nov 2020	#71
Your sig line is excellent.	Politicub	Nov 2020	#73
Whoever alerted this:	marble falls	Nov 2020	#74
I really don't think Lindsey's election interference has anything to with his sex life/orientation	LeftInTX	Nov 2020	#64
I can do someting about this, and I can do something about the GOP here in Texas. I'm not ...	marble falls	Nov 2020	#84
In Addition...	ProfessorGAC	Nov 2020	#79
I agree, it is something else....	LeftInTX	Nov 2020	#80
Or even the 90s or early 2000s.	Turin_C3PO	Nov 2020	#88
Absolutly. there's something there, its criminal and it has nothing to with gender or sexuality.	marble falls	Nov 2020	#112
Called someone out for using the term "pansy" about LG. A term no one under 60	efhmc	Nov 2020	#83
Still used in Ohio. One of the first words out of youngest brother's mouth if you won't ...	marble falls	Nov 2020	#114
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So it's okay to call Ben Carson racial slurs	obamanut2012	Nov 2020	#90
Oh, a straw man as a response?	themaguffin	Nov 2020	#92
It's his nickname amongst DC sex workers. So, when is calling someone by their proper name wrong?	GoneOffShore	Nov 2020	#87
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Absolutely. We're back to offended on behalf of others.	GoneOffShore	Nov 2020	#94
Let's think that one through.	Mister Ed	Nov 2020	#105
+1	demmiblue	Nov 2020	#124
It's been going on for years	FreeState	Nov 2020	#153
So, which is it: his proper name, or his nickname amongst DC sex workers?	Mister Ed	Nov 2020	#98
You do you.	GoneOffShore	Nov 2020	#123
Why not just answer the question instead of posting a meaningless buzzphrase?	Mister Ed	Nov 2020	#127
I don't use it. If gay folks wanna joke around with it, it's on them. Not for	Guy Whitey Corngood	Nov 2020	#109
"Lady G" is not about him being gay, it alludes to compromat e.g. his escort service customer handle	Dream Girl	Nov 2020	#111
That may be true (I don't believe it's got too much woooo atached) but that is not how its ...	marble falls	Nov 2020	#116
Your "poll" is poorly framed	Dream Girl	Nov 2020	#113
"Lady G." is a Homophopic slur ...	marble falls	Nov 2020	#117
I disagree. No one gives a shit if he's gay.	Dream Girl	Nov 2020	#118
Have you stopped beating your wife? Select one - Yes/no/not sure.	Dream Girl	Nov 2020	#119
That's not how my were questions asked. Where's the trick in my two simple questions: ...	marble falls	Nov 2020	#128
Of course homophobia slurs are not okay...but wat if you don't consider "Lady G." To be homophobic	Dream Girl	Nov 2020	#130
Who's supposedly created that slur? An anonymous sex worker in an unspecified gay escort ...	marble falls	Nov 2020	#131
I give up.	Dream Girl	Nov 2020	#133
This thread is full of LGBTers saying it's not ok	Sympthsical	Nov 2020	#143
Than why are they using a nickname from a gay escort servece? Why not, say, "the Major"? ...	marble falls	Nov 2020	#121
You actually can't prove that.	BannonsLiver	Nov 2020	#122
OK! See how that works? Now prove he's gay, uses gay escort service and his nickname ...	marble falls	Nov 2020	#125
You see how what works?	BannonsLiver	Nov 2020	#126
You can prove he was AF, but you can't prove he's gay, uses a gay escort service, was nicknamed ...	marble falls	Nov 2020	#129
Who cares?	BannonsLiver	Nov 2020	#136
I don't think much of those who make fun other's perceived shortcomings, particularly ...	marble falls	Nov 2020	#144
Isn't Lady G his reported nickname?	SlogginThroughIt	Nov 2020	#120
Reported where and by whom?	marble falls	Nov 2020	#132
K&R	Solly Mack	Nov 2020	#135
As a gay man, let me explain this.	BigDemVoter	Nov 2020	#137
+1	BannonsLiver	Nov 2020	#142
As a straight male, this is my point: it is offensive for straight males to think it demeans ...	marble falls	Nov 2020	#154
In this thread - straight people who reallllly want to use gayness as a pejorative.	Sympthsical	Nov 2020	#138
This is a strawman poll.	Beakybird	Nov 2020	#141
Strawman poll ...	marble falls	Nov 2020	#148
I never call him Lady G, but I don't take offense when others do.	Beakybird	Nov 2020	#149
I had no idea what this title meant, no frame of reference at all	MissMillie	Nov 2020	#146
No worries.	marble falls	Nov 2020	#150
At least some of the prison rape stuff gets hidden now...	MerryBlooms	Nov 2020	#147
Another thing I just don't understand from some DUers. Rape. Extrajudicial punishment. ...	marble falls	Nov 2020	#151
I hear ya.	MerryBlooms	Nov 2020	#152
I get really sick and tired of these slurs against him	Raine	Nov 2020	#156
Of course it's a homophobic/transphobic slur.	Roisin Ni Fiachra	Nov 2020	#157

Response to marble falls (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2020, 11:59 AM

LakeArenal (25,306 posts)

1. Being gay isn't a pejorative.

But it matters what Lindsey is trying to do to the LGBTQ community.

