Since when is "teabagger" a homophobic term

[davidinalameda]

http://punditpress.blogspot.com/2010/10/schultz-pro-socialist-sexist-homophobic.html

this post makes absolutely no sense

Ed Schultz, a liberal commentator who has a television and radio show, has made it a common theme on his show to bash conservatives on a daily basis, calling them sexist, homophobic, and so on. Most recently he got in hot water for calling New Jersey governor Chris Christie a "cold-hearted, fat slob." In the meantime, he prides himself on his 'egalitarian' mindset. He is a "progressive," he says, nothing more. But be warned, if you should ever look in to what he allows on his Facebook pages, you will find a stream of homophobia, sexism, and pro-Socialist garbage.

For example, take this homophobic and sexist post, written by a man on Ed Schultz's own page (name and profile picture removed):
Not only does Schultz allow his fans to call members of the Tea Party a homophobic and pejorative term "teabaggers," but he also allows them to post sexist images of Christine O'Donnell, the Republican candidate for Senate in Delaware. The picture in the post, when clicked on, is this:

[mitchtv]

1. sorry, I don't get it

teabagging is not a gay sex act. I don't find it homophobic to refer to those nutsacks as teabaggers, A bit of a stretch, after all Samantha at sex and the city described it years back

[davidinalameda]

2. cool

I thought I might be missing something

[jtuck004]

3. Yea, I don't get it either.

Oh, I get the other part, but...

What's wrong with calling Chris Christie a "cold-hearted, fat slob."?

[davidinalameda]

6. nothing

:shrug:

because from what I've seen, he is

[hlthe2b]

4. Interesting because i agree that it is a slang term for a sexual

act which is certainly not specific to either gay or heterosexual sex. But I was corrected when engaged in a political discussion with one of my like minded gay neighbors at a summer barbeque a few months ago. He just corrected to Tea party, but I didn't have any opportunity to follow-up because other neighbors came up about then. Hey,the Tea Partiers were the ones who referred to themselves as teabaggers early on, even draping them all over their head and signs....:shrug:

[mitchtv]

8. remember "democrat party"?

teabag mofos

[WeekendWarrior]

5. I posted a response about teabagging

on the site. Let's see how long it stays up (no pun intended).

[AnnieBW]

7. Teabagging is supposedly a homosexual act

It used to be about one guy putting his cojones in another guy's mouth.

And then along came the conservatives to make it into something REALLY filthy!

[mitchtv]

9. girls can do it too

you know that picture of the woman with all the teabags hanging from her hat? I'll be she's an expert

[AnnieBW]

10. LOL!

Except that she's sucking on Dick Armey's ballz.

[mitchtv]

11. eewwwwwwwwwww !

:spank: :puke:

[qb]

12. While it can apply to women, I do see a lot of homosexual references used to denigrate Republicans.

They are often used in the context of hypocrisy, which is valid. But it bothers me when it plays into the idea that gay sex is dirty. This implication is what gives the insult its impact.

[Touchdown]

13. Idiot is trying to erase the fact that they called themselves Teabaggers first.

And their pissed that the rest of us remember that.

[LeftinOH]

14. For reference, see the 1998 John Waters film 'Pecker', in which the word and act of "teabagging" is

introduced. If it was used any earlier than that, it must have been way below the cultural radar.

[plantwomyn]

15. If we just called them

A**HOLES would it still be considered homophobic?

[cyr330]

16. Lots of straights

teabag!!! It's certainly not something that's exclusive to the gay community. Lots of people have learned to love teabagging! :)