"Lady G" !!!!!

1. Being gay isn't a pejorative.

4. It is to a lot of people unfortunately

20. My two gay daughters and fluid son have no problem calling him that.

38. Thank you for reporting the results of your focus group of three people.

42. No problem. Perhaps it's a generational thing, but my kids are in their late teens and early 20s.

61. No, Zoomers and Mils do NOT use LGBT slurs if they are LGBT

62. Yeah, well. I call that BS because it's being done and a lot.

76. No, LGBT Zooms and Mils do not use LGBT slurs

81. I'm around them too and I'm quite plugged in to what's going on.

100. You've obviously never been on Jackson Mahomes' TikTok page

40. Same here. That's where I first heard it used...

68. You are close enough to your son and his husband

75. As an lesbian, on this issue, I have that right. n/t

78. You do

82. No such right exists. You merely feel entitled to lecture me.

95. What's lost on the OP (and others)

99. And you know that how gay men did this how? Two of my black friends call each other ...

104. No, it's by not responding directly to questions and stating rumors as fact.

106. Lol

43. This gay woman thinks it's homophobic, transphobic, and misogynistic

115. And I thinks it all right. They take control of that kind of stuff, they de-weaponize it.

31. Exactly.

32. When you use it, rather than name, a person you despise, it clearly is being used as a pejoragive.

36. Calling him gay isn't an insult. Mocking him for being gay is. n/t

2. We have to be better than that here.

3. I seldom respond to DU polls, but this is important.

10. I don't either, this is also my first poll.

89. You do you.

5. Graham

11. Of course its tempting. Punching him in the mouth is tempting. Acting out on those ...

16. Hraham

22. That's all I'm saying.

6. Thank you for the poll. Seeing Lady G here has disappointed me.

7. I could be wrong about this...

8. Graham was named Lady G by the male prostitutes he solicits...

13. I don't know it for a fact, I just know it's true: Someone has photos.

18. Yep and the LGBT community has a vernacular that

26. And that seem alright to me. It doesn't belong here, off the keyboard of we straights particularly.

34. Agree 100% n/t

41. Correct.

23. You KNOW that how??? And even if true does it give me permission to be a homophobe here on DU?

67. I know it because one of the male prostitutes posted as such on twitter...

93. Twitter. Russian trolls and bots post there, too. People tweet about covid19 being a scam, too.

140. Nothing ever came of that, which was odd

155. IMHO, l don't think it was a publicity thing...

12. You provided the details. Where did you find them?

96. Yes, the nickname was given to him by gay men

102. You know that how?

103. Because I've followed the story.

9. He's devoted his political life to taking away LGBTQ rights.

15. My son and his husband have all sorts of adjectives for Lindsey...

97. +1

134. Because it would mean he's less of a man IF he were gay? Interesting take: gays are ...

139. It's only a slur if you're a homophobe.

145. And you know that how? Its OK in the escort world, I guess - I wouldn't know. But its not OK ...

14. I'm no fan of Graham but that pejorative nickname is ridiculous and I hope people knock it off

17. It's not the words of others that offends me

28. So if Lindsey were black, using a certain other word would acceptable.

47. This OP is about Graham

52. So, it's okay to call Ben Carson a racist slur as per your logic

55. I just want to be sure I'm understand: using a homophobic slur on Lindsey Graham is OK with you.

46. First - you can call out hypocrisy without misgendering him.

58. I am not offended

63. So - you are suggesting blacks should not be offended

19. It's a slur & not okay to use. It's also...

29. I cannot believe I left of the mysoginic aspects of this. Mea Culpa! I'm getting short sighted in ..

77. Agreed. Thanks for pointing this out.

21. Being gay does matter. But not in a negative sense. If he is gay it's part of who he is and...

39. Maybe, but that is pure supposition. We could suppose even deeper, you know: "Lindsey Graham ...

44. When did he ever respect my rights?

33. this

51. Agreed. N/t

60. I alert it and I jury on it. It has no place here.

27. I'm against Lindsey's hypocracy. I could care less about his sexuality... if he was true to himself.

30. I would never use a homophobic

35. I have started blocking people who use Lady G regularly.

45. As this thread shows, many know and don't care

50. Maybe I should being doing that instead.

53. Most are left standing, but not all